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October 2015

October 12, 2015

Vatican opens pope’s dormitory for the homeless

From Aleteia: The structure has been up and running for about a day or so...

October 12, 2015

Ingenious Halloween costume: little pope in popemobile

This appears to be from a few years ago, but it’s timeless. From Costume-Works.com: Mom...

October 05, 2015

Pope’s opening remarks to Synod: “With faith in God, fidelity to the Magesterium, the good of the Church…”

From Monday morning: Let us remember, that the Synod will be a space for the...

October 05, 2015

Pope’s opening remarks to Synod: “With faith in God, fidelity to the Magesterium, the good of the Church…”

From Monday morning: Let us remember, that the Synod will be a space for the...

October 04, 2015

NY Times: “Has the cool pope left the building?”

That’s the eye-catching question posed at the beginning of this op-ed piece by Peter Manseau...

October 04, 2015

NY Times: “Has the cool pope left the building?”

That's the eye-catching question posed at the beginning of this op-ed piece by Peter Manseau...

October 02, 2015

CNN: Pope had private meeting with gay couple during U.S. trip

Details: The day before Pope Francis met anti-gay county clerk Kim Davis in Washington last week, he...

October 02, 2015

Holy See: “The Pope’s meeting with Mrs. Davis should not be considered a form of support…”

Here it is, via Vatican Radio: Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, the head of the Holy...

October 02, 2015

CNN: Pope had private meeting with gay couple during U.S. trip

Details: The day before Pope Francis met anti-gay county clerk Kim Davis in Washington last week, he...

October 02, 2015

Holy See: “The Pope’s meeting with Mrs. Davis should not be considered a form of support…”

Here it is, via Vatican Radio: Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, the head of the Holy...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

3 leadership lessons from Pope Francis

Forbes magazine gets it: Last week the Pope visited the United States for the first...

September 30, 2015

Francis Effect: A lapsed liberal Catholic writes of “how Pope Francis brought me back to the Church”

View image | gettyimages.com From the website Vox, writer Gillea Allison explains: Just as President...

September 30, 2015

Francis Effect: A lapsed liberal Catholic writes of “how Pope Francis brought me back to the Church”

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September 30, 2015

3 leadership lessons from Pope Francis

Forbes magazine gets it: Last week the Pope visited the United States for the first...

September 29, 2015

Lawyer says Kim Davis met with Pope Francis during his visit

Details from CBS News: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail for...

September 29, 2015

Mercy is the message: Vatican announces theme for World Communications Day 2016

From CNS: For World Communications Day 2016, Pope Francis has chosen the theme "Communication and Mercy:...

September 29, 2015

Mercy is the message: Vatican announces theme for World Communications Day 2016

From CNS: For World Communications Day 2016, Pope Francis has chosen the theme “Communication and Mercy:...

September 29, 2015

Lawyer says Kim Davis met with Pope Francis during his visit

Details from CBS News: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail for...

September 28, 2015

He’s back: Cardinal Burke reappointed to the Curia

Details: Via Zenit The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, metropolitan archbishop of...

September 28, 2015

One of the pope’s unscheduled stops: to bless a statue showing respect for Jewish people

This didn't get much attention, but it should. From The Forward: Nearly 50 years after...

September 28, 2015

Francis Effect: “I don’t want to go back to the way it was before Pope Francis visited America”

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September 28, 2015

One of the pope’s unscheduled stops: to bless a statue showing respect for Jewish people

This didn’t get much attention, but it should. From The Forward: Nearly 50 years after...

September 28, 2015

He’s back: Cardinal Burke reappointed to the Curia

Details: Via Zenit The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, metropolitan archbishop of...

September 28, 2015

Francis Effect: “I don’t want to go back to the way it was before Pope Francis visited America”

View image | gettyimages.com From the blog of Maria Shriver: Pope Francis has had a...

September 27, 2015

Francis Effect: Jewish writer yearns to be Catholic for a day

View image | gettyimages.com This is pretty interesting: So it’s come to this. After two...

September 27, 2015

Francis Effect: Jewish writer yearns to be Catholic for a day

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September 26, 2015

New York Post changes its name for Pope Francis

It was just for one day but, heh, why not? Yesterday's front page. Details here....

September 26, 2015

Why wasn’t Jesus mentioned in the U.N. speech?

Edward Pentin explains: In common with Pope Francis’ addresses at the White House and to...

September 26, 2015

“Go out and meet others where they really are, not where we think they should be”

From Pope Francis’s homily Friday night at Madison Square Garden: Big cities…conceal the faces of...

September 26, 2015

Why wasn’t Jesus mentioned in the U.N. speech?

Edward Pentin explains: In common with Pope Francis’ addresses at the White House and to...