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Pope: Be on guard, Evil one is always trying to deceive

Oct 11, 2015

Pope Francis at his morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta recalled that a Christian should always discern what God is doing and asking in a situation
From the synod: Mercy is not an abandonment of Church teaching

Oct 11, 2015

Mercy has emerged as a major theme in the synod of bishops, as discussion has moved forward with many participants.
Pope Francis leads synod in praying for peace in the Middle East

Oct 10, 2015

Friday morning, Pope Francis offered one of the synod’s daily moments of prayer for peace in the Middle East.
'Flawed, inadequate' – bishops skewer synod's working doc in new report

Oct 10, 2015

A controversial working document for the Vatican's synod on the family took a hard hit from numerous bishops who've called the text overly negative.
Pope’s morning homily: Why do good things happen to bad people?

Oct 09, 2015

Pope Francis Thursday at his morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta confronted one of the perennial questions of the heart.
Pope: God never abandons the just, while the wicked "in the Book of God's memory, have no name"

Oct 09, 2015

God does not abandon the righteous, but the wicked "in the Book of God's memory, have no name”, was Pope Francis reflection during the Mass celebrated this morning at Casa Santa Marta, responding to the question of why sometimes good things happen to bad people while good people suffer.
Cardinal Ruini reflects on the Magisterium's continuity

Oct 09, 2015

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Rome when Venerable Pius XII was Pope, emphasized in a recent interview that he has experienced the continuity of Popes, from Pacelli to Bergoglio.
The union of a man and woman is God’s plan

Oct 08, 2015

Pope Francis formally opened the Synod of Bishops Sunday, Oct 4, telling participants that the union between a man and woman is the foundation of God’s plan for the family, and a solution to the many forms of loneliness in today’s world.
Francis opens Synod calling for church to be a bridge, not a roadblock

Oct 08, 2015

Pope Francis has opened his much anticipated second worldwide meeting of Catholic bishops on family issues by telling prelates gathered from around the globe for the discussions they have a duty to uphold Catholic teachings but also must resist holding too fast to legalistic interpretations of God’s love.
General Audience: On the relationship between the church and the family

Oct 08, 2015

Here is a translation of the Holy Father's address during his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square.