VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican said the latest published interview with Pope Francis, in which he says fighting sex abuse and the mafia will be priorities of his pontificate, should not be considered a record of his exact words.
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Pope Will Beatify Martyrs in S. Korea
When Pope Francis goes to South Korea in August, he will put 124 martyrs on the path to sainthood. Many in this group established the Catholic Church in that East Asian country.
Pope Offers Prayers for Murdered Israeli Teens
Pope Francis expressed his participation in the “unspeakable suffering” of the families of three kidnapped Israeli teens whose bodies were found June 30 in Hebron, West Bank.
Pope to Mafia: You Are Not in Communion With God
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In the stronghold of an Italian crime syndicate believed to be richer and more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia, Pope Francis said, “Those who follow the path of evil, like the mafiosi do, are not in communion with God; they are excommunicated!” During a Mass June 21 in the southern region […]
Pope Prays for Reconciliation in Iraq
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis expressed his fears over increasing violence in Iraq and prayed for peace and reconciliation in the country.
Pope Wants Church of Compassion
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – “I like to dream of a church that lives the compassion of Jesus,” Pope Francis told more than 7,000 priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome.
Pope’s Peace Invite Sparks Curiosity Around World
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Inviting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican and praying alongside them for peace in the Holy Land does not insert Pope Francis into the political process but is another example of his efforts to help all people, said Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.
Prayer Summit – Pope Prays for Peace with Israeli and Palestinian Presidents
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Praying for peace in the Holy Land alongside leaders of long-antagonistic nations, Pope Francis called on God to act where human efforts had failed, to end what he described as violence inspired by the devil.
Pope Not Always Comfortable with Charismatics
ROME (CNS) – Meeting more than 50,000 Catholic charismatics in Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Pope Francis admitted he was not always comfortable with the way they prayed, but he knelt onstage as they prayed for him and over him by singing and speaking in tongues.
Contest Recording Pope Francis’ Legacy
Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, is proud to announce three winners from the annual Project Hope contest, sponsored by The Moreau Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross. There were over 300 entries from nine Holy Cross sponsored high schools throughout the country. The topic of this year’s contest was Pope Francis and the legacy he […]