Tag: Pope Francis

Pope Francis said the world needs “a farsighted social model capable of countering the new forms of poverty that are now sweeping the world"

"The poor, always and everywhere, evangelize us, because they enable us to discover in new ways the true face of the Father"

The pope said the "weeds of mistrust can also take root in the Church, especially when we witness the crisis of faith"

Cardinal Marx offered to resign, saying he had to share institutional responsibility for sexual abuse by clerics over past decades

“Very often we confuse love with a kind of platonic, idealistic philosophy. Love is concrete, love gives its life for others," says Pope Francis

The pope joined the call of the International Catholic Action for a "one minute for peace" prayer according to one's own religious tradition

"I really hope that they give Pope Francis' message a second chance because it says an awful lot and it expresses his feelings"

The pope said the event is a "strong call" for everyone "to turn away from the colonial model and from ideological colonizations"

"The Church too must be a large room. Not a small and closed circle, but a community with arms wide open, welcoming to all.”

Many Canadians have called on the pope to make a formal apology for the Catholic Church's role in the residential schools