People sometimes forget life’s ultimate purpose is to prepare for the kingdom of heaven, Pope Francis said.
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Analysis: Could Pope Francis, Biden Find Each Other Like John Paul II and Reagan?
As the dust begins to settle from the tumultuous 2020 presidential election in America, it’s possible that if Biden finally prevails, outside his campaign team no group will emerge as bigger fans of the mail-in ballot than Pope Francis and his allies in the Vatican.
Kids Helping Kids: One Boy’s 1,740-Mile Journey Raises Money for Refugees
Months ago, 11-year-old Romeo Cox in Italy secretly hatched a plan to somehow visit his grandmother Rosemary in England. Romeo and his granny hadn’t seen each other in a year and a half when the coronavirus pandemic struck. So, he repeatedly asked his parents if he could walk to see her because he missed her.
Pakistani Christian Association Protests Kidnapping of Teenage Girl
The plight of Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old kidnap victim in Pakistan, is being felt here in the U.S., according to protesters who staged a demonstration on Nov. 2 to demand her immediate release.
Nigeria’s Government Blamed for Not Preventing ‘Herdsmen’ Violence
Ongoing violence in Nigeria pits Muslim cattle herders and Christian farmers in a bloody struggle for agricultural land at Nigeria’s center, said Father Cosmas Nzeabalu and Sister Elizabeth Ogbu, both assigned to the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Mexico’s ‘Bishop of the Poor’ Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Retired Bishop Arturo Lona Reyes of Tehuantepec — known as “bishop of the poor” and famed for promoting an indigenous church — died Oct. 31. He was one day shy of his 95th birthday and had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in October.
Pope Francis ‘Unplugged’ From Being Pope in Meeting With Argentine Ice Cream Shop Owners
At a time when supporting your local retailers is a way of helping them weather the COVID-19 storm, one ice cream shop hiding in the shade of St. Peter’s Basilica that has one special faithful customer: Pope Francis.
French Bishops ‘Cleanse’ Nice Basilica After Attack
French bishops conducted a “penitential rite of reparation” inside a church in which three people were murdered in late October.
Pope Appoints New Special Delegate to Order of Malta
After the surprise resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu in October, Pope Francis named Cardinal-designate Silvano Tomasi as his special delegate to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Vatican Letter on Pope Francis’ Civil Union Remarks Assures Doctrine Unchanged
A letter sent from the Vatican to bishops’ conferences around the world seeking to explain the Pope Francis’ recent remarks on civil unions has argued that the pope’s words taken out of context and that his position does not constitute a change in Church teaching on the issue.