Confession helps the penitent and also the confessor, who has the opportunity to be like the father of the prodigal son and experience the joy of seeing a child return home, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis Consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary
As Russia’s violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the hopes that peace would finally reign.
Pope Francis Hosted Homeless People at his Residence to Interview Him
Dozens of people experiencing poverty and homelessness around the world got to ask Pope Francis any question they wanted.
Cardinal Dolan, Ukraine’s UN Envoy Stand ‘United Against The Russian Atrocity’
Before Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations participated in a March 24 vote to get more aid to Ukraine, he stood behind a podium inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan and called on the international body to take swift action against Russia citing decades of wrongdoings worldwide that have gone unpunished.
U.S. Set to Accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
The Biden administration said March 24 that the United States plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians as refugees.
Best Way to Prevent Trafficking Is to end Conflicts, Says Religious Sister
Protecting the human rights of people fleeing from or caught up in conflict zones must be as big a priority as providing them with basic material needs, said the leader of an international anti-trafficking network.
Pope Says War in Ukraine is ‘Unbearable’ and ‘Shameful’
Russia’s war on Ukraine and international reaction to it show how nations still attempt “to govern the world as a chessboard, where the powerful study moves to extend dominance to the detriment of others,” Pope Francis said.
Haunted by Past, Recognizing Need, Parishioners Welcome Ukrainian Refugees
Even before the pastor of Lublin’s Sacred Heart of Jesus parish announced the need for families to host Ukrainian refugees, Stanislawa Wieprzowska went to the sacristy to tell the priest she had room for four people in her three-room apartment.
Pope Meets Hong Kong Bishop, Records Messages to Chinese Catholics
Pope Francis, in a video message recorded on their bishop’s cellphone, encouraged Catholics in Hong Kong and in mainland China to be strong in the face of challenges, to be good citizens and to pray for him as he prays for them.
‘Every Street and Square Will Resist’ Russians, Says Odessa Bishop
A Catholic bishop in the threatened Ukrainian port of Odessa warned of “ferocious resistance” if Russian forces launch a frontal assault.