After meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican yesterday, Cuban President Raul Castro said he was so impressed with the pope that he’s considering returning to the practice of Catholicism.
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Abuse Nearly Shut Down Papal Twitter Account
According to new revelations about the pope’s entrance into social media several years ago, the papal Twitter account was bombarded with so much abuse and vulgarity shortly after it opened that the Vatican considered shutting it down.
Pope: Get Involved in Politics!
Even though politics may be “dirty”, frustrating and fraught with failure, Catholics need to “get right in there” and become involved, says Pope Francis, even though some may consider it to be a “form of martyrdom”.
Francis Speaks on Complementarity of Sexes
Continuing his catechesis on the family, Pope Francis dedicated this morning’s general audience to the complementarity between man and woman, saying that a failed alliance between men and woman “makes our emotional life arid and obscures the heaven of hope.”
Pope Presents Official Bull for Year of Mercy
Pope Francis chose the Eve of Divine Mercy Sunday to present the official Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy which will begin on December 8, 2015, and lead the faithful into a year dedicated to “living out in our daily lives the mercy which God constantly extends to all of us.”
Pope: Children Are Never a Mistake!
During today’s General Audience, Pope Francis said children are never a mistake and called them “the greatest blessing which God has bestowed on man and woman.”
Pope Francis: Don’t Forget the Persecuted!
Just a day after delivering a powerful Urbi Et Orbi message calling upon the world to embrace humility and peace, Pope Francis expressed hope that the world community will not be “silent and inactive” in the fact of the unspeakable crimes being committed against Christians around the world.
Pope to Visit White House in September
The White House has announced that Pope Francis will meet with President Barack Obama in Washington during his upcoming visit to the U.S. to discuss a “wide range of issues.”
Francis: Synod Needs Prayer, Not Gossip!
During a soggy General Audience yesterday, Pope Francis re-launched the commitment to pray for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Family rather than continue to engage in the gossip that is surrounding the event.
Relic Liquifies After Papal Visit
A vial of blood from the patron saint of the Italian city of Naples transformed from its usual solid state into a liquid after a visit from Pope Francis, marking the first time since 1848 that this phenomenon occurred during the visit of a sitting pontiff.
