Pope’s General Audience – April 3, 2024

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Pope Francis

Here we are at the second of the cardinal virtues: today we will talk about justice.

Oscar Romero and the legacy of Hope

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Sebastian Gomes

(S+L Photo: TFI Director Sebastian Gomes and Cinematographer Peter Turek film in Aguilares, El Salvador on Feb 27, 2018) The crew of “The Francis Impact” traveled to El Salvador from February 20 to March 2 to film a story about the country’s 2017 metal mining ban. It was a major environmental victory which the Church […]

Pope Francis’ Address to Diplomatic Corps: Full Text

Monday, January 8, 2018

Salt + Light Media

Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Our meeting today is a welcome tradition that allows me, in the enduring joy of the Christmas season, to offer you my personal best wishes for the New Year just begun, and to express my closeness and affection to the peoples you represent. I thank the Dean of the Diplomatic […]

Prayer Celebration for Peace in South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Salt + Light Media

At 17.30 this afternoon, at the Altar of the Cathedral of the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Francis will preside at a Prayer Celebration for Peace in South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The following is the homily pronounced by the Pope during the celebration:

Deacon-structing Mercy: We are not God

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Deacon Pedro

It’s always a nice confirmation when the Pope says the same thing you’ve been trying to say. (Maybe he read my blog from last week?) Last Wednesday, Pope Francis’ General Audience Address was titled, God’s Justice is Mercy. You can listen to the Vatican Radio report here: In short, Pope Francis is eloquently making the […]

Deacon-structing Mercy: Justice

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Deacon Pedro

mer·cy noun: mercy; plural noun: mercies Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. jus·tice noun: justice; plural noun: justices Just behavior or treatment. The quality of being fair and reasonable. Last week we learned why Pope Francis declared this year to be the Year of Mercy. […]

Pope wants more merciful tweets, posts and comments

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Sebastian Gomes

(Photo: CNS) Pope Francis says a lot of surprising and challenging things. Often I read something he’s said or written and say to myself, “I can’t believe he said that.” Still—as with anything else—we can become desensitized to his spontaneity and candour, and we risk glossing over some of his highly consequential statements. One recent statement […]

Mercy: the greatest of all the virtues

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Sebastian Gomes

Perhaps we should be used to the “element of surprise” in the pontificate of Pope Francis. He was at it again last Friday, March 13 on the second anniversary of his election, when he unexpectedly announced a “Jubilee Year of Mercy” to take place in the Church and around the world from December 2015 to […]

Meet the Cardinals: Charles Bo of Myanmar

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Alicia Ambrosio

By Catholic News Service YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Charles Bo’s appointment as Myanmar’s first cardinal is seen as support for his efforts to push national reconciliation, peace, justice and freedom as his people struggle with religious and ethnic tensions and other problems. The new position draws attention to Cardinal-designate Bo’s country, formerly Burma, which […]

Catholic Focus – Social Justice

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Andrew Santos

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we are told that, “To receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren.” In this episode of Catholic Focus, host Andrew Santos sits down with Dr. Andrew Simone of Canadian Food for Children, and […]