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Category Archives: Pope Francis
The Politics of Papal Etiquette (to kiss the ring or not to kiss the ring?)
By Joe Ronan Until comparatively recently, the etiquette of greeting people was rather straightforward. A handshake would suffice for all other than close relatives, and even then polite restraint was the rule. Increasingly though social greetings seem increasingly diverse … Continue reading
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Reaching young people who no longer pray or attend church
[Jack Valero] Look around any congregation at Mass in the UK and there’s one group that’s largely absent – young people. After Confirmation they simply disappear and may or may not return when they get married and have a family … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Pope Francis, synod 2018, young people
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Who could be on the new pathway to sainthood?
[Austen Ivereigh] Pope Francis yesterday declared a third category of holiness recognizable by the Catholic Church that could have far-reaching consequences for the way sainthood is viewed in the contemporary age. In his motu propio or papal edict dated July … Continue reading
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Pope Francis message for first ‘World Day of the Poor’
(At the conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy in November last year, Pope Francis in his message ‘Misericordia et Misera‘ instituted a World Day of the Poor to be marked on the 33th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which this year … Continue reading
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Collins’s resignation doesn’t mean pope’s anti-abuse body is not working
[Austen Ivereigh in Rome] The resignation of the Irish abuse survivor, Marie Collins, from the Vatican’s Commission for the Protection of Minors (see statements below), is doubtless a major blow to the perception of the pope’s commitment to creating a safeguarding … Continue reading
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Pope to ambassadors: Peace is built on culture of mercy
[What follows is full text of Pope Francis’s speech today to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. The annual address is considered the most important foreign-policy address by the pope, and offers a state-of-the-world diagnosis. Although his strong words against … Continue reading
Pope Francis lays out principles and achievements of Vatican reform
[Austen Ivereigh] Pope Francis has today laid out a series of criteria for reforming the Roman Curia, calling for a conversion of minds and hearts and warning that while some criticism of the reform is healthy, some of it is ill-willed. … Continue reading
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How a restless reforming pope can help heal Reformation rift
[Austen Ivereigh] When, on this day 499 years ago, a small-town Augustinian friar lecturing in a start-up college in provincial Germany posted dozens of arguments on the door of a castle church, he offered a prime example of what scientists call “the … Continue reading
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When Canterbury and Rome meet in a common mission
[Austen Ivereigh] In the history of this pontificate, October 2016 may come to be seen as the focal point of Christian unity initiatives — beginning with the Orthodox and ending with the Protestants, with the Anglicans (appropriately) sandwiched between the two. … Continue reading
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Francis blasts gender theory but urges pastoral care for trans people
[Austen Ivereigh] Jesus would welcome and walk with transgender people even if they undergo sex-change operations, but ‘gender theory’ is a form of indoctrination that should be resisted, Pope Francis said on the papal flight last night from Azerbaijan. He was … Continue reading
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