Catholic Church Archives

Recognize God’s presence, be open to solace he brings, pope says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- September 25, 2017
During his morning Mass, Pope Francis asked people to remember to thank God in prayer for always being there to help them “move forward, to hope, to carry the cross.” The pope also said the Lord “will let us feel his presence” all the time.
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Dolan: Honesty about church’s flaws might win back fallen-away members
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- September 25, 2017
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York told a convention of priests that Pope Francis has made it clear that a Christian cannot be “a nomad” but is someone who “belongs to a people, the church. A Christian without a church is something purely idealistic.”
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Love of neighbor must begin with love of God, Pope Francis says
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- September 25, 2017
Francis met Monday morning with 50 members of the Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, an organization which offers financial, material and technical support to the Vatican’s small military force. He thanked them for their work in support of the young Swiss men who devote some years of their lives to “serving the Church and the Holy See.”
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Pope urges Trappists to share their silence, simplicity

Pope Francis said the Trappist dedication to prayer is “an expression of your love for God and a reflection of a love that embraces all of humanity.” Being contemplatives, he said, is a process or journey in which the monks and nuns become “men and women of prayer, ever more pervaded by love for the Lord and transformed into his friends.”

Pope makes surprise visit to Rome rehabilitation center

Pope Francis visited the Santa Lucia Foundation rehabilitation center in Rome on September 22, The pope began the so-called “Mercy Friday” visits in late 2015 during the Year of Mercy. The visits were designed to reflect the spiritual and corporal works of mercy with “those who live in situations of physical and social exclusion.”