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April 2014

April 02, 2014

How Pope Francis is rebranding the Catholic Church

From columnist Michael Gerson: A year ago, the prevailing narrative about the Catholic Church could...

April 01, 2014

Obama gives Pelosi rosary blessed by Pope Francis

From The Washington Times: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, criticized last year by a Vatican official...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Vatican UN rep notes “great warmth” in meeting between Obama and Pope Francis

David Gibson over at RNS picks up on some interesting observations via Vatican Radio, following...

March 31, 2014

Politicians aligning with Pope Francis: “He’s saying things I want my church to stand for”

Are we seeing a "Francis Effect" in American politics? Check out this story from today's...

March 31, 2014

Pope: don’t be tourists on the journey of faith

From his homily this morning: Reflecting on the day’s readings from Isaiah and St John’s...

March 28, 2014

Pope to confessors: “The heart of a priest is a heart that knows how to be moved”

From the Vatican, Pope Francis' remarks to participants in a "Course on the Internal Forum,"...

March 27, 2014

What should you wear to meet the pope?

CNS sent out the picture below this morning. It's unusual, I thought, to see a...

March 27, 2014

When Barry met Francis — UPDATED with Vatican statement

From AP: A visibly energized President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with Pope...

March 26, 2014

“Who’s more important? The Pope or that little old lady who recites the rosary every day?”

That's part of what Pope Francis had to say the other day on the subject...

March 25, 2014

Words as the conclave began: “The one who is elected will not only be yours, but will essentially be His”

After a year, L'Osservatore Romano has finally published in English the text of Cardinal Prosper...

March 24, 2014

Adorable: Pope meets grandchildren of President of Malta

And he receives a special gift from one of them: a toy dinosaur. Watch below.

March 23, 2014

Who’s the most powerful Catholic in America?

According to USA TODAY, it's this guy: Details: If you were to see Cardinal Seán...

March 23, 2014

“There is an old guard at the Vatican, and they’ve lost control of the papacy”

Longtime Vatican observer John Thavis, author of the best-selling memoir "The Vatican Diaries," talks with...

March 23, 2014

First look: Salt + Light’s documentary “The Francis Effect”

This looks excellent, coming up in April on Salt + Light. (And I'm not just...

March 22, 2014

NY Times: The Catholic roots of Obama’s activism

Ahead of the president's meeting with Pope Francis, a little backstory, from The New York...

March 21, 2014

The story behind a papal “selfie”

It happened this week, and ZENIT has the story: Little did Marco Antonio Lome and...

March 20, 2014

Fortune favors the pope: magazine names Pope Francis world’s greatest leader

David Gibson has the scoop: Fortune magazine today released its list of the World’s 50...

March 20, 2014

“Where is my confidence? In the Lord? Or am I a pagan, who confides in things, in idols I have made?”

Once again, in his daily homily, Pope Francis touches on a favorite theme and image:...

March 20, 2014

Report: Russell Crowe meets Pope Francis

From Religion News Service: Russell Crowe, who plays the title character in the new Hollywood...

March 18, 2014

Pope to lead liturgy marking “24 hours for the Lord” later this month

From CNS: Priests in the Diocese of Rome, led by Pope Francis and organized by...

March 18, 2014

Pope Francis’ advice to commuters

I've said it before: this guy slays me. Check out the CNS video below, wherein...

March 17, 2014

There he goes again: pope asks today “Who am I to judge?”

He used that now-famous (or infamous) phrase during his homily this morning: In his homily...

March 13, 2014

Pope Francis invited to address joint session of Congress next year

From The Washington Post: Congressional leaders have invited Pope Francis to address a joint session...

March 13, 2014

The first year of Francis: a young priest in Rome reflects

From CNN, a young priest studying in Rome—Father Joel Camaya from the Philippines—offers his impressions...

March 12, 2014

German bishops elect cardinal adviser to Pope Francis as their new head

Details: Germany’s Catholic bishops elected Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx their new leader on Wednesday, picking...

March 12, 2014

Hitting home: Pope Francis has an impact on his native Argentina

Inspiring news, from CNS: Maria Delamonica spoke somewhat sourly of the state of affairs in...

March 10, 2014

Going my way?

Look who just arrived for his Lenten retreat outside of Rome. From Vatican Radio: Pope...

March 10, 2014

CNN measures “The Francis Effect”

Several people alerted me to this over the weekend. It's a compelling, balanced look at...

March 05, 2014

Pope Francis grants interview to Italian newspaper, discusses role of women in Church

From Vatican Radio: Less than two weeks shy of one year on from his election...

March 03, 2014

VIDEO: Pope blesses woman over the phone

So says this video from Rome Reports, which notes: During the audience with the members of...