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- Jan 16, 2021
A resident at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where Pope Francis lives, tested positive for COVID-19, the Vatican announced.
Decrying the unimaginable “hell” migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged all Christians to examine how they do or don’t help — as Jesus commanded — the people God has placed in their path.
Christians must follow the Ten Commandments, of course, but Christianity is not about following rules, it is about having a relationship with Jesus, Pope Francis said.
At a time of global “tragedy and suffering” because of the coronavirus, and in view of the long-term impact it will have, believers of every religion should beg mercy from the one God and father of all, Pope Francis said.
When most Catholics hear the Gospel reading about the vine and the branches, they focus on Jesus saying that God prunes the branches, so the vine bears more fruit, Pope Francis said.
In his Mass on Tuesday, Pope Francis reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from St. John, in which Jesus tells his disciples that he will give them a peace that is different from the peace the world offers.