Tag: Pope Francis

The canonization Mass was attended by an estimated 45,000 people, many of whom traveled from outside Italy

“[T]hrough their evangelical witness, these saints have fostered the spiritual and social growth ... of the entire human family”

A Frenchman murdered in the desert, a Dutch priest killed in a Nazi concentration camp, and an Indian lay convert are among the 10 new saints

The pope said history showed that new arrivals played a “fundamental role” in social and economic growth

The pope said that retirement can be a “time to leave a good legacy of wisdom, tenderness, and gifts for the family and the community”

In his message, Pope Francis described how the elderly could take part in the “revolution of tenderness”

“A ‘selective’ church, one of ‘pure blood,’ is not Holy Mother Church, but rather a sect.”

Pope Francis warned of “the temptation of liturgical formalism,” which he said can be seen today “in those movements that deny" Vatican II

Pope Francis prayed that leaders of nations “may not lose their 'feel' for their people who want peace"

Madonna has been the protagonist of various scandals and controversies, such as when she simulated a crucifixion in a 2006 tour