Vatican
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What Cardinal Burke really said about 'resisting' Pope Francis
Feb 10, 2015
Cardinal Raymond Burke said he was “responding to a hypothetical situation” when he stated that he would resist any possible move by Pope Francis away from Catholic doctrine.
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What are the theological criteria to reform the Church and the Roman Curia?
Feb 10, 2015
The reform of the Roman Curia must be an example for the spiritual renewal of the entire Church, the prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote in an essay published Saturday in the Vatican's newspaper.
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Pope: The exploitation of the people is "a shameful wound, unworthy of a civilized society"
Feb 09, 2015
The exploitation of the people is "a shameful scourge, unworthy of a civilized society" denounced Pope Francis before the Angelus marking the liturgical memorial of Saint Josephine Bakhita, "the African nun who as a child suffered the dramatic experience of being a victim of trafficking."
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'Rock star' cardinal talks big cities, small gestures
Feb 09, 2015
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle knows a thing or two about urban evangelization. Ranked among the youngest cardinals in the Catholic Church, he heads the Archdiocese of Manila, based in one of the most densely-populated cities in the world.
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Parish dedicated to Rome's poor gets a visit from Pope Francis
Feb 09, 2015
Pope Francis traveled in the eastern outskirts of Rome on Sunday afternoon to hear confessions and say Mass at a parish known for its commitment to the city's poor and the marginalized.
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Society's dire need for the 'female soul' – Pope Francis speaks to women
Feb 09, 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.
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Pope says palliums will be given to new archbishops at home – not Rome
Feb 06, 2015
As a sign of “synodality” with local Churches, Pope Francis has decided that new metropolitan archbishops will officially be imposed with the pallium in their home diocese, rather than the Vatican.
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Beyond the digital, into the heart
Feb 06, 2015
The Vatican's top communications official said that true interaction requires more than just phones and internet – and that dialogue is an interpersonal encounter we learn even from our mother's womb.
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A love for peripheries, the link between Pope Francis and St John Bosco
Feb 06, 2015
Though he is member of the Society of Jesus, Pope Francis shares with the Salesians of St. John Bosco a love for the peripheries, and this is why he has often visited Salesian structures during his pastoral visits.
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Does Francis like being Pope? A behind-the-scenes chat in the Philippines
Feb 06, 2015
During his pastoral visit to the Philippines Jan. 15-19, Pope Francis held an unscheduled meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila with 40 Jesuit priests and told them how it feels to be the Successor of Peter.



Sunday Reflection
Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
