Church – Francis – Movements Category

VATICAN, Dr. Pamela Fabiano. The Apostolic Exhoration Evangelii Gaudium is the document that Pope Francis wanted to give to Christians at the end of the Year of the Faith. Written to guide and point out (the word exhortation comes from the latin verb ex - hortari "motivate to do something" but also means "to console, to raise up) the guiding principles of the Church's path in the future and extend an invitation for a new chapter of evangelization.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
org. "Thank you very much for passing on this message of our Holy Father. We have already sent it to other members of our international leadership team and all the families belonging to the Family Federation in Paraguay", wrote Marite and Ramon Marini, members of the leadership team of the Family Federation a few minutes after receiving our Holy Father's message for Lent 2014 from schoenstatt.org. "This afternoon we are having a meeting of the missionaries and I will give each of them a copy", wrote Ana Mercedes de Nieuwenhuis,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
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
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
org. Pope Francis celebrated the Eucharist on the first day of the year at St. Peter's Basilica on the feast day of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and the 47th World Day of Peace.  The Holy Father dedicated his homily to Mary, the mother of God and the mother of all mankind and asked those present to repeat the Blessed Mother's title three times: "Mother of God, Mother of God, Mother of God." After Mass, in order to commemorate Our Lady's feast day, and prior to the Angelus,Read More
org. Christmas 2013. Francis' Christmas – the shepherd's Christmas, a Christmas to pray for peace.  "Prince of Peace, in every place turn hearts aside from violence and inspire them to lay down arms and undertake the path of dialogue," prayed Pope Francis in his Christmas message prior to the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, calling on everyone - Catholics, Christians of all denominations to pray and for non-believers to fervently desire pe1ace and a dignified and protected life for society's most vulnerable people.  He did not omit any region suffering fromRead More