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A little boy just wanted to chill with Pope Francis on stage during the Meeting of the Families at the Vatican last weekend. The boy refused to leave the Pope’s side even if he was lured by some Vatican staff….
“Jesus shows us that the heart of the Samaritan is good and generous and that – unlike the priest and the Levite – he does the will of God, who desires mercy rather than sacrifice.” These were just some of…
Pope Francis has given his final approval for two previous popes to be declared saints. Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII are now expected to be canonized by the end of the year. Costa Rican Floribeth Mora says…
Pope Francis addressed the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal committed by priests. The Pope wants the Catholic Church to “act decisively” to ensure the perpetrators are punished. Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See’s doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller,…
Can atheists be saved by God? Are we all, believers and atheists, redeemed by Jesus? “The commandment that Jesus gave us is to do good. Therefore violence in the name of religion is not legitimate. And redemption concerns everyone, not…
After Sunday’s Pentecost Mass, Pope Francis approached the children with disabilities who attended the mass. He put both his hands on top of the head of one of the children. According to a journalist of TV2000, a channel owned by…
Previous Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and other popes before never had an open discussion of changing the priestly celibacy rule. Will Pope Francis finally open up and make celibacy debate part of his papacy rule? In a book…
Here is the official English translation of Pope Francis’ Easter Sunday message, delivered in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican. ___ Dear brothers and sisters in Rome and throughout the world, Happy Easter! Happy Easter!…
Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday as pontiff in the company of more than 250,000 faithfuls at the St. Peter’s Square in Vatican. There were hopeful words from Pope Francis in his homily, speaking of hopes for peace in…
Pope Francis offered charms and intimate insights Saturday into the moments after his election, telling journalists that he was immediately inspired to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi because of his work for peace and the poor. Here…