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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet with young people, the marginalized, government officials, bishops, priests, religious and missionaries, when he travels to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore in September. The 12-day Asian tour will be the longest trip of his papacy. He intends to visit: Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, Sept. 3-6; Port […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY— God is present in the “dark corners” of local communities and in people’s lives, Pope Francis said. “His presence reveals itself precisely in the faces marked by suffering and where degradation seems to triumph,” the pope said in his homily at Mass in the northern Italian city of Trieste July 7. “God’s infinity […]
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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The sacrament of the anointing of the sick is not just for those who are nearing the end of their life, Pope Francis said. “Let us remember that the anointing of the sick is one of the ‘sacraments of healing,’ of ‘restoration,’ that heals the spirit,” the pope said in a video […]
Pope Francis
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
As every year during summer vacation time, the Vatican does not schedule any public, private or “special” audiences for Pope Francis in the Vatican, including the general audience on Wednesdays. The Vatican usually suspends such audiences on only two occasions: during the month of July and the week when the pontiff carries out his spiritual […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Here to salute the Fourth of July are a few troubled thoughts on patriotism. Orestes Brownson, the most prominent American Catholic public intellectual of 19th century, discerned a divinely bestowed mission for the United States, exceeding even the historic roles of the ancient Greek and Roman republics. Here is how he put it in his […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Heaven is not a secure vault protected from outsiders but a “hidden treasure” that is reached by cultivating virtues, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul June 29, the pope reflected on Jesus giving St. Peter, the first pope, the […]
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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Donations to the annual Peter’s Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia and funds the charitable activity of the pope, went up in 2023, with increased donations from dioceses, foundations, private donors and religious orders, the Vatican said. Peter’s Pence allocated 13 million euros ($14 million) to support 236 […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed in thanksgiving for the release of two Ukrainian Catholic priests who were held in Russian captivity for more than 19 months, calling on Christians to pray for the release of all prisoners of war. “I give thanks to God for the freeing of the two Greek Catholic priests,” he […]
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By Fr. Rich Miserendino
(Mk 5:21-43) June 30 Who doesn’t love a good sandwich? Certainly, St. Mark does. Our Gospel this Sunday serves up a prime sample of a sandwich, specifically what scripture scholars call a “Markan Sandwich” or an “intercalation” for those feeling more formal. It’s when an author inserts a second story in between the beginning and […]
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