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A "great pope", Francis calls Pope Benedict XVI, "great for his intellect, great for his significant contribution to theology, great for his love for the Church"

Oct 28, 2014

For Pope Francis, Benedict XVI was a "great pope: great for the power and penetration of his intellect, great for his significant contribution to theology, great for his love for the Church and of human beings, great for his virtue and piety.
Pope: Our words tell if we are "Christians of light, of darkness or gray areas"

Oct 28, 2014

Our words reveal whether we are Christians of the light, the dark or gray areas, said Pope Francis at morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta, commenting on the invitation of St. Paul to behave as children of the light, and not as children of the darkness.
Pope Francis: God's image is revealed in the face of our brothers

Oct 27, 2014

The message Pope Francis sent during his Sunday Angelus address was that love of God and neighbor are inseparably united, and that we see God’s face most clearly in the weak and vulnerable.
'What is being proposed is not marriage' – Pope calls for defense of family

Oct 27, 2014

In an audience with members of an international Marian movement, Pope Francis warned that the sacrament of marriage has been reduced to a mere association, and urged participants to be witnesses in a secular world.
Pope: Beyond economics, youth unemployment a 'problem of dignity

Oct 27, 2014

Pope Francis has sent a message to young people affected by the “culture of waste,” calling on them to spread the hope of the Gospel amid these times of uncertainty.
Pope calls Christians to be 'living stones' of the Church

Oct 27, 2014

In his homily for Mass at the Santa Marta residence on Oct. 24, Pope Francis reflected on the call of Christians to perpetuate unity in the Church by being “living stones” built upon the “cornerstone of Christ.”
Pope beatifies Paul VI, 'great helmsman' of Vatican II

Oct 24, 2014

Addressing those gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday for the beatification of Paul VI, Pope Francis reminded Christians who live out the Gospel message that they are “God’s newness” both “in the Church and in the world.”
Synod on Family closes no doors

Oct 24, 2014

The Final Report of the synod on the family revealed that the synod has closed no doors, all the main questions are still on the table, and an absolute majority of the synod fathers are with Pope Francis, in favor of a Church that like the Good Samaritan reaches out to care for all her “wounded children”.
Pope for the abolition of the death penalty, against life in prison, a

Oct 24, 2014

"Every Christian and all people of of goodwill are called today to fight not only for the abolition of the death penalty, whether it is legal or illegal and whatever form it takes," but they must also stand against "life in prison, which is a concealed form of death sentence".
How do we praise God? Pray like Saint Paul, Pope Francis says

Oct 24, 2014

In his homily on Thursday, Pope Francis said no one has the strength to be a Christian without the Holy Spirit, and encouraged attendees to imitate St. Paul in praying with praise and adoration.