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Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says
By JUSTIN McLELLAN, OSV News
Published December 19, 2024Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope.
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10 things to know about Jubilee 2025, the Holy Year
By MARIA WIERING, OSV News
Published December 18, 2024The theme of the Holy Year is “Pilgrims of Hope.” The papal bull that introduced the Jubilee Year is titled “Spes Non Confundit,” or “Hope does not disappoint,” drawn from Romans 5:5.
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New cardinals from 17 nations are called to build unity, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published December 11, 2024Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one’s life, to love the poor as he did and to strengthen the bonds of unity within the church, Pope Francis said as he created 21 new cardinals.
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Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published October 24, 2024A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ’s infinite love, Pope Francis wrote in his latest encyclical, released Oct. 24.
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Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published October 20, 2024Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs.
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Statistically speaking: How pope’s choices change College of Cardinals
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published October 17, 2024Pope Francis announced Oct. 6 that he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 7; 20 of the men named are under the age of 80 and would be eligible to enter a conclave to elect a pope.
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D.C. cardinal urges prayer, reflection before November elections
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published October 17, 2024Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election cycle will take time away from the media to think and pray about the values important to them.
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True power is exercised in service of the weakest, pope says
By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published September 23, 2024Jesus teaches that true power is found in the humility of being a servant to the most vulnerable, Pope Francis said at the Sept. 22 Angelus.
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Christians are called to spread ‘fragrance of Christ,’ pope says
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published August 21, 2024Cleansed from original sin by baptism, Christians are to spread the “good fragrance of Christ” throughout the world by kind actions and attitudes, Pope Francis said at his weekly audience.
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Life’s ‘final exam’ will be on care for poor, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published August 13, 2024Jesus speaks to us in our neediest brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis told a group of priests and religious women Aug. 12 at the Vatican.
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Respectful dialogue despite political differences is needed, says USCCB president
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published July 16, 2024Political discourse has devolved into people shouting at and not listening to each other, showing a need to promote respectful dialogue despite differences, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Open the church’s doors to evangelization, pope tells new archbishops
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published July 2, 2024Before newly appointed archbishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica to receive their palliums, Pope Francis underscored the model of St. Paul as one who “discovers the grace of weakness.”
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Pope calls drug traffickers ‘murderers,’ pushes against legalization
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published June 26, 2024Breaking from his catechetical series centered on the Holy Spirit, the pope addressed the issue of drug abuse and trafficking during his general audience June 26, marking World Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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Corpus Christi procession is not sign of pride but invitation, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published June 2, 2024When Catholics carry the Eucharist through the streets, “we are not doing this to show off or to flaunt our faith” but to invite others to share in the life that Jesus gives, said Pope Francis on Corpus Christi Sunday.
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Fear is the great nemesis of faith, Pope Francis says at general audience
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published May 1, 2024The enemy of faith is fear, the pope said at his general audience May 1. The pope also launched the Marian month by encouraging using the Holy Family of Nazareth as a model of domestic community.
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Pope Francis teaches about temperance
Published April 25, 2024
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Easter marks the ‘rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure,’ pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published March 31, 2024Easter is a promise that no matter how dark the world may seem and no matter how heavy the burdens one carries, victory belongs to the Risen Christ and all who believe in him, Pope Francis said.
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When in Rome: The Beauty of the Eternal City
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published March 26, 2024In this travelogue, Georgia Bulletin Staff Writer Natalia Duron shares her experiences as a first-time pilgrim to Rome.
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On Palm Sunday, pope prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published March 25, 2024Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. “Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble and peaceful king,” he said in brief remarks after celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square. He prayed that the faithful would open their hearts to the Lord.
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At audience, pope looks at virtue of prudence, prays for peace
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published March 20, 2024War is always a defeat,” Pope Francis said, urging people at his March 20 general audience to pray that leaders in war-torn nations would have the courage to negotiate for peace.