Rich Raho
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Catholic theologian, M.Div. Theology Department at DePaul College Prep, Chronicler of all things Catholic. #PopeFrancis
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Pope Francis in new interview: “No one is scandalized if I give my blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people: and this is a very serious sin. But they get scandalized if I give it to a homosexual….This is hypocrisy!”
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Pope Francis on fire in Lisbon, totally off-script and energized: “The only time it is permitted to look down on people, is when you are bending down to pick them up!” 🔥 🔥🔥
#WYDLisbon
#Lisboa
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An incredibly stunning photo—amid the ruins of Notre Dame Cathedral after today’s tragic fire, the Cross stands tall as a symbol that goodness, love and beauty always triumph even in the midst of life’s most difficult days
#NotreDame
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The first US Bishop to publicly protest in the wake of
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@BishopSeitz
kneels at peaceful rally in El Paso this evening.
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Shot of the day - at audience with Special Olympics earlier today in Sala Clementina, Francis gets a new personal assistant ❤️
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Pope called tax evasion a “structure of sin;” in recent interview, the pontiff said: “It has become evident that those who do not pay their taxes are not only committing a crime, but murder: if there are not enough hospital beds or respirators, they too are partly to blame.”
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Pope Francis in new interview: “Ukraine must have the courage to raise the white flag and to negotiate.”
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Pope’s impassioned plea to Church leaders: “Please, do not turn the Church into a customs house: there the righteous, peoples whose lives are in order, those properly married, can enter, while everyone else remains outside. No. That is not the Church.”
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Pope Francis on gay people in new book coming next week: “God approaches each of his children with love, each and every one of them. His heart is open to each and every one. He is a Father. Love does not divide, but unites.”
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Pope Francis: Beware of “good Catholics who feel upright because they go the parish, go to Mass on Sunday and boast of being righteous…they have replaced God with their own ego.”
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Amid rhetoric on part of some, including prelates regarding Biden’s Catholicity, at Sun Mass, +Cupich goes there: “There should never be a time or a moment in which we judge others and their faith journey and say that a person is not Christian enough or Catholic enough.” Listen:
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In major historic move, Pope Francis has appointed Sr Nathalie Becquart (
@SrNatB
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If you refer to Pope Francis as Jorge, Frankie, Bergoglio, commie or any other derogatory term, you’re getting blocked. Stop polluting my timeline behind pseudo names. Enough is enough. No Pope in modern history has taken the verbal abuse like the current Successor of Peter.
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Pope Francis received Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) in a private audience today. 🥊 🥊 (Vatican Media Photo)
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With his homily today, and Apostolic Exhortation, Pope Francis has sent a clear and decisive message to the Church, particularly in the US: No one is worthy. The Church is a big tent with room for all. Stop playing ideological games with the Eucharist. Christ alone judges.
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Wow. A group of transexuals from Latin America arrive in small Italian town of Torvaianica asking for financial help amid pandemic, and Pope Francis responds to them “immediately” through his almoner, who “personally brought all the necessary help.”
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“For I was a stranger and you welcomed me”—A longtime advocate for immigrants and refugees in the Rio Grande Valley, Sister Norma Pimentel, M.J. receives Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal, the highest award in US Catholicism
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Pope Francis to
#SouthSudan
Bishops: “Our first duty is not to be a Church that is perfectly organized, but a Church that, in the name of Christ, stands in the midst of people’s troubled lives, a Church that is willing to dirty its hands for people.”
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Ten years in, opposition to Francis’ pontificate has grown, especially on heels of Benedict’s death; yet Francis is precisely the Pope the church needs at this moment. The Spirit is moving; it’s time to for the global ecclesial community, Bishops included, to “Come to Francis.”
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As vitriol spewed at Pope Francis reaches epic levels, key to remember that his pontificate is now at its strongest. The Spirit is blowing through the Church and Francis is the catalyst. Making the church less “self-referential” is challenging but it’s happening. Stay with Peter.
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Pope Francis in Lisbon speaking emphatically right now about the Synod: “There is room in the church for everyone, everyone, everyone; not just the perfect, but sinners too…everyone.”
#WYD2023
#PopeInPortugal
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Some basic truths with which some Catholics need to reconcile: 1) Francis is the Pope, rightfully elected as Peter’s Successor. 2) Benedict is not pope and willingly renounced the papacy. 3) If you are at odds with these truths, you are deceiving yourself, others, and the Church.
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Pope Francis at Mass on Feast of
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Pope: “The Church is indeed a home; it is your home. So I would say to you with my whole heart: you are always welcome! Always feel at home in the Church and don’t ever worry about whether you will be at home there. Nobody ought ever keep you or anyone else away from the Church!”
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It’s already midnight in Rome! Pope Francis turns 83 years young on Tuesday December 17. Thank you
@Pontifex
for bringing a revolution of tenderness and mercy into the Church. With your leadership, the Barque of Peter sails safe, sound, and sure. Ad multos annos!
