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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.
Ecumenical dialogue in the spotlight as Pope's Turkey trip approaches

Oct 24, 2014

The cardinal heading the Church’s council for Christian Unity has expressed his hope that Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Turkey will help strengthen existing Catholic-Orthodox relations.
The Pope's advice on how to overcome jealousy and pride

Oct 24, 2014

In his weekly address for the Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis offered advice on fighting those tendencies which “dismember” the Body of Christ, such as jealousy and feelings of superiority.
Pope: "The Christian is a man or a woman who knows how to wait for Jesus and this is a man or woman of hope"

Oct 22, 2014

"The Christian is a man or a woman who knows how to wait for Jesus and this is a man or woman of hope" said Pope Francis during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta.
Vatican releases details for Pope Francis' visit to Turkey

Oct 22, 2014

In response to an invitation sent by Patriarch Bartolomeo I of Constantinople, Pope Francis will make a three-day trip to Turkey, during which he will visit the cities of Ankara and Istanbul.
Pope Francis: Christ restores peace by breaking walls of division

Oct 22, 2014

Christ wants to see us reconciled rather than living as enemies, Pope Francis said in his homily at Mass on Tuesday, explaining that a true Christian lives with this hope.
Christians and Hindus to nurture a "culture of inclusion" against the "globalisation of indifference"

Oct 21, 2014

In its message for the Hindu festival of Diwali, which this year falls on 23 October, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue noted that whilst globalisation has opened up new avenues for development in the world.
Pope: We cannot resign ourselves to thinking of a Middle East without Christians

Oct 21, 2014

There is a terrorism of "previously unimaginable dimensions" in the Middle East and many Christians are being persecuted "in the general indifference of many.
A Middle East without Christians - cardinals consider sad prospect

Oct 21, 2014

Monday's consistory of cardinals focused on the plight of Christians in the Middle East, especially in light of the rise of the Islamic State, and it also decided on two causes for canonization.
Blessed Paul VI, the Pope who led the Church's barque in troubled waters

Oct 20, 2014

Bl. Paul VI was the first 'modern man' to be elected Bishop of Rome, and he put the Church in conversation with the world in order to build a dialogue of salvation, a cardinal who was one of Montini's collaborators said.