September, 2015
Editorial: The Pope in America
September 30, 2015 · By @inquirerdotnet for Philippine Daily Inquirer
WITH HIS recent visit to the United States, Pope Francis has brought his message of social equality, concern for the marginalized, the perils of unbridled capitalism, and greater responsibility for climate change to, arguably, the nation that most needs to hear it. That statement may sound unfair. US President Barack Obama has done more than […]
Read More...Love others and be loved- Pope Francis says.
September 26, 2015 ·
Give love, justice and compassion to the poor and the needy and for the most part you will get the same in return. Treat others as you yourself would want to be treated. This is the heart of the message of Pope Francis to the United States and the world on his missionary journey to […]
Read More...Pope may ruffle feathers on US/Cuba trip
September 22, 2015 · By Caroline Wyatt for www.bbc.com
Pope Francis’s forthcoming nine-day visit to the US and Cuba, which starts on Saturday, will be his 10th and longest trip abroad yet and, for the 78-year-old, it is likely to be challenging on many levels. It is the Argentine-born Pope’s first trip to the US and, while he has attained popularity ratings there that […]
Read More...The Church cannot remain silent as women and children live on the streets
September 21, 2015 ·
Vatican City, 17 September 2015 (VIS) – This morning in the Clementine Hall the Holy Father received the participants in the International Symposium on the Pastoral Care of the Street, organised by the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples. The aim of the meeting was to draw up a plan of action to respond […]
Read More...What the Pope Has to Say
September 21, 2015 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
What the Pope Has to Say Fr. Shay Cullen, mssc The meeting I was privileged to have with Pope Francis in the Vatican last Thursday, 17 September was at the conclusion of five days of discussions and presentations on the condition of street children and women and the issues of child abuse, prostitution, human trafficking, […]
Read More...A meeting with Pope Francis
September 18, 2015 · By Preda News
A meeting with Pope Francis Fr. Shay Cullen 18 September 2015 It was a day to remember meeting Pope Francis in the Vatican audience hall last Thursday, 17 September 2015. He is a pope like no other in his simplicity of life and would be more comfortable sitting on a bus in Buenos Aires or […]
Read More...Pope Francis pops out of Vatican to buy new glasses
September 18, 2015 · By Europe for www.bbc.com
Pope Francis drew crowds for an unusual reason on Thursday – after slipping out of the Vatican to visit an optician. While the optician normally delivers new glasses to the Vatican, Pope Francis insisted on travelling to the shop in central Rome this time. Large crowds gathered outside the shop as he spent an hour […]
Read More...Columban Missionaries Offer ‘Concrete Hope’ in the Face of Refugee Crisis in Europe
September 16, 2015 ·
HONG KONG. Columban missionaries around the world are heartbroken and outraged by the ongoing humanitarian crisis facing Europe in the waves of refugees coming from the Middle East and Africa. “Pope Francis urges us to offer ‘concrete hope’,” said Columban Superior General, Fr. Kevin O’Neill. “For Columban missionaries, this means welcoming the stranger in our […]
Read More...Address of his holiness Pope Francis
September 16, 2015 · By L’Osservatore Romano for www.news.va
Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank all the religious leaders gathered here for their commitment in favour of the survivors of human trafficking, and all those present for their intense participation in this act of brotherhood, especially toward the most suffering of our brothers and sisters. Inspired by our confessions of faith, today we are gathered […]
Read More...The Lazarus migrants at the gate.
September 14, 2015 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Lazarus migrants at the gate. 11 September ,2015 Fr. Shay Cullen Vatican City. As delegates gather in The Vatican to attend the International Symposium on Pastoral Care of Migrants and Street people held by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, a shockingly painful video is being broadcast on […]
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