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July 2013

July 23, 2013

Pope Francis: Making Disciples of All Nations at WYD

Adoring crowds greeted Pope Francis in Rio. The first video below shows his arrival, the...

July 22, 2013

Pope Francis Talks to Journalists on His Way to Rio

Source: News.Va Pope Francis engaged in a brief chat with journalists while in flight from...

July 19, 2013

Imprisoned for Christ: Cardinal Van Thuan

I once worked with a woman who had lived through the fall of Viet Nam...

July 16, 2013

Our Papa’s Digs for WYD 2013

Take a look at the room Pope Francis will occupy during World Youth Day 2013...

July 10, 2013

Lumen Fidei, Part 1: The Light of Faith and Conversion

Lumen Fidei, The Light of Faith, by Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict, is a...

July 05, 2013

We Always Knew. Now, It’s Official.

Public Catholic readers are already beginning to comment on this bit of news. The Vatican...

July 05, 2013

Lumen Fidei: Pope Francis & Pope Emeritus Benedict Co-Author Encyclical

Pope Francis is a pope of firsts. His first encyclical, which was issued today, is...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

We are Catholic

I think we can all use this one. We are Catholic, and that means...

June 30, 2013

It’s Coming to Rio

World Youth Day, that is. World Youth Day is next month in Rio de...

June 23, 2013

Our Holy Rolling Pope

There's a new Harley motto: Never go faster than your guardian angel. I don't know...

June 22, 2013

Will JP2 Become Saint John Paul Next October?

I didn't pay much attention to Pope John Paul II before I converted. To...

June 20, 2013

Pope Francis Invites Boy with Down Syndrome to Explore the Popemobile

Celestino di Tullo choked up when he saw Pope Francis approach his 17-year-old son, Alberto,...

June 19, 2013

Pope Francis Calls for Christian Unity During General Audience

"We Catholics should pray together," Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience, "but we should...

June 12, 2013

Pope Francis Says There Is a ‘Gay Lobby’ in the Vatican. What Does that Mean?

Pope Francis rocked a lot of folks with his frank admission that there is a...

June 09, 2013

Pope Emeritus Benedict: I’m Fine. I Live Like a Monk.

Pope Emeritus Benedict gave a brief interview to a German journalist recently. The journalist's description...

June 09, 2013

The Holy Father and the Children: Ask Me Anything You Want (And They Did)

Pope Francis tossed away his prepared remarks at an audience this week because, he said,...

June 09, 2013

Pope Francis: I Didn’t Want to be Pope

Pope Francis tossed away his prepared remarks this week because, he said, they were boring....

June 05, 2013

I Think Pope Francis is Channeling My Grandmother

I think Pope Francis is channeling my grandmother. "Throwing away food is like stealing...

June 04, 2013

Self-Aggrandizing Ego and Eternal Suicide

Bank robbers and drug dealers aren't the only ones who turn their backs on God...

June 02, 2013

Pope Francis: Triumphalism Impedes the Church, Impedes Christians

Pope Francis might as well have been speaking directly to American Christians with the homily...

June 02, 2013

Pope Francis Leads Corpus Christi Procession on Foot

Today is the feast of Corpus Christi, the body of Christ. Jesus said, "Unless you...

June 01, 2013

Share a Holy Hour with Pope Francis

If you want to share Pope Francis' hour of Eucharistic Adoration by watching it on...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Eucharistic Adoration with Pope Francis

Pope Francis will share a Holy Hour with the whole Church this Sunday at 5...

May 16, 2013

Pope Francis: Walking Past Lazarus on the Way to Hell

"Financiers, economists and politicians consider God as manageable, even dangerous because God calls man to...

May 14, 2013

Pope Francis: Satan Always Rips You Off

Live for yourself! Lookin' out for number one! Do unto others before they do...

May 12, 2013

A Shout Out to Papa on Mother’s Day: Pope Francis Joins the March for Life in Rome

I am soooo in the bag for Pope Francis! He is my spiritual leader, and...

May 12, 2013

Martyrs of Otranto: An Entire Village that Chose Death Rather than Renounce Jesus

The Holy Father canonized the 800 Martyrs of Otranto today. These 800 people chose death...

May 10, 2013

Pope Francis and Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros Meet, Pray Together

There is one Jesus. Every difference between Christians is a difference that human beings have...

May 10, 2013

Healing the Breach: Pope Francis and Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros Meet, Pray Together

There is one Jesus. Every difference between Christians is a difference that human beings have...

May 08, 2013

Pope to Women Religious: What would the Church be Without You?

Our Church needs vocations. It needs men and women who will commit their lives to...