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July 2018

July 18, 2018

Katy Perry says Pope helped draw her back to her faith: ‘He is a rebel, a rebel for Jesus’

Details: Katy Perry revealed her mother prayed her whole life the singer would “come back...

July 16, 2018

Would you like to work for the pope?

Some of us already do. But here's an extraordinary opportunity for the upcoming World Meeting...

July 03, 2018

This may be one of the hardest things a Christian can do. But do it anyway.

Like everyone else, I've been encountering too much bitterness, anger and acrimony online lately. The Independence...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

Pope Francis surprises poor at special dinner

From Vatican Media: There was great celebration on Friday in the Vatican when some 280...

June 28, 2018

Pope Francis on his critics: ‘I feel a pain and a pray for them’

The latest installment in Phillip Pullella's wide-ranging interview with Pope Francis for Reuters: When Pope...

June 22, 2018

Pope: each bishop must decide about communion in mixed marriages

This broke yesterday, on his return flight from Geneva. From CNS: The question of allowing...

June 17, 2018

Steve Bannon tells ABC News he’s missing Mass to be on TV — and then he slams the Pope

The former top advisor to President Trump went on ABC News This Week on Sunday...

June 16, 2018

‘An atrocity’: Pope compares abortion of the sick or disabled to the Nazis

From CNA: In a speech to a family association Saturday, Pope Francis again stressed that...

June 03, 2018

Historic: Pope Francis appoints first-ever lay person as rector of Pontifical Lateran University

From America: In another historic step to assign key positions in the Catholic church to lay people, Pope...

May 2018

May 20, 2018

Pope announces 14 new cardinals — including the papal almoner

From CNS: Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the...

May 14, 2018

Wim Wenders on Pope Francis: ‘He is the most fearless man I ever met’

The CBS News program "60 Minutes" last night aired an interview with director Wim Wenders,...

April 2018

April 24, 2018

The pope’s prayer for our times

He concluded his homily this morning with these words—both timely and timeless: May the Lord...

April 23, 2018

Pope celebrates his name day with a gift to Rome’s poor

From Vatican News: Pope Francis on Monday marked the feast of his namesake, Jorge (George), in...

April 21, 2018

Historic: Pope Francis appoints three women as consultants to Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith

Details: In a historic decision, Pope Francis has appointed three women—two Italians and one Belgian—as consultants to...

April 15, 2018

WATCH: Pope Francis’s beautiful response to a child crying for his dead father

From the YouTube description of this event: At this Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish...

April 09, 2018

Quote of the day: ‘Even in Catholic media, limits can be overstepped, defamation and slander can become commonplace…’

From the pope's timely and welcome exhortation released today: 114. We need to recognize and...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

Pope Francis: ‘Convert, there is still time for not ending up in hell’

Catholic News Service has this helpful reminder of something the pope has said about the...

March 30, 2018

Pope Francis, the deacon

Once again, the Holy Father washed the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday. And once...

March 30, 2018

Unpacking what the pope said—or didn’t—about Hell

John Allen at Crux has some valuable insight into the controversy that exploded yesterday, and...

March 26, 2018

A beautiful new resource: Vatican releases text for Way of the Cross written by young people

From the Holy See's website: The texts of the meditations on the fourteen stations of...

March 22, 2018

Pope Francis: we become what we receive—whether we receive in our hands or on our tongue

At his General Audience Wednesday, Pope Francis offered this brief catechesis on the Eucharist: The...

March 20, 2018

Pope Francis to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at Rome prison

From CNS: Pope Francis once again will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's...

March 19, 2018

In deeply personal letter, Pope Francis asks Argentina faithful for prayers and forgiveness

From Vatican News: The letter, which is written in Spanish, is essentially a thank you...

March 12, 2018

Clothes encounters of the pope kind

From The Catholic Herald, Father Raymond de Souza looks at the Holy Father's sartorial style—and...

March 09, 2018

The pope has some advice for confessors: learn how to listen

From Vatican News: Pope Francis on Friday told confessors that they have a special responsibility...

March 08, 2018

Cardinal Cupich answers the question: ‘What makes Pope Francis tick?’

From the archdiocesan newspaper Chicago Catholic: One evening I was having dinner with a friend...

March 08, 2018

Pope asks young people to write Way of the Cross this year

This is a novel idea—and a great one. From CNS: In light of this year’s...

March 07, 2018

Bridge-builder: Pope Francis donates 100,000 euros toward building Austria’s first Orthodox monastery

From The Tablet in the U.K.: Pope Francis has donated 100,000 euros (£90,000) towards the...

March 06, 2018

Survey: Most have favorable opinion of Pope Francis, but signs of growing discontent on the right

From Pew: Five years into Francis’ papacy, the vast majority of U.S. Catholics continue to...

March 03, 2018

In a first, archdiocese unveils it parish pastoral plan for Amoris Laetitia

The news comes from the Archdiocese of Washington. It was announced a couple days ago...