FAITH/STORIES
March 4, 2019
Give up gossiping for Lent, Pope Francis suggests
ROME – Lent is a good time to concentrate on fighting the urge to gossip about others and instead trying to correct one's own faults and defects, Pope Francis said.
VATICAN – The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said.
February 28, 2019
God's wrath is just as great as his mercy, Pope says
VATICAN – Christians must not take advantage of God's forgiveness -- selfishly repeating sin after sin -- because God's wrath for those who refuse to change their ways is just as great as his mercy, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
God's holiness is a force; 'evil's days are numbered,' Pope says
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – The holiness of God is a power that is constantly expanding and will defeat all evil once and for all, Pope Francis said.
Making corrections without love is the devil's work, Pope tells pilgrims
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – Catholics should speak up when things go wrong in the church, but theirs must be constructive criticism delivered with love, Pope Francis said, otherwise the devil is at work.
God loves us like no one else on this Earth, Pope Francis says
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – When speaking to God as a father, Christians experience a love that goes beyond human love and affection, which can be unpredictable and mired by selfishness, Pope Francis said.
Father Catfish’s legacy as strong as ever
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON – In life, Fr. Michael Mireau cast a long shadow.
God's Word on Sunday: God builds the roots of our inner strength
By Fr. Scott Lewis, S.JSixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 17 (Year C) Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26
Christians must recognize Jesus in refugees, migrants, Pope says
By Catholic News ServiceVATICAN – Even if Christians struggle to recognize him with his "torn clothes (and) dirty feet," Jesus is present in the migrants and refugees who seek safety and a dignified life in a new land, Pope Francis said.
Hearts, not just books, need to change to improve liturgy, Pope says
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis reflects on changed attitudes toward 'purified' liberation theology
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – Time, experience and reflection have "purified" liberation theology and its attempts to make clear what the Gospel says about social injustice, Pope Francis said.
In Christian prayer, there is an absence of the word 'I', Pope says
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – Prayer is not just a private and intimate dialogue between a person and God, but rather an opportunity for Christians to bring the needs of others before the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Pope advances sainthood causes of Blessed Newman, Cardinal Mindszenty
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN – Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed John Henry Newman, the English cardinal, clearing the way for his canonization.