Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has written that Pope Francis is not endorsing socialism, despite a recent papal call for economic redistribution by states. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Cardinal Dolan stated the Pope believes capitalism must come with “compassion and generosity”. The principal focus of Pope Francis’s economic teaching is that economic Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Pope Francis’
Pope Francis says if we destroy creation, it will destroy us
Friday, May 23rd, 2014
Pope Francis has sounded a clear warning about respect for the environment – if we destroy creation, then creation will destroy us. At his general audience on May 21, the Pope said polluting or destroying the environment amounts to telling God one doesn’t like his creation. Safeguarding creation is safeguarding a gift from God, he Read more
Pope says Archbishop Romero cause proceeding well
Friday, May 23rd, 2014
Pope Francis has assured the bishops of El Salvador that the cause for sainthood of murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero is proceeding well. The bishops reportedly asked him to come to El Salvador to preside personally over the archbishop’s hoped-for beatification. Archbishop Jose Escobar Alas said he and three other Salvadoran bishops met the Pope at Read more
Pilgrimage to a land of arguments
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
Israel is where you can encounter the physical reality of religion. In one short trip, I prayed at the spot where Jesus was born, stood at the foot of the mountain where he fed the 5,000 and touched the rock into which his cross was planted. To all those atheists who say “Jesus wasn’t even Read more
Mary Untier of Knots, pray for us
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
‘Mary Untier of Knots, pray for us’ would be a strange-sounding invocation in the Litany to Our Lady to which we are so accustomed. In fact, devotion to the Blessed Virgin under this title has been common in parts of Germany for centuries. Recently, however, the world’s attention was drawn to it when Vatican Radio Read more
Pope Francis shuns bullet-proof vehicles for Holy Land visit
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
Pope Francis doesn’t want to use bullet-proof vehicles during his upcoming visit to the Holy Land. Rather, the Pope wants to travel by an ordinary car during his visit from May 24-26. Most heads of state use bullet-proof transport in the Middle East. Fears about security for the pontiff have been rising in Israel amid Read more
Progressive coalition calls for Rome apology for LCWR criticism
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
A coalition of 16 United States progressive Catholic groups has written to Pope Francis asking for a public apology to American nuns and a theologian. The Nun Justice Project wrote an open letter regarding recent comments by Cardinal Gerhard Müller to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. On April 30, Cardinal Müller, the prefect of Read more
Diego Maradona urges Pope Francis to transform Vatican
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014Former soccer star Diego Maradona has urged Pope Francis to transform the Vatican from “a lie” into an institution that gives more to the people. In an interview shown on an Italian television station, Dubai-based Maradona urged his fellow Argentine move ahead with reforms. “The Vatican, for me, is a lie because instead of giving to people it Read more
Italian women having affairs with priests write to Pope
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014A group of 26 Italian women – all claiming to be in affairs with priests – have written to Pope Francis pleading with him to end the celibacy requirement. The women said that there were many more like them who were “living in silence”. “We love these men, they love us, and in most cases, Read more
Governor General invites Pope to visit NZ
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
During a meeting with the Pope in Rome, New Zealand’s Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae has invited Pope Francis to visit New Zealand. Mateparae wrote on his Facebook page: “Our audience with Pope Francis was a very special occasion for us today.” “Pope Francis was well informed about New Zealand. He was most interested in Read more