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Francis, your election was a surprise of the Spirit and your pontificate has been a much needed boost for the Church. From your outreach to those on the margins, to your vision of a Church that goes out, you are Peter. May God grant you health as you continue to steer the Barque.
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In photo rarely seen, just before stepping out onto the central loggia of St. Peter’s after being announced to the world as the next pontiff, Pope Francis asked Cardinals Re and Hummes to pray with him alone in the Pauline Chapel. This image captures the moment.
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At “Urbi et Orbi” Pope remembers “sick and the poor, the elderly and those experiencing moments of trial and weariness,” that they experience “passage from affliction to consolation;” says “greatest sin is not to believe in the power of the resurrection.”
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Pope Francis: The women “do not stay at home paralyzed by sadness and fear…They are not discouraged, they overcome their fears and their anguish. This is the way to find the Risen One: to come out from our fears, to come out from our anguish.”
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In photo rarely seen, just before stepping out onto the central loggia of St. Peter’s after being announced to the world as the next pontiff, Pope Francis asked Cardinals Re and Hummes to pray with him alone in the Pauline Chapel. This image captures the moment.
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In dynamic Chrism Mass homily, Francis tells priests, if you want people to feel “welcomed and loved,” in the Church, then stop being “instruments of division,” who “foment parties and cliques, fuel nostalgia for times past, distrust, pessimism and fear.”
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There hasn’t been a Pope in recent history to intervene in a situation of global unrest the way Francis has with the
#RussiaUkraineConflict
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Pope Francis did not remove Bishop Strickland because he is conservative, but because his presence as an Ordinary became a threat to ecclesial unity, with the risk of schism due to his utter defiance and opposition to the Catholic Church “with and under Peter.”
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“Lord, take me where You want me to go
Let me meet who You want me to meet
Tell me what You want me to say and
Keep me out of your way.”
— Fr Mychal Judge
#NeverForget911
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No one can appreciate the weight of Peter’s mandate, except the one occupying the office. The College of Cardinals swears fidelity to the Pope; when that pledge is raptured the gravity of the office becomes more intense. Francis is the Pope the Church needs now. God preserve him.
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Pope goes for the kill: "I was very saddened to hear a sarcastic comment about that pious man who brought the offerings with feathers on his head. What difference is there in having feathers on your head and the three-cornered hat worn by some officials of our dicasteries?"
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NEW: In new response to dubia signed by Pope Francis and Cardinal Fernandez, Vatican says transgender persons can be baptized, act as a godparent, and be a witness at a Catholic wedding. (Full Text in Italian)
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Nine years on, the humility of Pope Francis continues to inspire me and give me hope for the future. Francis has sown the seeds for a less “self-referential” Church, and has laid the groundwork for a Church that “goes out.” .
@Pontifex
, the world needs you now, more than ever!
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Francis: “I want to make this clear to you who are allergic to dishonesty and to empty words: there is room for everyone in the Church and, whenever there is not, then, please, we must make room, including for those who make mistakes, who fall or struggle.”
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From the Augustinians to a Jesuit—At
@VillanovaU
Audience today, Francis gets presented with Wildcats ball, signed by all members of the Championship-Winning Team 🏀 (Photo: Vatican Media)
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Pope Francis to US Eucharistic Revival organizers: “We cannot truly understand or live the meaning of the Eucharist if our hearts are closed to our brothers and sisters, especially those who are poor, suffering, weary or who may have gone astray in life.”
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Asked in
@DisneyPlus
documentary about those who use Bible as a reference to promote hate speech& justify the exclusion of the so-called LGBT movement, Pope says: such people “are infiltrators who take advantage of the Church for their personal narrowness.”
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In major decree issued today, LaCrosse’s Bishop Callahan effectively removes controversial priest, Trump supporter and anti-vaxer Fr. Altman as pastor, additional sanctions include being able to celebrate Mass privately only, is not allowed to administer Sacrament of Baptism.
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Pope Francis: “We frequently see the temptation of seeking to bring about a ‘pure society’ or a ‘pure Church,’ whereas in working to reach this purity, we risk being impatient, intransigent, even violent toward those who have fallen into error.”
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NB: With today’s foot washing ritual, history was made: This is the first time is the history of the church that a Pope has washed the feet of 12 women exclusively!
Venne dunque da Simon Pietro e questi gli disse: «Signore, tu lavi i piedi a me?».
Rispose Gesù: «Quello che io faccio, tu ora non lo capisci; lo capirai dopo». Gli disse Pietro: «Tu non mi laverai i piedi in eterno!».
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Pope Francis: “The Church is like a great river. Some members are closer to one bank or the other. But everyone is in the same river. No one outside, everyone inside. The Lord wants it this way.”
