Pope Francis

Pope meets senior priests, encourages dialogue with young clergy

By Cindy Wooden

ROME — Pope Francis, who was ordained to the priesthood 54 years ago, encouraged senior priests in the Diocese of Rome to be “witnesses of memory,” sharing their faith and experiences with younger clergy and not being afraid to argue with them from time to time. The pope met May 14 with some 70 priests …

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5/16/24

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Christian love embraces the unlovable, enemies, the unborn, pope says

By Carol Glatz

VATICAN CITY — While it is easy for people to love what is good and beautiful or to be generous and heroic for an ideal, Pope Francis said Christian love embraces what is not lovable, it offers forgiveness and blesses one’s enemies. This “greater love,” which comes from God, “drives us where humanly we would …

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5/16/24

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Pope praises role of archives, libraries, in tech-oriented world

By Justin McLellan

VATICAN CITY — The troves of knowledge stored in archives and libraries must be made available and accessible to all people, especially as they increasingly depend on technological means for their knowledge, Pope Francis said. Scholars overseeing archives and managing libraries must have “a great openness to discussion and dialogue,” Pope Francis told professors and …

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5/16/24

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Ascension shows that no one is left behind en route to heaven, pope says

By Justin McLellan

VATICAN CITY — Jesus’ ascension shows that, despite the difficulties in peoples’ lives, they are all made for heaven, Pope Francis said. Reflecting May 12 on the Gospel reading from St. Mark, which recounts how Jesus “was taken up into heaven,” the pope said that Jesus’ ascension into heaven does not represent a detachment from …

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5/13/24

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