Tag: Francis

  • August 20, 2024

Eucharist satisfies hunger for hope, truth, salvation, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When receiving the Eucharist, Catholics should respond with gratitude and awe that Jesus offers...
  • August 13, 2024

Life’s ‘final exam’ will be on care for poor, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God will not judge people by how many university degrees they earned, but by...
  • August 13, 2024

Prejudices obstruct true faith, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Prejudices and preconceptions can block people from finding faith, Pope Francis said, even to...
  • August 6, 2024

Grace should cause awe, like a summer snowfall would, pope says

ROME (CNS) -- Whether or not Mary caused snow to fall in Rome on a summer day more...
  • August 6, 2024

Stop and read: Pope praises spiritual value of literature and poetry

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside their screens regularly and spend time...
  • July 30, 2024

Pope urges political leaders to be at service of the people, not power

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the...
  • July 29, 2024

Lessons learned: Studying past prepares people for the present, archivist says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Regardless of what people might imagine, archivists are the happiest people on earth, said...
  • July 22, 2024

Vatican offers indulgence for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Any Catholic who participates in the celebration July 28 of the World Day for...
  • July 16, 2024

Vatican publishes 1974 decision denying alleged Amsterdam apparitions

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has made public its 1974 decision denying the authenticity of Marian apparitions...
  • July 9, 2024

Pope: Indifference is a ‘cancer of democracy’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholics are called to be active participants in political life and be a force...