POPE Francis spent the last morning of his three-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land meeting with Muslims and Jews and calling for closer relations among the three major monotheistic religions as the basis for peace in the region. At his first appearance on May 26, Pope Francis toured the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, sacred to Muslims ... Read More »
IF you haven’t been to confession recently, don’t wait, Pope Francis told people at his weekly general audience. One may walk into the confessional with a heavy heart, but forgiveness brings freedom and lightness. “If a lot of time has passed, don’t lose even one more day. Go,” the pope said on February1 9, promising that “the priest will be ... Read More »
POPE Francis has committed to praying for Queensland after meeting with Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary staff and seminarians in December. Seminary rector Monsignor Tony Randazzo made a request to have 12 seminary students, two deacons, and three religious attend the Pope’s daily Mass, celebrated in the Holy Father’s private chapel at Casa Santa Marta. The seminary group was on pilgrimage ... Read More »
POPE Francis had some strong words this week regarding the scandals that have rocked the Church in recent history, calling them “the shame of the Church.” The Holy Father reflected on the topic during his homily this morning at Casa Santa Marta on January 16. The first reading from the 1st book of Samuel recalled the defeat of Israel by ... Read More »
VATICAN CITY: When Fr Fabian Baez booked his trip to Rome, he didn’t have an appointment to meet with the Pope, so he gave himself ample time in the Eternal City to be able to arrange some way to see him. A week and a half in Rome seemed like plenty of time to meet up with the Pope ... Read More »
HOLY Spirit Provincial Seminary students and deacons prayed and met with Pope Francis on a recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Rome. Twelve seminary students, two deacons, seminary rector Monsignor Tony Randazzo, Brisbane archdiocese’s vocations director Fr Morgan Batt and seminary spiritual director Carmelite Father Paul Chandler attended Mass at Casa Santa Maria with Pope Francis on December 23. ... Read More »
VATICAN CITY: Christians should go out into the world to follow God but use “holy cunning” to guard against the snares of temptation, Pope Francis said. The Pope made the remarks at a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on January 6 on the feast of the Epiphany, which marks the manifestation of Jesus as saviour to the world. In his ... Read More »
VATICAN CITY: “The Christian is a man or a woman who knows to keep watch over his or her heart,” the Holy Father observed in his homily on January 7 at Casa Santa Marta. The Pope reflected on the importance of vigilance in discerning what comes from God. Speaking on the first reading from the First Letter of John, the ... Read More »
AMMAN, Jordan: Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem welcomed the announcement of Pope Francis’ May visit to the Holy Land and said he hopes the pilgrimage will be a “cry for peace”, particularly for Palestinians, Israelis, Syrians and others beset by conflict. Pope Francis announced his first trip as pontiff to the Holy Land, May 24-26, during his weekly blessing ... Read More »
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