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June 2014

June 24, 2014

Why did the pope hop out of his car?

You've seen the wonderful video. Now, Huffington Post has the story: Pope Francis immediately...

June 23, 2014

Pope Francis: “There is nothing more beautiful for a man than to be called to the priesthood”

From Vatican Radio: “I have very much desired this meeting with you who bear the...

June 22, 2014

A refrain I hear again and again from people everywhere: “I gotta say, I love this pope…”

It's a refrain I've heard again and again from people everywhere. I hear it from...

June 21, 2014

Pope declares Mafia members excommunicated

Details, from Reuters: Pope Francis on Saturday took on one of Italy's most dangerous organized...

June 20, 2014

Pope opposes making recreational drug use legal

Details: Pope Francis spoke out Friday against legalizing recreational drugs, telling participants at the International...

June 19, 2014

“Dialogue is only possible when there is an attitude of openness to the other…”

The great Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, spoke at...

June 16, 2014

Pope Francis: “Who pays the price for the corruption of a prelate?”

Strong words from his homily today: The poor are the ones who end up paying...

June 14, 2014

Pope on World Cup: Who am I to judge?

He's not taking sides: He recently renewed his Argentine passport and remains an official card-carrying...

June 04, 2014

Francis, the saint who kissed hands—and hooves

A reader alerted me to this piece by Archbishop Charles Chaput, which talks about the...

June 02, 2014

Pope Francis: The devil is trying to destroy the family

I think that also includes the family of Christ's Church. Details: The "enemy attacks the...

June 02, 2014

Cameras catch a glimpse of the Ratzinger brothers—who now use walkers

From the German newspaper Bild: On the head, a white cap against the Roman spring...

June 01, 2014

History’s first “multi-polar pope”

From John Allen in The Boston Globe: Francis, an Argentine, is the first pope in...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Pope on celibacy: “The door is always open” to changing the discipline

While he's not saying anything we didn't already know, it is the first he's spoken...

May 26, 2014

Pope to meet with sex abuse victims next month, compares betrayal of young people to a Black Mass

Details from CNS: Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for...

May 26, 2014

The pope who kisses hands—UPDATED

Are we seeing a new papal tradition? St. John Paul in his travels would famously...

May 25, 2014

Pope and patriarch meet, sign Common Declaration

From CNS: Half a century after a historic encounter between their predecessors, Pope Francis and...

May 25, 2014

Pope Francis: “Invoke from God the gift of peace”

Two remarkable moments from a remarkable day, via CNS. Pope Francis makes an unscheduled stop...

May 25, 2014

Pope Francis’s homily in Manger Square: “Look to the child…”

Via Vatican Radio: “This will be a sign for you: you will find a child...

May 24, 2014

“Peace is a gift to be sought”

From CNS's talented Robert Duncan, a video compilation below of some memorable moments from Pope...

May 23, 2014

It was 20 years ago yesterday…

...that Pope John Paul II issued his apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, "reserving priestly ordination to...

May 21, 2014

Pope Francis: “If we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us!”

From the pope's audience today, which dealt with gifts of the Holy Spirit—specifically, the gift...

May 16, 2014

Antonio Banderas as Pope Francis?

It could happen, according to RNS: Spanish heartthrob Antonio Banderas may be cast in the...

May 15, 2014

Vatican says Francis will not use bulletproof car during visit to Holy Land

From Reuters: Pope Francis is shunning bulletproof vehicles during his trip to the Middle East...

May 12, 2014

Pope to seminarians: Do not become “businessmen priests” or “princes” and avoid “boring homilies”

Sharp and funny words of wisdom from Pope Francis today: Pope Francis told seminarians not...

May 12, 2014

Pope Francis: What if Martians arrived tomorrow and wanted baptism?

The subject came up during his daily homily this morning: "Who are we to close...

May 11, 2014

Pope Francis: “Bother your pastors”

From the Vatican Radio: “Bother your pastors, disturb your pastors, all of us pastors, so...

May 06, 2014

Report: Paul VI to be beatified in October

Details: The Vatican has recognized a supposed miracle attributed to Paul VI's intercession and will...

May 05, 2014

Pope warns against “climbers” in the church

From his daily homily this morning: Pope Francis on Monday warned that there are people...

May 04, 2014

The embraceable pope

It sounds on its surface unremarkable, but NCR begs to differ: In what might be...

May 02, 2014

Worth noting: the pope’s prayer intentions for May

From the Vatican: Pope Francis' universal prayer intention for May is: “That the media may...