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Update: Pope concerned by U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Pope Francis expressed his concern that such a move would further destabilize the Middle East. Pope Francis said he could not …
Pope’s letter to Argentine bishops on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ part of official record
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Describing them as “authentic magisterium,” Pope Francis ordered the official publication of his letter to a group of Argentine bishops and their guidelines for the interpretation of “Amoris Laetitia,” his apostolic exhortation on the family. According to a brief note by Cardinal Pietro …
Humility not about being polite, but accepting humiliation, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like a sprout, humility needs to be nourished so that the Holy Spirit may grow within all Christians, Pope Francis said. While some believe that “being humble means being polite, courteous and closing your eyes in prayer,” accepting humiliation is the only …
Don’t wait to be perfect to answer vocational call, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Men and women contemplating a vocation to the priesthood, consecrated life or marriage should not be afraid because God wants only for them to experience the joy that comes from serving others, Pope Francis said. “Our slowness …
Advent is time to identify sin, help the poor, see beauty, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Advent is a time to be watchful and alert to the ways one strays from God’s path, but also to signs of his presence in other people and in the beauty of the world, Pope Francis said. Reciting the Angelus prayer Dec. 3, …
Pope says world has reached moral limit on nuclear deterrence
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BANGLADESH (CNS) — The Cold War policy of nuclear deterrence appears morally unacceptable today, Pope Francis said. St. John Paul II, in a 1982 message to the U.N. General Assembly, said deterrence “may still be judged morally acceptable” as …
Pope expresses satisfaction with meetings on Rohingya crisis
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BANGLADESH (CNS) — Well aware he was disappointing some people by not using the word “Rohingya” publicly in Myanmar, Pope Francis said his chief concern had been to get a point across, and he did. “If I would have …
Update: Fear and loathing: Rohingya crisis shows danger of identity politics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Abir Abdullah, EPA By Cindy Wooden DHAKA, Bangladesh (CNS) — The themes chosen by the local bishops for Pope Francis’ visits to Myanmar and Bangladesh — “Love and peace” and “Harmony and peace” — sounded naive or just too “nicey-nice” to some people. But when love, peace and …
Defend God’s image by defending the Rohingya, pope urges
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden DHAKA, Bangladesh (CNS) — Each human being is created in the image and likeness of God, yet so often people desecrate that image with violence as seen in the treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, Pope Francis said. “Today, the presence of God is also …
Pope Prayer intentions for December
Pope Francis Prayer intentions for December That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.
