Church – Francis – Movements Category

mda. Half a million people attended the ceremony held this morning in St. Peter's Square for the canonisation of the “two Pope saints”: John XXIII and John Paul II. Since it was opened to the public at 5 a.m., the square and its environs were filled with faithful from all over the world. See the complete text of the sermon given by Pope Francis at the end of the article.Read More
org. "Lord, we pray to you for all the peoples of the earth: you who have conquered death, grant us your life, grant us your peace!"  Pope Francis called on us to help vanquish the scourge of hunger, all forms of violence and to protect the defenseless, praying for the people of the earth who suffer most, and concluded his Urbi et Orbi message for Resurrection Sunday 2014 with his blessing.  After presiding over Holy Mass in St. Peter's Square, which was decorated into a garden with flowers and plantsRead More
ROM, mda. This is one of those moments that makes me shiver with joy, this feeling of wanting to shout, cry, smile and pray, all at the same time.  Two hours and 34 minutes after the start of the Palm Sunday celebration in St. Peter's Square and the Radio Vatican commentators have already signed off with their customary "Laudetur Jesus Christus" and have switched to music in the last few minutes of the transmission.  The people in St. Peter's move towards the railings because they know: even though it isRead More
org. Every part of the Church, and many others outside of her - believers or non-believers - have received Pope Francis` clear and hope-filled words. They are also words that motivate us to assume the responsibility we all have to build a world in accordance to the Will of God, in the strength of the Spirit and through the way of Christ. Cardinals and bishops, priests, men and women religious, novices and seminarians, families, the youth and elderly, communities and institutes have received this challenge to go out "onto theRead More
org. Every part of the Church, and many others outside of her - believers or non-believers - have received Pope Francis` clear and hope-filled words. They are also words that motivate us to assume the responsibility we all have to build a world in accordance to the Will of God, in the strength of the Spirit and through the way of Christ. Cardinals and bishops, priests, men and women religious, novices and seminarians, families, the youth and elderly, communities and institutes have received this challenge to go out "onto theRead More
MUNDO DE COMUNICACIÓN. Catholic.net, ZENIT and May Feelings, join forces to launch this new challenge: 'Pray for the Pope'. On the first anniversary of his Pontificate, the world congratulates Pope Francis while he prays and asks prayers for him. You can download the application at this link: Rezar por el Papa Francisco (Pray for Pope Francis).Read More
ARGENTINA, Carlos Eduardo Ferré. A celebration to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of Pope Francis' pontificate was held at Colegio Máximo de San Miguel, the house where Jorge Bergoglio lived for a large part of his life. More than 250 people attended and of course there was a birthday cake and several important artists enlivened the celebration (see article at schoenstatt.org). Dr. Carlos Eduardo Ferré, one of the initiators of "Generation Francis" and of this event sent his impressions of this celebration to the editors of schenstatt.org.Read More
org. Every part of the Church, and many others outside of her - believers or non-believers - have received Pope Francis` clear and hope-filled words. They are also words that motivate us to assume the responsibility we all have to build a world in accordance to the Will of God, in the strength of the Spirit and through the way of Christ. Cardinals and bishops, priests, men and women religious, novices and seminarians, families, the youth and elderly, communities and institutes have received this challenge to go out "onto theRead More
ARGENTINA, Claudia Echenique. The purpose of the conference that was held on Saturday, March 15th at the Colegio Máximo San José in San Miguel (BS. As.), where Jorge Bergoglio lived for eighteen years, studied, was ordained as a priest, and had been the rector was to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of Pope Francis' pontificate.Read More
org. Every part of the Church, and many others outside of her - believers or non-believers - have received Pope Francis` clear and hope-filled words. They are also words that motivate us to assume the responsibility we all have to build a world in accordance to the Will of God, in the strength of the Spirit and through the way of Christ. Cardinals and bishops, priests, men and women religious, novices and seminarians, families, the youth and elderly, communities and institutes have received this challenge to go out "onto theRead More