Too many Christians today are “as long as” Christians, obeying God “as long as” God and the Church meet their conditions and criteria for what is acceptable, just and righteous, Pope Francis said. The “conditions Christian,” Pope Francis said, says things like: “‘I am a Christian as long as things are done this way.’ ‘No, […]
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The Catholic Church’s mission in the world is to spread the fire of God’s love and must not be limited to the “‘ordinary maintenance’ of those who already know the Gospel,” Pope Francis said. Celebrating the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon on Sunday 6th October, the pope said, “Jesus did […]
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Without the Holy Spirit, there can be no evangelisation, Pope Francis said at a general audience on 2 October. He also said the Holy Spirit can “push” believers to witness to their faith and even become martyrs. “In evangelisation, the Holy Spirit makes you leave, pushing you to proclaim with testimony, even with martyrdom and […]
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Christians have a moral obligation to show God’s care for all those who are marginalised, especially migrants and refugees, Pope Francis said. “This loving care for the less privileged is presented as a characteristic trait of the God of Israel and is likewise required, as a moral duty, of all those who would belong to […]
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Pope Francis will receive the Bishops of the Forces from both the UK and Argentina in Rome, where they will exchange a statue of Our Lady of Luján which was brought to the UK at the end of the Falklands War. The original statue of the Virgin Mary, Patroness of Argentina, will be returned to […]
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The Bishop of Raphoe has applauded the hundreds of thousands of children and young people who recently took to the streets globally to demand climate justice. “I support this mobilisation of young people and all those with a love for the environment to actively highlight the vulnerability of our fragile ecosystem,” Bishop Alan McGuckian, Chair […]
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At a time of increasing urbanisation, the “irreplaceable importance” of forests is being “taken for granted and underestimated,” the Vatican’s secretary of state has said. “We all recognise how important forests are for the whole world and indeed for the very future of humanity: They are the world’s most reliable renewable resource and are essential […]
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Pope Francis slipped out of the Vatican yesterday to spend the day with members of an Italian lay community, the young people in recovery they assist and tenor Andrea Bocelli. After listening to three young people’s stories of finding the New Horizons Community and entering recovery, Pope Francis praised them as living witnesses of how […]
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The international community must ramp up its efforts if it expects to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, Pope Francis said. In a video message sent to participants at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on 23rd September, the pope said that while the 2015 Paris climate agreement raised awareness and the […]
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Catholic journalists need to be able to distinguish good from evil and recognise how their words can shape the world, not just describe what has happened, Pope Francis said. Reporters also can help “unmask words that are false and destructive,” but they must make sure their sources are credible while offering the correct context, interpretation […]
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