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In Budapest, Pope Francis tells electrifying crowd of 12,000 youth: “God does not want to condemn, but to forgive. God always forgives. Don’t forget it! God always forgives; he is always there to lift us up whenever we fall!”
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The most prestigious honor in US Catholicism, for his work with gang members in LA,
@FrGregBoyle
receives Laetare Medal today
@NotreDame
:
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I absolutely love this photo. It shows the deep humility and humanity of Pope Francis...no entourage, no place of honor, a simple pilgrim in the pew quietly seated at Mass...”a sinner whom the Lord looked upon with mercy”
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Liturgical note: In the course of a pontificate, there are only 2 occasions where the reigning Pope wears the white mitre with gold piping: on Good Friday, and at his death.
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In lengthy letter to priests in the Diocese of Rome, Francis again slams “clericalism,” says it worries when “we give people the impression that priests are superior, privileged, placed ‘high’ and therefore separated from the rest of God's holy people.”
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Pope Francis at General Audience: “We can recite the Creed by heart, we can say all the things we believe, but if our life is not consistent with this, it is of no use. What attracts people is the witness of consistency:”
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Francis to Curia: “Sixty years after the Council, we are still debating the division between ‘progressives’ and 'conservatives,' while the real difference is between lovers and those who have lost that initial passion. Only those who love move forward.”
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Pope: We have opened our doors. We want to contribute together to build the Church where everyone feels at home, no one is excluded. Everyone, everyone: there are no first, second, or third class Catholics, no. All together. It is the Lord's invitation.”
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Opening Holy Week with Palm Sunday Mass, Pope tells world that the “abandoned, invisible, and discarded” are the “Christs of our day” who “remind us of his reckless love, his forsakenness that delivers us from every form of loneliness and isolation.”
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Francis’ hope for “a poor Church for the poor” has come full circle with the appointment of Fernandez to DDF. Both Francis and Fernandez possess a theology of the slums, where the poor are the only ones who can lead one to Christ. The Church of the Global South has come to Rome.
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“The Mass, organized by LGBTQ+ Catholic group AGLO Chicago, will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.”
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Has any bishop accused of covering up abuse of children for decades ever been denied the Eucharist? No, definitely do not think so.
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Pope Francis: “I am troubled when I see Christian communities that divide the world into the good and the bad, saints and sinners: this makes them feel superior to others and exclude so many people that God wants to embrace.”
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There is a deeply troubling hate that is borderline psychosis regarding gay persons in the Catholic Church. The prejudices against people on the margins is what Christ came to dispel, and yet here we are. Francis pontificate is a great hope for the church. Follow Peter.
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Street artist Mauro Pallotti has created the cover of February’s edition of L’Osservatore di Strada (a newspaper for the poor and voiceless) dedicated to the theme of love. The title of his work is “Beyond the Wall of Hate.”
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Pope: “Your tears are my tears; your pain is my pain. To every family that grieves or is displaced by the burning of villages and other war crimes, to the survivors of sexual violence and to every injured child and adult, I want to bring you God’s caress.”
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Pope Francis to Catholic-Orthodox commission: “Full communion between our Churches is not only possible but urgent and necessary ‘so that the world may believe.”
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Update from Vatican: Pope Francis is expected to be discharged tomorrow. Last night he shared a pizza dinner with those assisting him at the hospital. This morning, he had breakfast, read newspapers, and continued to work.
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Liberation Theologian Leonardo Boff: “My brothers and sisters, conservative Christians, tell me: what does this cardinal with all his pomp have to do with Jesus who was born in a manger and died on a cross?”
Meus irmãos e irmãs,cristãos conservadores,digam-me: que tem a ver este cardeal com toda pompa com o Jesus que nasceu numa manjedoura e morreu numa cruz?
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What the Vatican did today was masterful. The “dubia five” refused to publish Pope Francis’ responses to their questions, and so the Vatican did. When you demand “yes” or “no” answers from the Pope, be prepared for more, and you may not like what he has to say either.
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Pope Francis addresses Synod: “It is sad and scandalous to go to ecclesiastical tailor’s shops in Rome and to see young priests trying on cassocks and hats or albs and lace-covered robes. Clericalism is a whip, it is a scourge.”
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BREAKING: In new response approved by Pope Francis, DDF says “pastoral work should be done in the local Church to make people understand that being a single mother does not prevent that person from accessing the Eucharist.”
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There is a sinister sense on the far-right towards Pope Francis; no other Pope in recent history has endured such harassment or torment. Some people apparently cannot tolerate a pontiff from Latin America who has a heart for the poor and marginalized.
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Francis at Angelus: “Do we keep the door open always, do we know how to welcome everyone – and I emphasize, everyone – to welcome them as brothers and sisters, or do we resemble more closely an office or a reserved place where only the elect can enter?”
