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Pope Francis' call to new cardinals: Be captivated by truth

Feb 16, 2015

Pope Francis welcomed the Catholic Church’s newest cardinals on Saturday, encouraging them to center themselves in Jesus Christ as they lead the faithful in patience, justice, and docility to the Holy Spirit.
Pope: Jesus has no 'proxy'– he touches our wounds with his hands

Feb 16, 2015

In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis focused on mercy, noting how Jesus heals not by giving lectures, but by going close to those who suffer and curing the “leprosy” of our sin.
Pope: Take the red hat, but leave your 'spiritual box' behind

Feb 16, 2015

After elevating 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded them that true honor is found in service, and urged them to follow Jesus in breaking rigid ways of thinking and touching society’s marginalized.
How Benedict XVI and his 'scandalous' hero speak to the modern crisis

Feb 16, 2015

Theological giants Benedict XVI and one of his heroes – the controversial Cardinal Jean Danielou – have been hailed for illuminating through their respective works the ever-relevant answer to a modern world in crisis: Jesus Christ.
Pope will address the US Congress

Feb 13, 2015

In what will be a first for a pope or religious head of state, Pope Francis will address a joint session of the US Congress Sept. 24, Speaker of the House John Boehner confirmed.
Society’s dire need for the ‘female soul’

Feb 13, 2015

Pope Francis has advocated for the widespread participation of women in all levels of the Church and society, saying that their unique gifts enrich both their families – as well as the public sphere.
Pope prays for migrants killed in Mediterranean boat tragedy

Feb 13, 2015

During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis said he was following “with concern” the news of hundreds of immigrants who perished in the Mediterranean Sea this week.
Vatican media, culture, economy and protection of children as the centre of the Council of Cardinals' meeting

Feb 12, 2015

The reorganisation of Vatican media, the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Secretariat for the Economy was at the centre of the eighth session of the Council of Cardinals, which took place over the past three days (9-11 February), with meetings in the morning and the afternoon.
Africa is for the young – and Pope Francis knows it

Feb 12, 2015

Pope Francis has encouraged African bishops to focus efforts on young people, suggesting education can help them counter new forms of colonization that tempt them to bad ways of life.
'Surrounded by children' – Pope Francis’ take on a thriving society

Feb 12, 2015

In his general audience address Pope Francis said that children are gift to parents and society, and that there is no future for a civilization which views them as merely an inconvenience.