Pope makes first South Korean visit in 25 years
SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis arrived Thursday in South Korea on the first papal visit to the Asian nation in a quarter century, stepping off a plane onto a red carpet and greeting the president,...
View ArticlePapal first: Francis visits Pentecostal church
Pope Francis has become the first pope to visit a Pentecostal church, pressing his outreach to evangelicals who represent Catholicism's greatest competition for Christian souls around the globe....
View ArticleMinnesota archbishop won't resign amid criticism
MINNEAPOLIS -- Despite criticism over how the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has handled sex abuse claims involving priests, as well as an investigation into his own conduct,...
View ArticlePope warns of ‘cancer’ of despair
Dangjin, South Korea - Pope Francis warned on Friday of a “cancer” of despair in materially obsessed, outwardly affluent societies and urged South Korean Catholics to reject “inhumane economic models”...
View ArticleCardinal Sean Brady highly regarded until abuse cover-up scandal
Cardinal Sean Brady was the only churchman from Ireland or Britain at the conclave that elected Pope Francis in March 2013. Related Articles Highly regarded in the Catholic Church, the revelation that...
View ArticlePope Francis urges affluent to hear 'cry of the poor' in Seoul Mass
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View ArticleHear 'cry of the poor', urges Pope Francis
Seoul - Pope Francis on Saturday celebrated a huge open-air Mass in the centre of Seoul, where he denounced the growing gap between the haves and have nots, urging people in affluent societies to...
View ArticlePope Francis urges affluent to hear ‘cry of the poor’ in Seoul Mass
Pope Francis this morning celebrated a huge open-air Mass in the centre of Seoul, where he denounced the growing gap between the haves and have nots, urging people in affluent societies to listen to...
View ArticleVatican Orders Paraguay Archdiocese To Remove Priest Accused Of Sex Abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has ordered a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Paraguay to remove a priest accused of sex abuse in the U.S. and to restrict the activities of the bishop who hired him....
View ArticlePope Francis’s 10 secrets to happiness – including respect others' beliefs...
Turn off the TV, calm down and stop trying to convert people to your religion. These are among the top 10 pieces of advice issued by Pope Francis this week as part of his recipe for a happy, more...
View ArticlePope Francis denounces wealth gap in open-air Seoul mass
SEOUL (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday celebrated a huge open-air Mass in the center of Seoul, where he denounced the growing gap between the haves and have nots, urging people in affluent...
View ArticleVestment worn by priest in lost painting of Munster soldiers in war comes to...
A vestment worn by an Irish priest on the battlefields of the first World War has come to light. The stole, worn by Fr Francis Gleeson, a chaplain to the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers...
View ArticlePriests urge Church to propose ordination of married men
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has renewed its call for the Irish church to make a proposal to the Vatican for the admittance of married men into the priesthood. The proposal is being made...
View ArticlePope makes historic S Korea visit
Pope Francis has arrived in South Korea on the first papal visit to the Asian nation in 25 years, stepping off a plane on to a red carpet and greeting the president, Catholics and grieving relatives of...
View ArticleHow faith communities can help trauma victims heal
The women came seeking healing. Many of these survivors of the Rwandan genocide had lost family members and some had been raped and infected with HIV. More than a few were struggling just it to make it...
View ArticlePope Francis Heads To South Korea On First Asia Trip, Aims To Highlight...
(RNS) Pope Francis departs next week (Aug. 14) on a five-day trip to South Korea, his first to Asia and the start of an important new papal focus on the region: In January, Francis will return to visit...
View ArticlePope Francis tells German altar servers to 'speak of Jesus' to your generation
Over 50,000 altar servers from Germany gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Tuesday to hear the words of Pope Francis reported Vatican Radio. Speaking in German, the Holy Father told the present youth...
View ArticlePope Francis heads East, pointing to a new future for his Western church
Pope Francis departs next week on a five-day trip to South Korea, his first to Asia and the start of an important new papal focus on the region: In January, Francis will return to visit Sri Lanka and...
View ArticleCall on bishops ‘to show in practice that they believe in Francis’
The work of a priest is “almost impossible unless there is humour, humanity, honesty”, a member the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) leadership team has commented. Augusinian priest Fr Séamus...
View ArticlePope warns Catholic clergy to be humble, not hypocrites
KKOTTONGNAE South Korea (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday issued a clear warning to Roman Catholic clergy, saying those who profess poverty while living rich material lives were hypocrites who hurt...
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