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FAITH/STORIES

Reviewing the Holy Year in a 40-minute interview aired Nov. 20 on a television station owned by the Italian bishops' conference, Pope Francis reflects back on the Year of Mercy

Year of Mercy affirmed dignity, sacredness of life, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – Visiting young women rescued from forced prostitution and meeting with a mother inconsolable over the loss of one of her newborn triplets are images from the Year of Mercy that Pope Francis said remain impressed on his heart.

Pope Francis greets new Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the new Vatican office for laity, family and life, during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 19. The pope created 17 new cardinals

Pope calls new cardinals to be agents of unity in divided world

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VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church's 17 new cardinals must dedicate their lives to being ministers of forgiveness and reconciliation in a world – and sometimes a church – often marked by hostility and division, Pope Francis said.

In an interview with 'Avvenire,' the official newspaper of the Italian bishops' conference, Pope Francis defends his teachings from critics.

Pope Francis dismisses critics of his teachings

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is defending his efforts to make the Catholic Church more open and pastoral in its ministry, telling an interviewer that his opponents have a legalistic mindset about Christianity that only sees the faith in “black or white.”

Pope Francis leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 19.

Pope tells bishops to have compassion on those with failed marriages

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VATICAN CITY - On Friday Pope Francis stopped by a formation course for bishops on the new marriage nullity process, telling attendees that as bishops, and now as local judges in annulment cases, they must pursue the truth, but never exclude those whose marriages have failed.

November 18, 2016
People can’t forgive a priest attached to money

People can’t forgive a priest attached to money

Pope Francis appealed for God to grant believers the courage to embrace Christian poverty, saying people cannot forgive a priest who is attached to money. His remarks came during his Mass celebrated on Friday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence.

Pope Francis will be elevating 16 bishops and one elderly priest to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Pope Francis, the ultimate headhunter

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is often referred to as the “Pope of surprises” for many reasons. One of them is the unexpected churchmen he chooses to elevate to the rank of cardinal, as he will do with 16 bishops and an elderly priest on Saturday (Nov. 19) in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Bishops told U.S. bishops to be "witness to the Risen one," Nov. 16.

Cardinal Ouellet tells U.S. bishops to be 'witnesses to the Risen One'

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BALTIMORE – Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Bishops, told the U.S. bishops that their ministry is to be "witnesses to the Risen One."

Pope Francis walks through a Holy Door as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 1.

Time of mercy: Holy doors close, but mission of mercy continues

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VATICAN CITY – The Year of Mercy brought more than 20 million pilgrims to Rome, but for Pope Francis, the idea always was that the celebration of God's mercy would be local: have people experience God's love in their parishes and send them out into the world to commit random acts of mercy.

In a written message to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference says that protecting the planet is an ethical and moral obligation.

Protecting planet is ethical, moral obligation, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – The vulnerability of the poor and of future generations to the impact of climate change creates a "serious ethical and moral responsibility to act without delay and as free as possible from political and economic pressure" to slow climate change and protect the environment, Pope Francis said.

November 15, 2016
‘Discern well to avoid becoming lukewarm Christians’

‘Discern well to avoid becoming lukewarm Christians’

Pope Francis on Tuesday warned Christians against the danger of becoming ‘lukewarm’ or losing sight of the Lord. His words came during morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.

Cardinal Carlo Caffarra of Bologna before the start of the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican in 2014. He is one of four cardinals asking Pope Francis for clarification regarding Amoris Laetitia

Four cardinals ask Pope Francis to clarify 'Amoris laetitia'

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VATICAN CITY- Citing conflicting interpretations of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love in the family, four prominent cardinals wrote a letter to him in September requesting that he “resolve the uncertainties and bring clarity.”

November 13, 2016
‘The only values that endure are God and neighbour'

‘The only values that endure are God and neighbour'

Pope Francis has issued a warning against the “anaesthetized” consciences of those who see the poor and needy as a burden instead of as brothers and sisters to be helped.

November 11, 2016
Pope Francis attends a meeting at the Vatican Nov. 5.

Say no to ideologies and intellectualism in Christian love

Pope Francis warned Christians on Friday against ideologies on love and intellectual theories, saying these strip away the Flesh of the Church and ruin it. He was speaking during his Mass celebrated on Friday morning at the Santa Marta residence.

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