Pope at Angelus: To stay with Jesus, follow Him and leave the rest

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Pope at Angelus: To stay with Jesus, follow Him and leave the restDuring his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis invites the faithful to leave aside that which holds them back from following the Lord, and to stay with Him. This was at the heart of Pope Francis Angelus address to the faithful gathered in a chilly St. Peter's Square. Today's Gospel reading according to St. Matthew narrated the call of the first disciples who, along the lake of Galilee leave everything to follow Jesus. From then on, they follow Jesus. Jesus, Pope Francis underscored, invites each of us to do this today.
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Pope to Claretians: Always seek new ways to serve the Lord

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The voice of laymen at FABC General Conference

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Cardinal Parolin at Caritas conference: 'Much still to be done to empower women'

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World Day of the Poor challenges us to to see Jesus in our brothers and sisters

World Day of the Poor challenges us to to see Jesus in our brothers and sistersOne of the initiatives marking the VI World Day of the Poor is the re-opening of a mobile health clinic in St. Peter’s Square offering free screenings and care to those in need. Archbishop Fisichella talks about the Church’s witness to serve the poor in an increasingly unequal world. This service, Archbishop Fisichella agrees, is all the more urgent at a time in which the sheer numbers of poor people are increasing tenfold. “This is a peculiar moment for all people in the world, not just in this county,” but throughout the world the Archbishop said. “As Pope Francis repeats to us every day, the poor are close to us all the time.

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Cardinal Parolin: Reconciliation at heart of Pope’s journey to Africa

Q: Your Eminence, the Pope is preparing to leave for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Q: From Congo, the Holy Father will move on to South Sudan. When I was in South Sudan, the President himself reminded me of the Pope’s gesture which, he said, touched him deeply and moved him profoundly: we could say it was a prophetic gesture. Q: The Pope will visit South Sudan together with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Q: What is your personal wish for these peoples you have met and visited, and more generally for Africa?

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Pope: The Word of God calls to conversion, heals, raises up

Pope: The Word of God calls to conversion, heals, raises upAt the Mass on Sunday of the Word of God, Pope Francis says the Word of God is for everyone, leading us to conversion, and making us heralds of the Good News of God’s boundless love for all. Jan 23, 2023By Thaddeus JonesPope Francis presided over the Mass celebrating this year’s Sunday of the Word of God marking the theme from John’s Letter, “We proclaim to you what we have seen” (1 Jn 1:3). Pope Francis instituted the annual celebration in 2019, calling for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be devoted to the celebration, study, and dissemination of the Word of God. “Jesus wants to reach those far away, He wants to heal the sick, He wants to save sinners, He wants to gather the lost sheep and lift up those whose hearts are weary and oppressed. Bearing witness in word and deedFinally, we are called to bear witness to the Word of God that makes us heralds, the Pope concluded.

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Pope urges Catholics, Assyrian Christians to continue on common journey

Pope Francis with Mar Awa III, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East (ANSA)By Christopher WellsPope Francis received Mar Awa III at the Vatican on Saturday morning – the first visit of the head of the Assyrian Church of the East since his election as Catholicos-Patriarch in September 2021. The Assyrian Church of the East is an eastern Christian Church with historic roots in disputes over the Ecumenical Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon. In the historic home of the Assyrian Church in the Middle East, many Christians have been forced to leave their homelands, while many others have struggled to remain. With Mar Awa, Pope Francis renewed his appeal for the rights of those Christians – especially the right to religious liberty and the right to full citizenship – to be respected. In particular, he thanked Mar Awa for his desire to find a common date for Easter, insuring the Catholicos-Patriarch that the Catholic Church is ready to accept any proposal that is made together.

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