Tag: Catholic Church
Pope Francis warns priests against ‘plague’ of ‘careerism’ in Church
“It is very sad when you find priests who are functionaries, who have forgotten they are pastors of the people"
Pope Francis: People are looking for ‘an oasis in the Church’
Pope Francis said the words of Jesus, “give me a drink,” also teach us about our obligation to help others in need
Popular but facing opposition, Francis marks 10 years as pope
Now more than ever, the first Latin American pope faces strong opposition from the conservative wing of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis names new members of Church’s council of cardinals
The members of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals are tasked with assisting the pope “in the governance of the universal Church”
Pope Francis: Laypeople are not guests in the Church
“It is time for pastors and laypeople to walk together, in every area of the Church’s life, in every part of the world"
Video: Pope’s February prayer intention: For parishes to be open communities
Pope Francis asks parishes to truly be communities: places of listening and welcome whose doors are always open to all, no one excluded
Church leaders call for compensation and climate justice
Many in the hard-hearted rich industrial countries refuse to admit and accept their responsibility and liability
‘Synodal way’ of the Church of the poor
The Church must not fail, to embrace human suffering as its own, as Jesus did, assuming humanity as integral in his incarnation
Catholic Church must bring abusers to justice
There is an urgent need to fund and expand Philippine expert law enforcement action groups to investigate child abusers
Without Vatican II, ‘the Church today would be a small sect,’...
“If we did not have that point of reform that was the Second Vatican Council, the Church today would be a small sect, unknown to most people”