Christians are called to contemplate Christ in “the voice of the suffering,” Pope Francis said at a Sept. 20 prayer service, part of an interfaith meeting with religious leaders to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s Assisi interfaith peace gathering.
In a book-length interview with the German author Peter Seewald, Pope Benedict said that when he resigned he had the “peace of someone who had overcome difficulty” and “could tranquilly pass the helm to the one who came next.”
As he prays in his house in the Vatican Gardens and especially as he ages, retired Pope Benedict XVI, now 89, said he finds many Scripture passages “more challenging in their greatness and gravity.”
Chinese authorities arrested the coadjutor bishop of Wenzhou, China, and local faithful said it was to prevent him from taking possession of the diocese after the death of Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang.
The devil’s favorite weapon for destroying the Church is creating division, Pope Francis told new bishops. Be careful to that everything meant for promoting pastoral activities and evangelization “does not get damaged or undermined by divisions,” he said Sept. 9.
A look at St. Teresa of Calcutta’s canonization through local and international stories, reflections and photos.
With a large tapestry bearing the portrait of the woman known as the “Saint of the Gutters” suspended above him, Pope Francis proclaimed the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, hailing her courage and love for the poor.
Missionaries of Charity nuns present a relic of St. Teresa of Calcutta as Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass of Mother Teresa in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 4.
Pope Francis greets pizza makers from Naples during a pizza lunch for the poor after the canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta at the Vatican Sept. 4. Three thousand pizzas were served by Missionaries of Charity nuns and brothers to about 1,500 poor people who had come to the canonization Mass from shelters, dormitories and soup kitchens the order runs throughout Italy.
Pope Francis accepts a book from Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, who was accompanied by his wife, Priscilla Chan, during a private audience at the Vatican Aug. 29. The book details the history of Internet connectivity throughout the world.
