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FAITH/STORIES

October 18, 2015

Homily for Sunday Mass with Canonizations

Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis
Mass of the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
with the Rite of Canonization

Sunday, 18 October 2015

Today’s biblical readings present the theme of service. They call us to follow Jesus on the path of humility and the cross.

With Archbishop Paul-André Durocher proposing opening up the diaconate to women, it refocused a contentious and complex issue in the Catholic Church: what is the role of women?

Women’s role: how far should Church go?

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When Archbishop Paul-André Durocher raised the question of ordaining female deacons during the first full day of the Synod on Family, he stepped into one of the most contentious and complex struggles in the Church — full participation of women in all aspects of their faith life, their Church.

Surprise! Pope Francis stops by Vatican’s new homeless shelter

Surprise! Pope Francis stops by Vatican’s new homeless shelter

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to a new homeless shelter just outside Vatican City, the pontiff’s latest move to draw attention to the world’s poor.

October 16, 2015

Beware of the virus of hypocrisy

We need to pray so as not to be infected by the "virus" of hypocrisy, a self-righteous attitude that seduces with lies that lurk in the shadows. Pope Francis was referring to the words of Jesus in the Gospel, during his homily on Friday at Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.

Pope Francis arrives to lead a session of the Synod of Bishops on the Family at the Vatican Oct. 9.

Synod’s bishops are in for a long process

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For Fr. Gilles Routhier, one of the world’s leading historians of the Second Vatican Council, watching the Synod unfold in Rome is more exciting than any Game 7 in any sport you care to name.

October 15, 2015

‘Beware of those who limit the gratuity of salvation’

Beware of those who limit God’s horizons and reduce the love of God down to our size.  That was at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily at the Mass Thursday morning (Oct.15) at the Casa Santa Marta.

Cardinals Thomas Collins of Toronto and Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas, Venezuela, talk as they arrive for a session of the Synod of Bishops on the Family at the Vatican Oct. 14.

Synod calls for Bible-based presentation of God's plan for family

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VATICAN CITY - As members of the Synod of Bishops concluded work on the second of three chapters in their working document, they continued to call for a tone and for language that is clear, simple and encourages people to see it is possible to live the vocation of marriage and family life.

Pope Francis leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 14.

Pope asks forgiveness for scandals in Rome, Vatican

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VATICAN CITY - With 30,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis asked forgiveness for scandals that have occurred within the Church recently.

Pope Francis stands between Jewish and Muslim religious leaders during a prayer service at the ground zero 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York Sept. 25. Father John W. Crossin, executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said, "This event is symbolic and is iconic. It's a healing message."

Canadian bishop says 'Nostra Aetate' can help achieve peace, justice

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Second Vatican Council's declaration on the church's relations with non-Christian religions is helping Catholics to build a world of peace, said the chairman of the Canadian bishops' committee on interfaith relations.

Bishops leave a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 9.

Cardinals’ secret letter to Francis warns of plot to rig reforms

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VATICAN CITY - Tensions already roiling a high-level Vatican summit spilled into the open Oct. 12 with the publication of a letter allegedly sent to Pope Francis from 13 conservative cardinals warning of plots by progressives to hijack the proceedings.

The dining area is seen Oct. 8 inside Gift of Mercy, a shelter for homeless men, just a few hundred yards away from St. Peter's Square. Housed in a Jesuit-owned building, the shelter was created by and is run with funds from the papal almoner, who has taken a variety of initiatives to assist the homeless people in the area surrounding the Vatican.

Vatican inaugurates new homeless shelter for men

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican opened the “Gift of Mercy,” a shelter for homeless men, just a few hundred metres away from St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops on the family, before a session of the synod at the Vatican Oct. 9.

Synod surprises: Universal compassion, inaccurate coverage, couples say

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the family said what surprised them most about their first synod in Rome was reading inaccurate media coverage of the closed-door proceedings, the diversity of problems families face around the world and the synod fathers' great concern and compassion for the family.
Take a positive approach to families, synod members say

Take a positive approach to families, synod members say

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The first week of the Synod of Bishops on the family ended with near unanimous calls to be more positive in describing family life today and to show more appreciation for Catholic families living close to the church's ideals. But there were also widespread questions among synod participants about the work they are expected to produce.

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