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Pay close attention to pope’s words and actions, papal nuncio says

Posted by admin - March 30, 2017

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the United States, gets plenty of questions about Pope Francis. A March 27 discussion at Georgetown University, sponsored by the…

Pope Francis speaks as Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan looks on during a meeting with clergy and religious at the cathedral in Milan March 25. The pope was making a one day visit to Milan. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Spread hope, preach Christ, don’t worry about numbers, pope says

Posted by admin - March 30, 2017

ROME (CNS) — Visiting Milan, the center of Italian fashion and finance, Pope Francis spent the morning with the poor and those who minister to them. He had lunch at…

Resentment, complaints are rooted in the sin of sloth, pope says

Posted by admin - March 30, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People should stop blaming and complaining so they can be filled with God’s joy and rise up to life’s challenges, Pope Francis said. Forgetting what joy…

Pope Francis greets a child during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope: God promises the ‘impossible,’ asks people hope against all hope

Posted by admin - March 30, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hope is not built on people’s predictions, assurances or line of reasoning, Pope Francis said. Real Christian hope “is not based on our word, but on…

While on island last month, Sr. Flor de Maria Alvarez, MMB (center) met with Mt. Carmel School President, Galvin Guerrero to discuss the collaboration of MCS with the Cause for Canonization of Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana. Shown here outside the main High School Building named in her honor in 2015, Sr. MaryAmm Hartmann, MMB (left) accompanied Sr. Flor de Maria that day.

Mother Margarita’s Educational Legacy

Posted by admin - March 30, 2017

Mother Margarita gave twenty years of her life to education. She was of course, an outstanding educator, but more than that, she cared about the destiny of her pupils. When…

The path toward corruption is a slippery road, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians who trust in themselves rather than God eventually become unsympathetic to those in need and slide down the slippery path of corruption, Pope Francis said.…

Pope Francis celebrates Mass March 20 at the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via EPA)

St. Joseph was a dreamer of quiet strength, pope says at morning Mass

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and Jesus’ earthly father, was a “dreamer capable of accepting the task” entrusted to him by God, Pope…

Good Friday collection supports church in the Holy Land

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Catholics commemorate Jesus’ passion on Good Friday, the Vatican is asking them to support the church in the Holy Land with their prayers, financial contributions…

Pope Francis kneels before a priest to confess during a Lenten prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 17. (CNS photo/Evandro Inetti, pool)

Make confession more available, God’s heart is always open, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hear confession every time someone asks, Pope Francis said, and don’t ever put limited hours on the sacrament of reconciliation. “Please, let there never be those…

A World Youth Day pilgrim becomes emotional as Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham, England, hears her confession in 2016 in Krakow, Poland. While forgiveness is "a difficult mystery" to comprehend, the Gospel helps Christians understand that going to confession is more than just making some kind of "bank transaction," Pope Francis said during his March 21 morning Mass. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Don’t treat confessional like a dry cleaners, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The confessional is a place where one can go to humbly seek forgiveness; it is not a dry cleaners where one goes to remove the occasional…

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Pay close attention to pope’s words and actions, papal nuncio says

Spread hope, preach Christ, don’t worry about numbers, pope says

Resentment, complaints are rooted in the sin of sloth, pope says

Pope: God promises the ‘impossible,’ asks people hope against all hope

Mother Margarita’s Educational Legacy

The path toward corruption is a slippery road, pope says

St. Joseph was a dreamer of quiet strength, pope says at morning Mass

Good Friday collection supports church in the Holy Land

Make confession more available, God’s heart is always open, pope says

Don’t treat confessional like a dry cleaners, pope says

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