Vatican
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Pope: Canon law must serve Vatican II vision of the church
Oct 10, 2017
The Catholic Church's Code of Canon Law is an instrument that must serve the church's pastoral mission of bringing God's mercy to all and leading them to salvation, Pope Francis said.
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Pope receives German president in private audience
Oct 10, 2017
Pope Francis received President Frank-Walter Steinmeierof Germany in a private audience in the Vatican on Monday.
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Pope: Look at people from on high only when you are helping them to their feet
Oct 10, 2017
"It’s a very common attitude: To just look at misfortune, look at a bad thing, and move on. And then read about it in newspapers, a bit of scandal or sensationalism. " In the Good Samaritan there is "the mystery of Christ" who "he became servant, bent low, abnegated himself, and died for us."
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Pope receives Oriental Church leaders
Oct 10, 2017
‘I Share the Joys, Pains of the Faithful Entrusted to You’
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Chaldean Synod: 'Solidarity and Pride' of Iraqi Christians, witnesses of peace, faith and unity
Oct 10, 2017
Patriarch and bishops express "appreciation" for the role of the armed forces in the fight against terrorism. The desire to celebrate "the liberation of the entire territory". At a "critical and difficult time" a renewed appeal to dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil. Prayer for vocations.
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Pope receives Croatian Prime Minister
Oct 09, 2017
Pope Francis received Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi of Croatia in private audience in the Vatican on Saturday.
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Pope to pray for war dead at American cemetery near Rome
Oct 09, 2017
Holy Father will also visit the site of a mass execution of Italian civilians
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Pope: God, although disappointed by our errors, does not go back on his word and does not take revenge
Oct 09, 2017
In the Angelus, Pope Francis emphasised "the great novelty of Christianity". In a story "also marked by betrayal and rejections,” God “continues to put into circulation the ‘new wine’ of his vineyard, namely mercy.” We must “be everywhere, especially on the margins of society, the vine that the Lord has planted for the good of all."
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Pope warns against eliminating all differences between sexes
Oct 09, 2017
While societies must find a way to overcome the subjugation of women, pretending there are no differences between men and women or even using technology to change a person's sex is not the answer, Pope Francis said.
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For Pope, priestly training depends first of all on God’s actions
Oct 08, 2017
Priestly training “is not resolved by some cultural upgrading or some local initiative,” but is first and foremost “placing oneself in the presence of the Lord”, and letting oneself be moulded by God who, like a potter, puts his creature on the wheel and moulds him.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.