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All within 24 hours, Pope Francis kisses the feet of South Sudan leaders, literally begging for peace, then in Friday visit to Alzheimer’s patients, gets his cheek pinched—what an amazing, inspiring Vicar of Christ on earth!
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Francis, your election was a surprise of the Spirit and your pontificate has been a much needed boost for the Church. From your outreach to those on the margins, to your vision of a Church that goes out, you are Peter. May God grant you health as you continue to steer the Barque.
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Francis in new “Popecast” to transgender young person: “God loves us just as we are. The Lord always accompanies us, always. Even if we are sinners, He draws near to help us. Do not give up, keep striving ahead.”
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Pope Francis: “Social security is a form of participation in one’s own wellbeing and that of others. Setting aside economic resources and guaranteeing access to healthcare are precious assets that can hold together the different seasons of life.”
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Pope Francis has just told world’s priests: “Forgive everything” in Confession.
#24HoursfortheLord
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VATICAN: “Pope Francis spent a peaceful night managing to rest for a long time; he is in good general condition, alert and breathing spontaneously. Routine follow-up exams are good. For the whole day he will observe the necessary post-operative rest.”
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Although some voices have remained largely silent on the case of
#AlfieEvans
, I think we can all agree that
@Pontifex
has given the world a lesson on life by using his moral authority to demonstrate the dignity of humanity on all levels, especially in the sad situation of Alfie
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Citing canon law regarding who and who should not be admitted to Communion is misguided. Francis has stated from the beginning of his pontificate: The Eucharist "is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak."
@Pontifex
is Supreme Legislator.
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Francis “warned Catholic seminaries against the tendency to turn future priests into ‘little monsters,’ He's scolded the Church's priests for wearing ornate liturgical vestments that stem from a bygone era, telling them to stop dressing in ‘granny's lace.’”
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Pope Francis: “Negotiations are never a surrender; It is the courage not to carry a country to suicide.”
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Just weeks after
@CardinalBCupich
railed against
@USCCB
for “ill-considered” statement upon President Biden’s inauguration, Pope Francis received Chicago prelate in private audience this morning.
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In
@AP
interview, Francis has masterfully called the world to reassess homophobic attitudes toward LGBT persons. His linking of hatred toward gays to lack of charity may represent an evolvement in church teaching. What Pope Francis is saying is this: Why single out LGBT people.
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Update on Pope Francis: “The clinical picture is progressively improving and the planned treatments continue. After breakfast, he read some newspapers and went back to work. Before lunch he went to the chapel of the private apartment where he prayed and received the Eucharist."
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Pope Francis to workers at charity agency in Lisbon: “The Church is not an archeology museum. Some think so, but it is not. It is the old fountain of the town that supplies water to current generations as well as past generations.”
#WYDLisbon
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As the 10th Anniversary of Francis’ pontificate quickly approaches, a needed reminder for some, and sadly, even for select prelates: To be Catholic entails being in full communion with the Successor of Peter; there is no other option.
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Happy Birthday, Pope Francis! Your pontificate has inspired me to be a kinder, gentler, more compassionate person. May God grant you many more years. The Church needs you now more than ever!
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Pope Francis appoints Anchorage pastor Fr. Steven Maekawa O.P. (56) as Bishop of Fairbanks; Bishop-elect Maekawa become the first prelate of Japanese descent to lead a US Diocese.
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Pope Francis: “Let us not be enchanted by the sirens of populism…Let us not follow the false ‘messiahs’ who, in the name of profit, proclaim recipes useful only for increasing the wealth of a few, while condemning the poor to the margins of society.”
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The SCOTUS rulings do not align with Catholic Social Teaching, let alone the Gospel, and the Court is stacked with “Catholics,” and 6 of them have consistently ruled against the Gospel and the Pope Francis’ vision of a Church that is welcoming and inclusive.
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Pope slams Church division where instead of “playing as a team, we start playing the game of the enemy: bishops not communicating with each other…priests versus laity” where “political and social problems, polarize us, entrenched along ideological lines.”
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Pope Francis today has authorized that the Superior General of religious congregations is not to be limited to ordained clerics; a religious brother may also be elected to role of Superior General.
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Pope reveals he is updating papal funeral protocol, says “Benedict’s would be the last wake in which the body of a pope is exposed in an open coffin, on a bier…Popes should be “buried like any son of the church, in a dignified, but not excessive manner.”
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Pope Francis to Franciscans: “You are good confessors: the Franciscans are famous for this. You forgive everything. You forgive always. God never tires of forgiving: we tire of asking for forgiveness. The Lord forgives everything.”
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Pope Francis has appointed Chilean abuse survivor
@jccruzchellew
as a member of the Vatican’s Commission for the Protection of Minors. It was Juan Carlos who changed Francis’ mind regarding the level of abuse cover-up in the Chilean church.
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