Archive for October 4, 2016

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How to live out the Year of Mercy, according to this English bishop

What is the proper Catholic response to the Jubilee Year of Mercy? Put simply, the answer is “action,” Bishop Richard... Read more

Pope Francis prays at the red zone in Amatrice during a private Oct. 4, 2016, visit to those affected by a massive earthquake in August. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Amatrice to pray for earthquake victims

On Tuesday Pope Francis made an unannounced private visit to the small Italian city of Amatrice to offer support  areas... Read more

Opening Mass for the synod of bishops on the family Oct. 8, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Dioceses of Anchorage, Arlington get new bishops

Pope Francis has tapped two active bishops to head new dioceses, naming Bishop Paul D. Etienne of Cheyenne as the... Read more

Pope Francis prays at Rome's Piazza di Spanga to begin the Year of Mercy, Dec. 8, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

The Pope's latest prayer intention? That journalists be truthful

In his latest prayer video Pope Francis dedicates the month of October to praying for journalists – specifically that their... Read more

Colombian pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, April 20, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

After Colombians reject FARC deal, bishops urge prayers for peace

After Colombian voters narrowly rejected a peace deal with the FARC rebels on Sunday, the Archbishop of Tunja encouraged the... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a woman and her unborn child at a Jubilee Audience in St. Peter's Square, Jan. 30, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Irish archbishop: seek a 'revolution of tenderness', not legal abortion

For Ireland’s leading archbishop, Pope Francis’ call for a “revolution of tenderness” is a ch Read more