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UK minister: Dialogue and respect to combat religious intolerance
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UK minister: Dialogue and respect to combat religious intolerance

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UK minister: Dialogue and respect to combat religious intolerance

Lord Ahmad met with top Vatican officials and addressed a conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University ‘Why it matters to be intolerant of intolerance’ was the title of a conference held at Rome’s Gregorian University this week, highlighting the need for closer cooperation in the fight against violent extremism. cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422 (1)Key speakers at the event were [...]

Deborah 2018-03-24T06:13:05+00:00 Feb 27th, 2018|Categories: Featured Post Month, Uncategorized|

Hope pushes us onward
Hope pushes us onward

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Hope pushes us onward

Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Christian Hope at Wednesday’s General Audience, taking as his starting point a reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Rom 15, 13-14: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy [...]

Deborah 2017-05-31T13:28:18+00:00 May 31st, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Blessed John Henry Newman, General Audience, Letter to the Hebrews, Pentecost, Pope, Pope Francis, Wednesday Audience|

Letter #23: Nicholas in Russia

May 22, 2017, Monday “Almost all houses [in Russia] in the past and Orthodox people today have three icons at their homes: an icon of the Savior, of the Holy Virgin and of St. Nicholas." —Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill on Sunday, May 21 (yesterday) in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, commenting on the [...]

Deborah 2018-02-23T13:12:16+00:00 May 29th, 2017|Categories: The Moynihan Letters, Uncategorized|

Christians are always on the go in their journey to meet the Lord

The life of every Christian is a journey and a process during which to deepen the faith. Speaking during the homily at morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope reflected on the liturgical reading of the day in which St. Paul tells the story of Salvation leading up to Jesus. During the course of [...]

Deborah 2017-05-11T13:02:01+00:00 May 11th, 2017|Categories: Morning Mass Homilies, Uncategorized|Tags: Casa Santa Marta, Death Penalty, Domus Santa Marta, Egypt, Exodus, francis, Freedom, homily, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, mortal sin, Pope, Pope Francis, Prisoners, Slavery, St. Paul, stable|

The Spirit makes us free, without compromise, rigidity
The Spirit makes us free, without compromise, rigidity

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The Spirit makes us free, without compromise, rigidity

Never forget that our faith is concrete, and rejects compromises and idealizations. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. Among those present at the Mass were the Cardinal counselors of the C-9, who are meeting with the Holy Father on Monday. The Pope reflected on the liberty [...]

Deborah 2017-04-24T18:58:41+00:00 Apr 24th, 2017|Categories: Morning Mass Homilies, Uncategorized|Tags: Acts of the Apostles, Casa Santa Marta, Domus Santa Marta, homily, John, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, Nicodemus, Peter, Pope, Pope Francis|

The logic of mercy
The logic of mercy

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The logic of mercy

It is not surprising that the Holy Father was inspired by the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman when he described in Amoris Latetitia “the logic of pastoral mercy”, based upon the three pillars of accompaniment, discernment and integration. Quoting the Relatio Synodi of 2014, the Pope affirmed that the situations which do not [...]

Deborah 2016-07-15T16:25:50+00:00 Jul 15th, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Amoris Latetitia, Flos Carmeli, Holy Father, Mater Misericordiae, Pope, Pope Franci, Relatio Synodi, Samaritan, Samaritan woman, well|

Pope Francis at Mass in Gyumri, Armenia
Pope Francis at Mass in Gyumri, Armenia

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Pope Francis at Mass in Gyumri, Armenia

Speaking at Holy Mass Saturday in Gyumri, Armenia, Pope Francis recalled the “terrible devastation” wrought by the massive 1988 earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and gave thanks “for all that has been rebuilt.” In his Homily, the Pope offered three “stable foundations upon which we can tirelessly build and rebuild the Christian life.” [...]

Deborah 2016-06-25T16:49:20+00:00 Jun 25th, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Armenia, charity, Compassion, Faith, Gregory of Narek, memory, merciful love, Morning Mass Homily, Pope, Pope Francis|

News From The East

May 2016 - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, foreground, addresses the 2nd Moscow Cadet Parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow (Iliya Pitalev / Sputnik) Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declares Worldwide “Holy War” on Terrorism The head [...]

Deborah 2016-06-01T17:10:38+00:00 Jun 1st, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Catholicism and Orthodoxy, Coptic, News, News from the East, Orthodox, Orthodox Council, Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis, russia, Russian orthodox|

The Tenderness of a Papal Document: “The Joy of Love”
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The Tenderness of a Papal Document: “The Joy of Love”

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The Tenderness of a Papal Document: “The Joy of Love”

April 8, Holy See press conference presenting Pope Francis' Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris Laetitia", on love in the family (Photo Grzegorz Galazka) Francis has given us a poetic, eloquent, moving hymn to love in Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”), issued April 8. This text is really for families: one part of this letter, [...]

Deborah 2018-03-22T05:23:05+00:00 Apr 1st, 2016|Categories: Featured Post Month, Lead Stories, Uncategorized|Tags: Amoris Laetitia, Antonio Livi, Bishop Robert Barron, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Divorce and Remarriage, family, Marriage, Pope Francis, Robert Barron, Synod, Synod of Bishops, Synod on the Family, The Joy of Love|

The serpent that kills and the one that saves
The serpent that kills and the one that saves

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The serpent that kills and the one that saves

If we want to understand the “history of our redemption” we must look at the Crucifix. Pope Francis’ homily for Mass at Santa Marta on Tuesday, 15 March, revolved around the mystery of the suffering and death of Jesus, who became sin for man’s salvation. The Pontiff’s reflection focused on the message borne in the image [...]