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In first Holy Week homily Pope urges Catholics not to be afraid of guilt

March 28, 2024

ROME – In his first major liturgy for Holy Week, Pope Francis offered an extended reflection on the spiritual underpinnings of so-called “Catholic guilt”, a by now almost notorious concept associated by many (especially critics of Catholicism) with an almost compulsive need to feel overly guilty for any perceived offense. He addressed the ancient tradition

Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: The Cross of Christ is Inevitable

April 02, 2021

“If mere circumstances conditioned the saving power of the cross,” Pope Francis went on to say, “the Lord would not have embraced everything. But when his hour came, he embraced the cross fully. For on the cross there can be no ambiguity!”

Chinese authorities prevent priest from celebrating Chrism Mass

April 12, 2017

Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin of Mindong was forced to pay a visit to the religious affairs bureau and has not returned

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April 12, 2017

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March 24, 2016

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Why thanking our priests has become a Holy Week tradition

March 22, 2016

When we saw a protest for women's ordination outside a Chrism Mass, we knew we had to offer a response

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March 03, 2016

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Only love gives rest, Pope Francis tells priests at Chrism Mass

April 02, 2015

Holy Father urges clergy of Rome diocese not to 'flirt with spiritual worldliness'

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