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Listen to young people, take seriously their radar for fakes, pope says
Young people are honest and bold in identifying fakes, which is something church leaders should not be afraid of, Pope Francis told the bishops of South Korea and Mongolia.
Mexico bishops hear Pena Nieto’s plans for re-establishing public trust
Auxiliary Bishop Eugenio Lira Rugarcia of Puebla, secretary-general of the Mexican bishops' conference, described the discussion with the president and Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong March 10 as, "open," and, "frank," as the prelates spoke of issues causing concern for the faithful and citizens at large.
Christians either follow God or they’re corrupt hypocrites, pope says
"Jesus says, 'Whoever is not with me is against me.' Well, can't there be a compromise -- a bit here and a bit there? No. Either you are on the path of love or you are on the road of hypocrisy," he said March 12 in the homily at his early morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives.
Hearing confession is source of grace, conversion for priest, pope says
Hearing a Catholic's confession should be awe-inspiring for a priest, an experience that makes him look at his own life and willingness to convert, Pope Francis told a group of seminarians, new priests and priests who hear confessions in the major basilicas of Rome.
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at prison, wash feet of detainees
The Vatican announced March 11 that the pope will visit the Rebibbia detention facility on the outskirts of the capital April 2, then celebrate Mass in Our Father Church on the grounds of the complex.
May 23 outdoor Mass set for beatification of Archbishop Romero
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified in San Salvador May 23, said Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator or chief promoter of the archbishop's sainthood cause.
Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday
Catholics can "become promoters of dialogue through peace, prayer and sharing of burdens" with Middle East Christians, said Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
Salvadorans who knew slain Jesuit speak of him as ‘martyr, saint’
On March 12, 1977, Father Grande was the first priest executed by Salvadoran death squads. The turbulent times preceded the official start of the 1980-1992 Salvadoran civil war that left 70,000 dead and 8,000 missing.
Don’t be bitter or give up; offer world your wisdom, pope tells seniors
Don't pack it in or shift into cruise control, Pope Francis told his fellow seniors.
In new interview, pope talks about his safety, politics, virtual relationships
After residents of an Argentine shantytown started their own newspaper, they wondered if they could interview Pope Francis. They scored the exclusive when a priest visiting the Vatican asked the pope, and he agreed.