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Pope Francis Denounces "body-shaming," Admits to Bullying Overweight Friend as a Child
Pope Francis said his father made him go to the bullied child’s home to apologize.
Catholic Church’s New Cardinals Explain Why They Chose Their Spiritual Mottos
Episcopal mottos are selected when a Catholic priest is consecrated as a bishop and are traditionally found at the base of his coat of arms.
Europe Needs Hope, Pope Francis Says
To deal properly with the crises it faces, Europe must first have hope, Pope Francis said Wednesday at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis’ Next Environmental Document to be Called "Laudate Deum"
Pope Francis’ new document on the environment will be, he said, “a look at what has happened and say what needs to be done,” Vatican News reported.
Pope Francis: It’s Never "too late" to Receive God’s Love
The pope spoke one day after he gave a strong condemnation of euthanasia on his return flight from Marseille, France, saying there is such a thing as “bad compassion.”
Pope Francis: Migrant Crisis Requires Wisdom, not "alarmist propaganda"
Pope Francis on Saturday told an interreligious youth conference in Marseille, France, that the deepening migrant crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean is “a reality of our times” that calls for wisdom and a collaborative response from European nations, not “alarmist propaganda."
"You don’t play with life": Pope Francis Condemns Euthanasia, Abortion on Papal Plane
“Neither at the beginning nor at the end. It is not played with!” Pope Francis said on a flight from Marseille to Rome on Sept. 23.
Pope Francis: Be Christians Who "leap for joy" in the Face of Life
Pope Francis told those gathered Saturday at a Mass in Marseille, France, to be Christians who “leap for joy” in the face of life’s challenges — with hearts ready to encounter the Lord and others.
Pope Francis Lauds St. Daniel Comboni’s “apostolic zeal”, Efforts to End Slavery in Africa
St. Daniele Comboni witnessed “the horror of slavery” as a missionary in the mid-19th century in what is now Sudan.
Blood of St. Januarius “completely liquefied” on Tuesday, His Feast Day
The blood “is not an oracle to consult and even less a city horoscope whose function is to predict misfortune or fortune for the city,” one archbishop said.
Pope Francis: Forgiveness is the Cure that Heals "the poisons of resentment"
In his Angelus, the pope said forgiving is “not a good deed that we can choose to do or not do” but “a fundamental condition for those who are Christians.”
Pope Francis: Don’t Overlook Goodness Because of Scandal
Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged people to look for the quiet goodness in the world, even when the tendency is to pay more attention to failure and scandal.
Pope Francis Offers Prayers for “unfortunate victims” of Fire Tragedy in South Africa
Pope Francis has offered prayers for the victims of the August 31 inferno on a five-storey building in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Pope Francis to Publish Apostolic Letter on St. Thérèse of Lisieux October 15
On board the plane taking him to Mongolia, Pope Francis announced Aug. 31 that he is preparing an apostolic letter on St. Thérèse of Lisieux to be published Oct. 15.
Pope Francis: St. Kateri Tekakwitha is an Example of Patience in Suffering
St. Kateri Tekakwitha teaches us to live an ordinary holiness and to confront the suffering of life with patience, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.
Pope Francis: People — not machines — are the Value of Work
Pope Francis told a group of entrepreneurs this week that work’s greatest value comes from human beings, not from machines.
Pope Francis: "We cannot be indifferent" to People Caught in Drug Addiction
Pope Francis said on Sunday we are called to act like Jesus and cannot be indifferent to the situations that lead people, especially adolescents, into drug addiction.
Pope Francis: "Look to Jesus always"
Christ is with us and walking beside us in our daily journey through life, including our struggles to be holy, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Pope Francis: Synod "truly important" Despite Being "of little interest to general public"
Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that the upcoming Synod on Synodality may be “of little interest to the general public,” but underlined that the synod is “truly important” for the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis: The Eucharist Can Fill "the wounds and voids produced by sin"
Jesus’ healing presence in the Eucharist can “fill with tenderness” the voids and wounds produced by sin in individual lives and in society, Pope Francis said Friday.
