Pope Francis

How do religious vows give light to men and women of our time? Pope Francis answers

Pope’s homily on the eve of the Solemnity of Consecrated Life 2025 on how through the vows one is a bearer of light for the men and women of this time.

Feb 02, 2025 16:53

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Angelus•Pope Francis

What is the newness that Jesus brings to the world? Pope Francis answers

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, February 2, 2025

Feb 02, 2025 16:48

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Gender Ideology•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

“Helping young people accept their bodies and their vocation as women and men is the true path of freedom and happiness,” says Bishop Barron

Feb 02, 2025 16:41

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Local Church

USA: Goal of Catholic Education is the Flourishing of Each Individual and Their Ultimate Salvation, says Bishop O’Connell

Bishop O’Connell also emphasized the critical role of families in Catholic education. “Our Church recognizes the primacy of parents as the first educators of their children, and Catholic schools are committed to working alongside them, deeply incorporating families into both the life of the school and the Church.”

Feb 02, 2025 16:36

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Holy Land

Pilgrims in the Holy Land: a book to accompany the faith in the Jubilee Period

Details of the collaborating authors are below as well as a link to purchase the book on Amazon.

Feb 02, 2025 16:34

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Persecuted Christians

Number of Kidnapped Catholic Priests Grows in One Year Worldwide

38 priests and religious were kidnapped in 2024

Feb 02, 2025 07:05

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Local Church

In a Press Release at the End of Its General Assembly, the Sodalitium of Christian Life Announced Officially Its Dissolution by the Pope

Communiqué at the end of the General Assembly

Jan 31, 2025 20:26

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Pro Life

Trump Corrects One of Biden’s Most Dictatorial Actions Against Pro-Lifers: Pardons 23 Persons

The radically biased use that Biden made of that Law to persecute pro-lifers caused scandal even among promoters of that Law

Jan 31, 2025 20:21

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Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church

Vatican Seeks to Define ‘Spiritual Abuse’ in Canon Law

Jan 31, 2025 20:18

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Pope Francis•Vocations

Pope Francis Addresses Formators and Seminarians from the Spanish Dioceses of the Valencian Ecclesiastical Province

Words from the Pope to seminarians from the dioceses of Valencia, Orihuela-Alicante, Segorbe-Castellón, Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza

Jan 31, 2025 19:31

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Marriage and Family•Pope Francis

The existence or non-existence of a valid marriage and the truth of one’s personal reality, according to Pope Francis

Address of the Pope to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota on the spirit that pervaded the reform of the process for the declaration of marriage annulment

Jan 31, 2025 16:54

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Pro Life

Trump Reinstates ‘Mexico City Policy’ in Sweeping Pro-Life Move

The move was widely celebrated by pro-life leaders, who see it as a step toward cementing a culture of life in U.S. policy. Life is winning in America,» former Vice President Mike Pence wrote on X (formerly Twitter), praising Trump’s reinstatement of the rule.

Jan 30, 2025 17:36

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