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Pope Francis: Be open to God’s surprises
Posted on May 20th, 2013Vatican City, 19 May 2013 (VIS) – The Mass that Pope Francis celebrated this morning in St. Peter’s Square in front of over 200,000 people was the concluding event of the two days of pilgrimage for the ecclesial movements, communities, and lay associations to Rome as part of the Year of Faith celebrations. In his [...]
Pope to new ambassadors: Financial crisis rooted in rejection of ethics
Posted on May 16th, 2013Vatican City, 16 May 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Holy Father received the credential letters of four new ambassadors to the Holy See: Mr. Bolot Iskovich Otunbaev from Kyrgyzstan; Mr. David Shoul from Antigua and Barbuda; Mr. Jean-Paul Senninger from Luxembourg; and Mr. Lameck Nthekela from Botswana. In the address he gave them, the [...]
Action of the Holy Spirit is Pope Francis’ theme of weekly catechesis
Posted on May 15th, 2013Vatican City, 15 May 2013 (VIS) – The action that the Holy Spirit carries out, in guiding the Church and within each of us, was the theme chosen by Pope Francis for his catechesis in today’s general audience, with Pentecost drawing near.
“We are living in an age when we are rather sceptical regarding truth,” the [...]
CatholicPhilly.com begins partnership with Salt + Light for video content
Posted on May 6th, 2013Beginning this week, CatholicPhilly.com presents programming from Salt + Light, a Catholic media organization based in Canada.
The partnership will kick off by featuring the Catholic current affairs program “Catholic Focus,” as well as the recently debuted “Vatican Connections.” In the coming months, CatholicPhilly.com will also feature “The Church Alive,” currently still in production, which is set [...]
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Posted on May 3rd, 2013Mass at St. Peter’s: Opening life to newness of God
Posted on April 29th, 2013Vatican City, 28 April 2013 (VIS) – “Remain steadfast in the journey of faith, with firm hope in the Lord,” Pope Francis exhorted the 100,000 persons gathered this morning in St. Peter’s Square to participate in the Mass at which he conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on 44 faithful from around the world, representing the [...]
Pope asks that dignity and safety of workers always be defended
Posted on April 29th, 2013Vatican City, 28 April 2013 (VIS) – At the end of the Mass celebrating the Rite of Confirmation, the Holy Father prayed the Regina Coeli with the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
“Before concluding this celebration,” he said, “I want to entrust all those who have been confirmed and all of you to Our Lady. [...]
Pope expresses profound grief for attack in Boston
Posted on April 16th, 2013Vatican City, 16 April 2013 (VIS) – Pope Francis, through Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., has sent a telegram to Cardinal Sean O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap, archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA in response to the attack that took place yesterday afternoon in that city during its annual marathon causing three deaths and leaving over [...]
Being adopted children of God is greatest gift of Paschal Mystery
Posted on April 10th, 2013Vatican City, 10 April 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father dedicated his catechesis of this Wednesday’s general audience to the salvific importance of Jesus’ resurrection. After traversing St. Peter’s Square in the open-top car, greeting the thousands of persons applauding his appearance, the Pope explained that the Christian faith “is based upon Christ’s death and [...]
