Pope Francis surprised the world at the end of yesterday’s Mass in Bethlehem’s Manger Square when he invited the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican to pray together for peace. Even more surprising is that both leaders accepted!
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Holy Land Squabbles While Making Ready for the Pope
Western wall in Jerusalem
A day before the pope’s plane lands in Amman, Jordan, a flurry of last-minute activity – and squabbling – is sweeping across the Holy Land in anticipation of his arrival.
Pope’s Trip to Holy Land is Not Political!
Pope Francis is making it clear that his trip to the Holy Land this weekend is aimed at praying for peace in the region, not politics!
What Did the Pope Really Say About Divorcees?
Jaquelina Lisbona and her civil law husband, Julio Sabetto
Once again the faithful are enduring a media-inspired kerfuffle over an alleged statement made by Pope Francis during a personal phone call to a divorcee who remarried outside the Church that she can take Communion; however, the Vatican calls these reports “unreliable” and the woman’s pastor says the whole episode is “impossible.”
Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter
Pope Francis delivered his second Urbi et Orbi message for Easter and called upon Christians to spread the good news that in Jesus “love has triumphed over hatred, mercy over sinfulness, goodness over evil, truth over falsehood, life over death.”
Pope: Children Have Right to a Mother & Father
While addressing a delegation from the International Catholic Office of Children (BICE) last Friday, Pope Francis stressed that children have a right to grow up with a mother and a father.
Pope Warns: Devil Exists in 21st Century!
In a homily giving at morning Mass last Friday, Pope Francis warned the faithful that whoever wants to be a follower of Jesus must be aware that the devil exists and must be resisted.
Pope Warns About Dictatorship of Thought
At a time when the rights of faithful Americans are being repeatedly attacked by special interest groups, Pope Francis issued a timely warning about “a dictatorship of a narrow line of thought” that kills “people’s freedom, their freedom of conscience.”
Pope Chides Slothful Catholics
While reflecting on the encounter between Jesus and the man who had been crippled for 38 years, Pope Francis warned the faithful that just going to Mass on Sunday and making sure we have all the right “certificates” is not enough!
Pope Francis Meets with President Obama
Pope Francis met with President Barack Obama in the Vatican for nearly an hour this afternoon for a discussion that remains largely private.
