VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God’s power is the power of his humble, defenseless love, the papal preacher told Pope Francis and thousands of people gathered for the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion. “It takes little power to show off; it takes a
Editor’s note: For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Stations of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum. The complete text of the meditations, originally published on the Vatican website, is included below.
Just before some 1,500 priests, bishops and cardinals renewed their priestly promises, Pope Francis asked them to embrace "compunction," which he said was "an aspect of the spiritual life that has been somewhat neglected yet remains essential."
Looking at its etymology, he said
Of the thousands of people packed into the Paul VI Audience Hall for Pope Francis' weekly general audience, two visitors received special praise from the pope for their unlikely friendship.
The presence of Bassam Aramin from Palestine and Rami Elhanan from Israel, seated
Pope Francis told Catholics in the Holy Land that he knows Holy Week this year is "so overshadowed by the Passion and, as yet, so little by the Resurrection."
In a letter published March 27, Pope Francis told the region's Catholics that he
Contemplating Christ's passion should inspire Christians to be more patient in the face of their own suffering and trials, Pope Francis said.
"There is no better witness to the love of Christ than meeting a patient Christian," Pope Francis said during his general
For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross service at Rome's Colosseum, the head of the Vatican press office said.
For the service March 29, Pope
The fight against illegal drugs and narcotrafficking must target not just drug supplies, but also the demand for drugs through prevention programs and assistance, Pope Francis said.
"The state's silence on this issue only normalizes and facilitates the promotion of the consumption and
As bishops from Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama visited two migrant camps on the northern edge of the Darién jungle, Pope Francis called the treacherous trek to a better life the migrant "via crucis."
The "human caravan passes through the Darién Gap, a
Pope Francis' planned visit to Venice will include a Mass in the city's famous St. Mark's Square, a meeting with young people from the archdiocese and a meeting with female detainees at an island prison where the Vatican has set up its