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May 2013

May 02, 2013

Pope Francis says we need to let the Holy Spirit work: “He always does a nice job…”

From the Vatican news site: When we don't allow the Holy Spirit to work, divisions...

May 01, 2013

On feast of St. Joseph the Worker, pope pleads for an end to trafficking and slave labor

From the Vatican news site: Marking the feast of St Joseph the Worker and World...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Cardinal Bergoglio on denying communion

Before he became pope, he had some thoughts on the subject. Fr. Thomas Reese explains...

April 30, 2013

Peres to pope: “I am expecting you in Jerusalem and not just me, but all the people of Israel.”

Details: Israeli President Shimon Peres officially invited Pope Francis to Israel and left their meeting...

April 28, 2013

Francis slept here: inside Cardinal Bergoglio’s apartment in Argentina

Take a look: "A man drunk with God", the title (from the French) of the...

April 26, 2013

Pope compares preparation for heaven to cataract surgery

His homily from today: Our journey of faith is not one of alienation, but prepares...

April 25, 2013

Pope Francis will reportedly complete encyclical on faith

From John Thavis: It looks like Pope Francis will be finishing ex-Pope Benedict's encyclical on...

April 24, 2013

Reading the tea leaves: married priests and women deacons?? —UPDATED

Fr. Michael P. Orsi—a research fellow and scholar at Ave Maria University in Florida— makes...

April 22, 2013

Pope Francis “unblocks” Romero beatification

Some potentially big news on the sainthood front, from John Allen: A Vatican official responsible...

April 22, 2013

Vatican: “There is a move toward putting more women in key roles”

Details: Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras said he was backing more posts for...

April 22, 2013

Picture of the week: Pope blessing a mother and her unborn child

Over at NCR, Tom Fox notes: I think this is the first time I have...

April 21, 2013

Pope Francis at priestly ordinations: “You are pastors, not functionaries”

To mark the 50th World Day of Prayer for Vocations —which falls every year on...

April 19, 2013

SSPX criticizes Pope Francis’ focus on the poor

Details: A rebel Catholic group at the heart of major controversies that plagued former Pope...

April 19, 2013

What does Jorge Bergoglio keep in his breviary?

An excerpt from "Francis: Pope of New World" by Andrea Tornielli: When he traveled, Jorge Mario—who...

April 18, 2013

Pope Francis: “A Church that does not go out of itself…sickens from the stale air of closed rooms”

That comment, and more, is contained in a message the Holy Father sent to Argentine...

April 16, 2013

Pope Francis prays that “all Bostonians will be united in a resolve not to be overcome by evil”

The Holy Father sent a telegram today, through his Secretary of State: His Eminence Cardinal...

April 15, 2013

Vatican statement on LCWR: “Pope Francis reaffirmed the program of reform”

From the Vatican website: Today the Superiors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...

April 14, 2013

Pope: the Christian life is like soccer

It came up yesterday during his homily (which, appropriately, included a mention of the first...

April 13, 2013

Our surprising pope continues to surprise

This story is rather loosely sourced—there are versions of it here and here—but it's too...

April 13, 2013

“Bombshell”: pope names advisors to reform Vatican bureaucracy—UPDATED

From the Associated Press: Pope Francis marked his first month as pope on Saturday by...

April 12, 2013

15 days in Rome: how Jorge Bergoglio became pope

The Wall Street Journal has just published an e-book on the papal election, and there's...

April 12, 2013

Cardinal Kasper: Pope is launching a “new phase” of Vatican II

John Thavis takes note: Cardinal Walter Kasper has an important piece in today’s Osservatore Romano, saying...

April 11, 2013

Pope Francis and the reform of the laity

Some insight into the pope's mindset from Fr. Roger Landry in the National Catholic Register: ...

April 10, 2013

Just another Wednesday at the Vatican

Gathering for daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta with, among others, employees of the...

April 10, 2013

The Francis Effect: lapsed Catholics lured back by new pope

It's a phenomenon I know a lot of clergy have reported at their parishes: a...

April 09, 2013

Pope makes personal call to refugee center to plan visit

More and more, it seems, you never know if the next call you get might...

April 09, 2013

Pope Francis on the temptation to gossip: “These everyday things happen to everyone, including me…”

It's rare to hear this kind of candor from the pulpit—let alone, from a pope....

April 08, 2013

Want to attend a papal audience?

If so, just take a couple minutes and watch this video from the good folks...

April 08, 2013

Pope Francis on the “way of humility”

As has become his custom, the pope celebrated daily Mass for a small group of...

April 08, 2013

A blast from the past: all about Pope Francis’ crozier

The always-reliable Cindy Wooden at CNS has the scoop on the papal accessory a lot...