In the words of Pope Francis
Pope at Casal del Marmo: As priest and bishop, I must be at your service
Vatican City, 29 March 2013 (VIS) – At 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Holy Thursday, Pope Francis left the Vatican to go to the Casal del Marmo Penitential Institute for Minors where he celebrated the “in Coena Domine”—the Lord’s Supper—Mass, which is the first of the Easter Triduum. Around fifty of the boys and girls detained […]
Pope Francis: Following Jesus is learning to go out of ourselves
Vatican City, 27 March 2013 (VIS) — “I am happy to welcome you to this, my first general audience,” Pope Francis said to the thousands of faithful who filled St. Peter’s Square to participate in the Bishop of Rome’s first catechesis. “With gratitude and veneration,” he continued, “I take up this ‘witness’ from the hands […]
Palm Sunday homily: We must live the faith with a young heart
Vatican City, 24 March 2013 (VIS) — Following is the whole text of Pope Francis’ homily during the Palm Sunday Mass that begins the Holy Week celebrations. The Holy Father commented on the World Youth Day that the entire Church celebrates today, asking that we live the faith “with a young heart.” The pontiff urged […]
Pope to fraternal delegates: Your presence is a tangible sign of cooperation for common good of humanity
Vatican City, 20 March 2013 (Vatican Information Service) – Early this afternoon in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis received fraternal delegates, that is, representative envoys of Churches, Ecclesial Communities, and international ecumenical organizations, as well as representatives of non-Christian Religions, who have come to Rome for the inauguration of his ministry as Bishop of Rome and successor of the Apostle Peter.
Pope: Let us be ‘protectors’ of creation, not allowing omens of destruction and death to accompany our world’s journey
Vatican City, 19 March 2013 (Vatican Information Service) – Following is the complete text of the homily that Pope Francis gave during the Mass inaugurating his Petrine ministry. Beginning with the image of St. Joseph, the “protector,” the Pope stressed that the vocation to protect creation and humanity concerns everyone. He urged all to not be afraid of goodness or even of tenderness.
Pope Francis to cardinals: Like good wine that improves with age, let us old folks give youth the wisdom of life
Vatican City, 15 March 2013 (Vatican Information Service) – “Courage, dear brothers! Probably half of us are in our old age. Old age, they say, is the seat of wisdom. The old ones have the wisdom that they have earned from walking through life. Like old Simeon and Anna at the temple whose wisdom allowed […]
To walk, to build, to witness, always with the cross of Christ
Vatican City, 14 March 2013 (Vatican Information Service) – This afternoon, the Holy Father Francis celebrated the “pro Ecclesia” Mass in the Sistine Chapel with the 114 Cardinal electors who participated in the Conclave and those who assisted with its functions. The first reading was a canticle from the Prophet Isaiah that begins with the […]