Genoa Archives

Closeness is God’s answer to suffering, pope says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Aug 13, 2019

In hopeless situations of pain and suffering, God never abandons his children but rather remains close to them, Pope Francis said.

Italian cardinal wants ‘medicine of mercy, not arms of rigidity’

Church in Europe, WMF Ireland
Aug 25, 2018

The head of the Italian bishops’ conference told attendees at the World Meeting of Families to put down the arms of rigidity and take on the medicine of mercy when it comes to marriage and family life.

Pope prays for victims of Genoa bridge collapse

Vatican
Aug 15, 2018

After a major bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday, killing 38 and leaving many others wounded or missing, Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims and all those effected by the disaster, entrusting them to God’s mercy.

Italian cardinal says Genoa bridge collapse has “bloodied” summer holidays

Church in Europe
Aug 14, 2018

A bridge collapse in the Italian city of Genoa which killed at least 22 people has “bloodied” the summer holidays, according to the head of the country’s bishops’ conference.

Why the pope is wrong about “speculators”

Commentary, Vatican
Jun 6, 2017

Pope Francis blames speculators for the growth of bureaucracy and burdensome regulations that disadvantage “real entrepreneurs, honest managers” to the benefit of “those who can find the means to circumvent controls and reach their goals.” But a better phrase is “crony capitalism,” where large, politically well-connected enterprises compete unfairly against small firms without the same friends in government.

A supposedly anti-capitalist pope channels his inner entrepreneur

Vatican
May 28, 2017

In terms of broad public perceptions, Pope Francis is often seen as hostile to Capitalism and no real friend of corporate culture. Yet on Saturday in Genoa, he delivered a reflection on business activity worthy of a graduate-level MBA program, among other things arguing that exploiting workers isn’t just immoral but also economically self-defeating.