By Hannah Brockhaus Tokyo, Japan, Nov 24, 2019 / 09:28 pm (CNA).- If people neglect prayer and the interior life, they are at risk of becoming spiritual zombies, who seem fine on the outside, but on the inside are lonely and lacking life, Pope Francis said Monday. Speaking to around 900 young people in Tokyo’s Cathedral […]
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Vatican on abuse in Pennsylvania: Victims should know pope is on their side
Video Embed from Rome Reports The Vatican has commented on the revelations of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania report, which points to 301 priests as guilty of sexual abuse. The victims are around 1,000 children subjected to terrible abuses during the last 70 years in six different dioceses. According to the Pennsylvania prosecutor’s office, there […]
Do you want to grow in love? Keep Jesus close, pope says
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 22, 2018 / 06:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Christian can stay on the right path to Heaven, and grow in love for God and his neighbor, only by keeping close to Christ and his love, Pope Francis said Sunday. “When one moves away from Jesus and his love, one […]
Pope: God doesn’t meet our expectations – he surprises us instead
By Elise Harris Vatican City, Jul 8, 2018 / 04:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis said Sunday that God always surprises people with the way he works, and because of this, believers should be open to the Lord’s way of thinking and acting, rather than expecting him to conform to their aspirations. “Today the Lord invites […]
Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray for their priests in July
By Elise Harris Vatican City, Jul 3, 2018 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his latest prayer video, Pope Francis asked Catholics to dedicate the month of July to giving a spiritual gift to their pastors by praying for them, especially the priests who are tired or lonely. “The tiredness of priests…Do you know how […]