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Pope’s gift for publicity has its dangers

January 27, 2022

Pope Francis has done it again. He has got himself into the news – on social media – by turning up at a record shop in Rome to spend 10 minutes browsing among the LPs like a normal citizen. As teenagers are keenly aware, vinyl is very much of the moment, so the Pope is

Wisdom of the elders

January 27, 2022

In Stories of a Generation, Pope Francis and others share moving tales of struggle and courage.

Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus ‘Doctor of Unity’

January 21, 2022

Pope Francis on Friday officially declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon as the 37th Doctor of the Church, with the title “Doctor Unitatis” (“Doctor of Unity”). “May the doctrine of such a great Master encourage more and more the path of all the Lord’s disciples towards full communion,” the pope wrote in a decree signed on Jan. 21.

Pope Francis calls migrant crisis a ‘shipwreck of civilization’ during refugee camp visit

December 06, 2021

From a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis decried European indifference to the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean as a “shipwreck of civilization.” “The Mediterranean, which for millennia has brought different peoples and distant lands together, is now becoming a grim cemetery without tombstones. This great basin of water, the

Pope Francis to Catholics in Cyprus: ‘Jesus alone frees the heart from evil’

December 03, 2021

Pope Francis said on Friday that “Jesus alone frees the heart from evil” as he celebrated Mass in the divided capital city of Cyprus. Preaching at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Dec. 3, the pope described Christ as a “physician” eager to bring healing to the human heart. “Jesus is the physician: he alone

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Catholic archbishop of Paris

December 02, 2021

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit on Thursday amid a controversy surrounding an alleged prior relationship with a woman before he was archbishop of Paris. A statement from the Holy See press office on Dec. 2 said that Pope Francis accepted the resignation submitted by Aupetit and had appointed Archbishop Georges Pontier, archbishop emeritus

Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to WWII martyr Bl. Titus Brandsma’s intercession

November 25, 2021

Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to Titus Brandsma, an outspoken opponent of Nazism martyred at Dachau concentration camp in 1942. The pope authorized Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints, to issue a decree on Nov. 25 approving the miracle. The decision paves the way for the Dutch Carmelite

Is Pope Francis’ pragmatic approach creating a crisis for canon law?

November 19, 2021

In the eight years since his election, Pope Francis has been an active lawmaker. Beyond his well-publicized reforms, there have been many other significant but hidden legislative changes. When making these alterations, Pope Francis has mostly acted alone. The Vatican departments that normally oversee and harmonize new legislation with existing laws have been marginalized. This