Friends, in medieval times, the church was at the center of the town—the high point that draws all things together. What is at the center of our towns now? Is society better for it? My friend @PageauJonathan reflects on this change in this clip from “Bishop Barron Presents.”
Watch our full conversation here: https://t.co/kMaMFpmYbq
Friends, I recently celebrated the Confirmation Mass at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota. I encouraged the confirmandi to strive for holiness. The Church is not interested in spiritual mediocrity. She is interested in heroic virtue—not the kind we see in the superheroes of popular culture, but the kind we see in the great saints of the Church.
Cardinal William Goh expresses his appreciation for the closeness and care that Pope Francis showed the people of Singapore, and invites the universal Church to learn from the experiential faith of Asian Catholics.
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Pope Francis stops at the Basilica of St. Mary Major upon his return to Rome to thank the Blessed Virgin Mary for her protection throughout his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania.
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Aboard the flight from Singapore, Pope Francis spoke to journalists about the civilian tragedy of the war in Gaza and the need for Americans to vote according to their conscience, and calls China a promise and hope for the Church.
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As the US National Eucharistic Congress opens in Indianapolis, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States invites the faithful to pray for greater unity in the Church.
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Ten years after the devastation caused by ISIS in Northern Iraq, the Archbishop of Mosul speaks to Vatican News about a "return to humanity" in the region.
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“Turn off the TV and open the Gospel. Set aside your smartphone and encounter people!”
During his visit to Venice, Pope Francis urges young people to help others instead of complaining about being alone or misunderstood.
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Highlights of Pope Francis’ half-day pastoral visit to the Italian city of Venice, during which he met with female detainees, viewed the Holy See’s Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, met with young people, and presided at Mass in St. Mark’s Square.
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Meeting with members of the Spanish World Heritage Cities Group, Pope Francis says people build their cities and cultures by mixing faith in God with their historical situations.
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Pope Francis encourages people of all religions to promote diversity, peace, and the care of creation, as he meets with participants in the first Colloquium between the Holy See and the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.
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Pope Francis laments the lost smiles of children who endure the horrors of war in various parts of the world.
The Pope appealed for renewed efforts for peace as he spoke on Easter Sunday at the Urbi et Orbi address.
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Did you know? Pope Francis has a great devotion to St Joseph, and wrote an Apostolic Letter to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church.
You can read "Patris Corde" here: https://t.co/kz3OxEjbzp