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Pope: Don't judge sinners who want to repent, help them come home

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – On the eve of sending off "missionaries of mercy" to all corners of the globe, Pope Francis told his specially appointed men that the reassuring strength of God's love –  not the "bludgeon of judgment" – will bring the "lost sheep" back to the fold.  ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Giving to the poor is part of jubilee year, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A jubilee year that does not open people's wallets to share what they have with others is not a true jubilee, Pope Francis said. "This pope isn't inventing that," he insisted. "It's in the Bible." At his weekly general audience Feb. 10 in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis spoke...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Priestly formation: From ordaining priests to making apostles

Priestly formation: From ordaining priests to making apostles VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Tomorrow's priests and bishops must be good pastors and not just good scholars, said the secretary of seminaries at the Congregation for Clergy. "The vocation is meant to be lived, not to be argued about, hypothesized over or talked about, because love is meant to be lived," M...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Death penalty limbo: Supreme Court, states give laws another look

Death penalty limbo: Supreme Court, states give laws another look WASHINGTON (CNS) - The death penalty in the United States is repeatedly getting hit by the pause button -- which doesn't mean it is going away anytime soon, but at the very least it is getting a second look by state legislatures, courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. This year, several states are look...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee

The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee Editor’s Note – Pope Francis released his message for Lent 2016 last Occtober, on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The Message provides the Holy Father’s message here in its entirety. “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” (Mt 9:13). Mary, the image of a Church which...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Pope: God wants to save you; will you let him?

Pope: God wants to save you; will you let him? VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God doesn't want to condemn anyone; he wants to save every person in the entire world, Pope Francis said. "The problem is letting him enter one's heart" to transform one's life, the pope said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square Feb. 3. "This is the heart o...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Mercy, mission go together, pope says

Mercy, mission go together, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Mercy and mission have a close relationship that calls all Christians to be missionaries who share the joy of the Gospel without trying to force others to believe, Pope Francis said. The joy that comes from conveying God's love and mercy is "the concrete sign that we have met...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

'Simple, not silly' - Children's questions become book by Pope Francis

'Simple, not silly' - Children's questions become book by Pope Francis VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Children may say the darnedest things, but when it comes to questions about faith they can make even the most learned parents and priests pause. "These are tough," Pope Francis said when presented with questions from 30 children from around the world. Jesuit Father Antonio Spa...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

White House, Supreme Court take new attitude toward young offenders

WASHINGTON (CNS) - After a lengthy period in American history in which the prevailing attitude in criminal justice permitted more and more draconian measures in the name of law and order, the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward leniency -- entirely apropos during the church's Jubilee Year of...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Bitter cold doesn't stop Chicago march against 'culture of death'

Bitter cold doesn't stop Chicago march against 'culture of death' CHICAGO (CNS) – Dana Mentgen donned six layers of clothing and made the trek downtown to Chicago's Federal Plaza on Jan. 17 because he felt it was important to witness for life against the "culture of death."             "I think the majo...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016