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July 2013

July 05, 2013

In Rare Move, Pope Waives Second Miracle for John XXIII Canonization—UPDATED

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of Blessed John XXIII. And for the first time...

July 05, 2013

Pope Francis Releases “Light of Faith,” First Encyclical

Reaction and analysis is pouring in. From John Allen: In what Pope Francis has referred...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Pope Francis Praises Benedict’s “Courage” in Retiring, Calls on Faithful to Follow Conscience

Details: Pope Francis on Sunday praised his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for courageously following his conscience...

June 27, 2013

Cardinal Pell: “The Pope does not want the Vatican to be seen as a Renaissance court”

Details from Vatican Insider: The cardinal archbishop of Sydney, George Pell, in Rome for various meetings...

June 26, 2013

Pope Francis: “We Are All Equal”

From today's General Audience: Today I would like briefly to refer to one more picture...

June 24, 2013

“We’re Settling into a Fascinating Pontificate…”

So says veteran Vaticanista John Thavis. I was lucky enough to hear him offer that...

June 14, 2013

Pope Francis Meets Archbishop of Canterbury

Below, the text of his remarks following the meeting: Your Grace, Dear Friends, On the...

June 11, 2013

“Solidarity” and “Encounter” Become Themes in Francis’ Papacy

After mentioning his desire for a "culture of encounter" a few weeks ago—specifically in regard...

June 10, 2013

Pope Francis: “Religious Freedom is More Often Declared Than Achieved”

From CNS: Religious freedom is talked about more than it is protected, Pope Francis said....

June 06, 2013

An Evangelical Writes: “He’s Our Francis, Too”

Timothy George. the dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, writes in Christianity Today:...

June 06, 2013

The Pope Quotes The Anchoress?

Well, maybe not exactly. But he comes very close to it. He uses the central...

June 04, 2013

Francis: A Pope for the Age of Twitter

A great insight from Elizabeth Tenety at the Washington Post: In homilies and speeches in...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Think Mass Is Too Long? Pope Francis Has A Solution.

The answer is joy! From this morning's homily: The Holy Spirit is the "author" of...

May 30, 2013

Will We Ever Get Complete Texts of the Pope’s Daily Homilies?

Today, the Vatican seemed to indicate no. Here's the statement from Fr. Federico Lombardi: The...

May 24, 2013

Pope Francis Will Make First Trip to Assisi

From CNS: Pope Francis will visit the birthplace of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi,...

May 24, 2013

Pope Francis’ First Encyclical: “Blessed Are the Poor”?

An interesting tidbit from Rorate Caeli: Following his recent visit ad limina with the bishops...

May 20, 2013

Pope Francis: “Prayer Works Wonders, But We Have to Believe!”

Highlights from the pope's homily for Monday: Courageous, humble and strong prayer can accomplish miracles:...

May 18, 2013

Pope Francis: “We all chat in church!”

Specifically, he was talking about meddling and gossip. From his homily Saturday: The Christian must...

May 17, 2013

Los Angeles Priest Gets a Letter from the Pope

You may remember the inspiring story of a Jesuit priest in Los Angeles, who sent...

May 17, 2013

Argentinian Tennis Player Gives Pope Francis His Racket

A sweet moment from earlier in the week, via Rome Reports. Watch video below.

May 16, 2013

Buenos Aires Launches Pope Francis Bus Tour

The latest brainstorm in Argentina uses one of the pontiff's favorite forms of transportation to...

May 16, 2013

Pope Francis on Apostolic Zeal: “If We Annoy People, Blessed Be the Lord…”

A report on today's homily: Saint Paul was the focus of Pope Francis’ homily at...

May 15, 2013

Come, Holy Spirit: Pope Releases Doves Presented to Him by Pilgrims

Details: Two doves celebrated their freedom with a soaring flight over St. Peter's Square on...

May 12, 2013

Pope Francis: the story so far

This weekend marks the Holy Father's two-month anniversary (!). Vatican Insider sums it up so...

May 10, 2013

Pope Francis on joy: melancholy Christians are like “pickled peppers”

His message from today's daily homily, via Vatican Radio: Christian joy is a pilgrim joy...

May 08, 2013

Pope Francis to nuns: “Be a mother, not an old maid”

From CNS: Pope Francis told 800 superiors of women's orders from around the world that...

May 03, 2013

Is Pope Francis another John XXIII?

Vatican Insider spoke with Archbishop Loris Capovilla, who was Blessed John XXIII's secretary. A snip:...

May 03, 2013

That awkward moment when you realize everyone else got the “Friday Is Dress Like A Swiss Guard Day” memo and you didn’t…

From this morning's Mass. Details here. A snip from the homily: "When the Church loses...

May 02, 2013

Welcome home

Retired Pope Benedict XVI greets Pope Francis at the Vatican May 2. The 86-year-old retired...

May 02, 2013

Is this another papal first? Pope prays at tomb of St. Francis—by webcam

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis wrote the comment “O Francis of Assisi, intercede for...