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FAITH/STORIES

Pope Francis greets a Muslim woman as he meets refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016.

Best way to fight terrorism is to warmly welcome refugees, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – Offering migrants and refugees truly helpful and loving hospitality is the greatest guarantee against terrorism, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 18.
September 19, 2016

Don't be a 'mafioso' but live in the light of faith

Don’t envy the rich and powerful or conspire against your neighbour, but instead nurture the light of faith in your lives. That was Pope Francis’s message in his homily at the Santa Marta Mass on Monday morning.

Pope Francis greets Vatican police officers after celebrating a Mass for them at the Vatican in 2015. The Pope celebrated Mass on the 200th anniversary of the Corps of the Vatican Gendarmes, Sept. 18.
September 18, 2016

Vatican Gendarmes' 200th anniversary Mass

Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the Vatican security force for their tireless service and warned against crimes that are connected to exploitation and corruption.

September 17, 2016
Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with nuncios, who represent the pope around the world, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Sept. 17.

Mass for Nuncios

Pope Francis was the principal celebrant at Mass on Saturday morning in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, together with a large group of Apostolic Nuncios who are in Rome for a major Jubilee Year of Mercy gathering.

Pauline Winogron working on the restoration of a crucifix.

Faithful make new connection with statues, restorers finding

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OTTAWA – An Ottawa couple has discovered a calling restoring and re-painting religious statues, as they have found that the veneration of statues is “making a comeback” after falling into disuse in the years after Vatican II.

September 16, 2016
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 14.

‘Logic’ of the Christian faith

Pope Francis said Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Friday. In remarks to the faithful following the readings of the day, the Holy Father reflected on the “logic” of Christian faith – the fundamental way of thinking that arises from real assent to the truth claims that Christianity advances – a logic he described as one of “the day after tomorrow” – a logic that looks forward to the resurrection of the body.

Pope Francis greets Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, at the Vatican Sept 15. Between Sept. 15-22 leading Catholic and Orthodox bishops will come together in Italy to discuss key issues that are keeping their churches apart.

Catholics, Orthodox meet to discuss synodality, papal primacy

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VATICAN CITY – Leading Catholic and Orthodox bishops were meeting in Italy to continue discussions on the key issue keeping their Churches apart: the role of the bishop of Rome, the pope.

Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (centre), celebrating the Divine liturgy in 2015.

Changing canon law, Pope brings Latin and Eastern practices closer

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VATICAN CITY – In a change to church law, Latin-rite Catholic deacons may not preside at a wedding when one or both of the new spouses are members of an Eastern Catholic church.

A new Vatican ruling said that performing or helping procure an abortion or attempting suicide is an obstacle to ordination as a Catholic priest.

Vatican: Abortion, attempted suicide always obstacles to ordination

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VATICAN CITY – The sacredness of human life is so absolute that performing or helping procure an abortion or attempting suicide is an obstacle to ordination as a Catholic priest, even if the man was not Catholic at the time the events occurred, said a new Vatican ruling.

September 15, 2016
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 14.

Mary is our Mother, who defends us

In a “world that suffers the crisis of a great orphanhood,” we have a Mother that accompanies and defends us. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Krysten Winter-Green, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during an interview in Rome Sept. 12. She said holding leaders accountable for negligence is "critical to the whole picture" of child protection.

Sharing the expertise: Papal advisors on abuse expand reach, influence

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VATICAN CITY – Though it has no juridical power, Pope Francis' committee on protecting children has discovered it has consultative punch.

Recent study by a Georgetown University researcher finds that organized religion in the United States is estimated to be worth $1.2 trillion annually to the country's economy.

Study puts dollar value of organized religion in the U.S. at $1.2 trillion

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WASHINGTON – Religion is big bucks — worth $1.2 trillion annually to the American economy, according to the first comprehensive study to tabulate such a figure.

September 13, 2016
Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 7.

Overcome indifference, build a culture of encounter

Pope Francis says "an encounter with Jesus overcomes our indifference" and warned against bad habits that, even within a family, prevent us from truly listening to others and empathising with them. The Pope’s comments came during his homily at Tuesday’s Mass celebrated at the Santa Marta residence.

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