From the Pope
With a mother’s heart, Mary raises up the abandoned, pope says at Mass
Just as she did hundreds of years ago from a small hill in Tepeyac, Mexico, Mary accompanies the downtrodden and the lowly like a mother caring for her children.
Pope: Prepare for Christ’s birth by recognizing mistakes, sowing peace
Advent is a time for people to think about what they can change about themselves so that they can sow the seeds of peace, justice and fraternity in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.
Advent is time of vigilance and prayer, pope says
Christians can turn Christmas into a “pagan” or “mundane” holiday by focusing on the gifts and the tree rather than on the birth of Jesus and his promise to come again, Pope Francis said.
Pope tells kids battling cancer to talk to their guardian angel every day
It is not easy living with cancer, but there is always some kind of victory that awaits each person on the horizon, Pope Francis told young oncology patients from Poland.
Pope: Idolatry empties lives, ruins hearts, which only Christ can revive
Every heart enslaved by false idols and evil desires needs a “transplant” with a heart filled with love, joy, goodness, hope and generosity, Pope Francis said.
Church, world need cloistered nuns’ guiding lights of prayer, pope says
Pope Francis asked people to give thanks to God for the gift of so many men and women living a cloistered life of total dedication to prayer.
People unable to give have become slaves to possessions, pope says
Life is for loving, not amassing possessions, Pope Francis said.
Pope focuses on ‘good politics’ for 2019 World Peace Day message
The world will not have peace without people having mutual trust and respecting each other’s word, the Vatican said as it announced Pope Francis’ 2019 World Peace Day message would focus on “good politics.”
Nations are built by migrants, pope says
Countries do not develop by themselves; they are built by migrants, Pope Francis said.
Pope calls for stronger preparation for sacrament of marriage
Every heart longs for unconditional love and fidelity, Pope Francis said.
Christians are meant to serve, not be served, pope says
Jesus shows Christians the rule they must live by: that they are there to serve, not be served, Pope Francis said.
Pope asks bishops, young people to drop their prejudices as synod begins
Pope Francis asked bishops to be bold, honest, open-minded, charitable and, especially, prayerful as they begin a three-week meeting on “young people, the faith and vocational discernment.”
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