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No, Pope Francis Is Not Changing the Lord’s Prayer

by Jimmy Akin Newspapers and websites erupted over the weekend with headlines like: Lord’s Prayer: Pope Francis calls for change (BBC) Pope Francis proposes change to the Lord’s Prayer (AOL) Pope Francis wants to change the Lord’s Prayer – Here’s why (Catholic.Org) Pope Francis calls for Lord’s Prayer translation to be changed (Catholic Herald) Shame on all of them. The […]

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Pope: ‘The Mass is not a show,’ put away the phones!

Can I hear an ‘Amen’? Check this out:  On Wednesday a fiery Pope Francis chastised those who spend Mass talking to others, looking at their phone or even taking pictures during papal liturgies, saying these are distractions that take focus away from the “heart of the Church,” which is the Eucharist. “The Mass is not a […]

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Pope Francis reaches 40 million followers on Twitter

The Pope has the second highest number of followers for any world leader, behind Donald Trump Pope Francis’s @Pontifex Twitter accounts have reached more than 40 million followers. The papal Twitter accounts, in nine different languages, have grown by over 9 million followers in the past 12 months, representing the interest and attention of “the […]

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Pope says he’s saddened by ‘perfect’ Catholics who despise others

Pope Francis exchanges his zucchetto as he greets the crowd during his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 9. (CNS/Reuters) By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God did not choose perfect people to form his church, but rather sinners who have experienced his love and forgiveness, […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican

Vatican City, Rome (CNA/EWTN News) – “His Holiness Pope Francis will receive the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, on Wednesday, 24 May 2017, at 8:30 a.m. in the Apostolic Palace,” the Vatican announced Thursday. “President Trump will then meet with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, and Archbishop […]