Pope on Solemnity of Mary’s Assumption: ‘She Was First to Believe in Son of God’
The Holy Father also prayed Aug. 15 for the dozens massacred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the weekend.
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Pope Calls Upon Christians to Pray for the ‘Fire of Divine Love’
The Holy Father said that Christians need to open themselves to the action of the Holy Spirit in order to have the courage to proclaim Jesus Christ’s Kingdom.
Pope Francis Mourns Victims of ‘Senseless and Brutal’ Pakistan Hospital Attack
‘Upon all who mourn and upon all who have been affected by this tragedy, His Holiness invokes the divine gifts of consolation and strength,’ read a telegram from the Holy See on Aug. 9.
Pope Francis Establishes Commission to Study Church History of Non-Ordained Women Deacons
New group is comprised of 12 members, half of whom are women.
Pope Francis: ‘I Do Not Believe It Is Right to Identify Islam with Violence’
During an in-flight press conference en route to Rome, the Holy Father again rejected link between Islam and the violent acts of Islamic States militants.
Pope Francis to WYD Pilgrims at Closing Mass: ‘Jesus Calls You by Name!’
‘No one is insignificant,’ Francis said July 31. ‘He loves all of us with a special love; for him, all of us are important: You are important! In his eyes, you are precious, and your value is inestimable.’
Pope to WYD Youth at Prayer Vigil: ‘Jesus Is Calling You to Leave Your Mark on History’
‘God hopes in you. ... With you, the world can be different,’ Francis assured the youth gathered for prayer on July 30.
Pope to Priests and Religious: Rise Above Mediocrity
“Finding their happiness in the Lord, they are not content with a life of mediocrity, but burn with the desire to bear witness and reach out to others,” he said at Mass in Krakow on July 30. “Rather than just getting by, they rejoice to evangelize.”
Pope Visits Sick Children at Krakow Hospital
Francis expressed his solidarity with the sick and lauded the hospital in its caring for ‘the smallest and most needy.’
Papal Prayer at Auschwitz: ‘Lord, Forgiveness for So Much Cruelty!’
Pope Francis paid a solemn visit to the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps on Friday, where he prayed in silence and then wrote a prayer in the ‘Memory Book.’
