When life gets hard, Jesus especially invites us to turn to him, Pope Francis said. “Jesus knows how hard life can be,” Pope Francis said. But at those moments, his invitation is: “Come.” The Pope made his remarks to the audience gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address. He based his reflections
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On Friday Pope Francis said that just like the biblical tax collectors, despite our sinfulness, Jesus seeks us out to be near us and to heal us, as long as we have the humility to recognize that we need him. “First of all we must recognize this: none of us, none of us here, can
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Great Ormond Street Hospital in London is applying for a new hearing with the high court after new evidence suggests the critically ill baby could benefit from an experimental treatment. The decision comes after a team of seven international medical experts alerted the hospital that fresh, unpublished data suggested that an experimental drug could improve
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A new bill in Oregon would expand the state’s already-liberal laws, requiring insurance companies to pay for abortions and other reproductive services at zero cost to the patient. House Bill 3391, or the “Reproductive Health Equity Act Of 2017”, requires that insurance companies provide coverage for abortions and reproductive services to undocumented immigrants, and regardless
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Pope Francis sent a message to leaders of the world’s economy gathered for the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, reminding them of the responsibility they have to care for those not represented at the summit. The G20 Summit is annual meeting of heads of state and finance from the leaders of the world’s economy. While
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Pope St. John Paul II’s former spokesman, Dr. Joaquìn Navarro-Valls, has died at the age of 80. A numerary of Opus Dei and a trained doctor, the Spanish journalist had been diagnosed with terminal cancer some weeks ago. He passed away at 8:41 this evening at home after being discharged from the Opus Dei-run Campus Biomedico hospital
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What is Pope Francis’ idea of art? A new documentary titled ‘Pope Francis – My idea of art,’ delves into the Roman Pontiff’s artistic side and explore what art personally means to the Pope through a series of his favorite works. “The art of mercy is truly Pope Francis’ idea of art,” stated Barbara Jatta,
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The way we evangelize should grab the world by the shoulders and shake it out of its apathy, Bishop Robert Barron told a crowd of Catholic leaders Tuesday. Evangelization is especially urgent as the ‘nones’ – the number of the population who do not identify with a religion, continues to grow, he said. Bishop Barron,
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Pope Francis has donated 50 thousand euros to the island of Lesbos, Greece, which is recovering from a June earthquake. The donation comes just a few days after the Holy Father received a full report on the extent of the damage. Archbishop Nikolaos Printezis, Bishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos, said the Pope’s donation
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An encounter with the Lord frees us from sin and fear, and frees us for mission and evangelization, said Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore in his homily at the closing Mass for the USCCB’s Fortnight for Freedom. The July 3 Mass was held during the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando, Florida, and concluded the
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