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Pope: Let Jesus cleanse your heart

Mar 09, 2015

Pope Francis drew a penitential lesson from Jesus’ Cleansing of the Temple, encouraging Christians to allow Jesus to drive out “all the behaviors that are against God, against our neighbor, and against ourselves.”
Marginalizing women leads to sterile society, says Pope

Mar 09, 2015

Women across the globe received a special greeting on Sunday from Pope Francis, who stressed the importance of their unique perspectives on the world.
Pope: Leading people to an encounter with the "person" of Jesus to educate in that freedom that only comes from Him

Mar 09, 2015

Leading people to an encounter with the "person" of Jesus to educate in that freedom that only comes from Him and keeping Him at "the center."
In Jesus' cleansing of the Temple, Pope Francis sees a lesson about the liturgy

Mar 09, 2015

Jesus’ cleansing of the moneychangers from the Temple is a reminder to Christians of the need for “authentic worship” and “conformity between liturgy and life,” Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis: Jesus is waiting for us

Mar 09, 2015

What’s so important about an encounter? Pope Francis thinks one encounter is key to everything.
Pope offers handy tips for preparing for confession

Mar 06, 2015

As Catholics are encouraged to make going to confession a significant part of their lives during Lent, Pope Francis offered some quick tips to help people prepare for the sacrament of penance.
Pope's Morning Homily: Worldliness Numbs the Soul

Mar 06, 2015

According the Holy Father reflected on thursday's Gospel from St. Luke, which recalled the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, a poor man who would eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table.
Pope Francis: Medical Science Cannot Replace Family's Affection

Mar 06, 2015

Pope Francis says abandonment is the gravest sickness of the elderly, and also the greatest injustice they can suffer.
Abandonment is the greatest suffering of the elderly

Mar 06, 2015

Pope Francis said Thursday that when it comes to caring for the elderly, palliative care is necessary because it counters a mentality of utility that often leaves elderly persons marginalized and alone.
Cardinal Pell's Vatican economy office gets new statutes

Mar 06, 2015

More will be understood in May, when it is likely that new statutes of APSA will be provided by the Council for the Economy.