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April 20, 2020

Now is time to build new world without inequality Pope Francis says

Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy at the Church of the Holy Spirit near the Vatican in Rome April 19, 2020. The church houses a sanctuary dedicated to Divine Mercy.

ROME -- As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus -- that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.

Published in Reflections
April 8, 2018

Don't be afraid of shame, open hearts to God's mercy, Pope says

Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 8.
VATICAN – Feeling ashamed of one's sins does not mean wallowing in guilt, rather it is the gateway all men and women can use to experience firsthand God's tender mercy and forgiveness, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
April 8, 2018

Pope denounces use of chemical weapons after deadly attack in Syria

A wounded Syrian woman receives aid at a hospital April 7 in Damascus after a suspected chemical-weapon attack in Douma. Pope Francis condemned the use of chemical weapons after the deadly attack killed dozens of innocent men, women and children.
VATICAN – Pope Francis condemned the use of chemical weapons after a deadly attack killed dozens of innocent men, women and children in Syria.
Published in International
April 24, 2017

Mercy is key to the life of faith, Pope says on Divine Mercy Sunday

Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 23.

VATICAN CITY – On Divine Mercy Sunday Pope Francis said mercy is essential in living the Christian life, because it not only allows us to understand ourselves and God better, but it also prompts us to recognize and help those in need.

Published in Faith
April 30, 2014

Coming full circle with St. John Paul II

A banner depicting St. John Paul II hangs from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 27.

VATICAN CITY - Permit, if you will indulge me, a lapse into autobiography. That was, after all, one of the signal achievements of St. John Paul II, that his biography became part of so many autobiographies. The story of his life shaped the story of so many lives.

Published in Fr. Raymond de Souza