Pope Speaks

Avoiding clericalization

“Every catechist, says Pope Francis, “must be a witness to the faith, a teacher and mystagogue, a companion and pedagogue, who teaches for the Church.” Catechists, he continues, “are called first to be expert in the pastoral service of transmitting the faith,” from the first proclamation of the kerygma to preparation for the sacraments of Christian initiation, […]

We Are A Global Community

“How do we prevent conflicts? No people, no social group can single-handedly achieve peace, prosperity, security and happiness. None,” Pope Francis pointed out. “The lesson learned from the recent pandemic is the awareness that we are a global community, all in the same boat,” he said in a post on his Twitter. On the occasion […]

No One Is Saved Alone

Pope Francis went on to note that “for all our deeply-held convictions that all men and women are created equal, many of our brothers and sisters in the human family, especially those at the margins of society, are effectively excluded from the financial world.” The pandemic, he continued, has re-minded us that “no one is […]

See Jesus

“The sign of the Cross over the centuries, the Pope said “has become the symbol par excellence of Christi-ans,” and the Crucifix is often where people “see Jesus,” especially those from places where Christianity is not well-known where it is the sign they encounter and come to recognize. They see them in churches, the homes […]

Immense suffering of War

“An untold number of dead and wounded, millions of refugees, thousands missing, destruction, violence of all kinds and immense suffering for the entire population, especially the most vulnerable, such as children, women and the elderly,” said the Pope. He also called on the international community to provide “decisive and renewed” commitment to rebuild-ing the nation, […]

The Experience of the Hell

Hungarian author Edith Bruck, now almost 90 years old, has lived in Italy for many years. Struck by her witness in her at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Pope Francis on Saturday decided pay her a visit at her home in Rome’s centre on February 20, 2021 “I have come here to thank you for your […]

Bearing witness to the truth

The Holy Father explains “accepting and living the truth revealed in Christ means, first of all, opening our hearts to God’s word.” Through fasting, “experienced as a form of self-denial,” we are able “to rediscover God’s gift and recognize that, created in His image and likeness, we find our fulfilment in Him.” Fasting, too, by […]

Remembering Means Being Careful

“Today we commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and all those persecuted and deported by the Nazi regime,” Pope Francis said at his weekly General Audience. “Remembering also means being careful be-cause these things could happen again, beginning with ideological proposals intended to save a people and ending by destroying a people and humanity.” He […]

Indian bishops slam terror attack on tourists in India’s Kashmir

No action taken against police who assaulted Catholic priests in India