In message to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for St. Andrew’s Day, Pope encourages Churches “to offer an example of dialogue, mutual respect and practical cooperation” for peace
“Let us try to try to bring out the good even from the difficult situation that the pandemic imposes upon us”, Francis encourages at the Angelus
In consistory today, Francis cautions newly-elevated prelates against “corruption in the priestly life”, encourages them to be humble “shepherds”
At the General Audience: The Church is not a “market”, a “new business”, a “political party” or a “human society”: “The Church is the work of the Holy Spirit”
Participants in ‘Economy of Francesco’ webinar demand tax havens “be abolished immediately” and that World Bank and IMF undergo “democratic and inclusive” reforms
“We must reassess our concept of ‘progress’ within the context of eco-justice to achieve a more equitable world for all”, insist representatives in manifesto
At the Angelus: “We will be judged on love… We will be judged on works, on compassion that becomes nearness and kind help”
“We need to accept structurally that the poor have sufficient dignity to sit at our meetings, participate in our discussions and bring bread to their own tables”, Francis clamours
In message to Passionists for 300th anniversary, Francis warns “human manipulation” to blame for “worrying… pain and decay” of natural world
In major joint message. EU prelates urge policymakers “to build up a different model of economy and society” in wake of pandemic
“There is no better way to pray than in openness to God: ‘Lord, what You want, when You want, and how You want'”, encourages Francis in catechesis
Now in its 56th year, Joint Working Group discusses “challenges and opportunities” for Churches around peacebuilding, migrants and refugees
“Today the Church tells you, she tells us: ‘Use what God has given you and look at the poor'”, Francis insists at Angelus
Francis expresses “closeness” to survivors day after publication of bombshell Vatican dossier on abuser former cardinal and ex-Archbishop of Washington
Holy See acknowledges case of abusive former Archbishop of Washington “remains an open wound” but says Church learning from “omissions, underestimations and wrong choices”
“It is our obligation as faith leaders to model responses that are dignified, humane and merciful, rather than vengeful”, say members of Religions for Peace World Council
Francis expresses closeness to people of Central America, hit by a violent hurricane, and issues call to “peace and stability” in Libya and Ethiopia
Quoting Pope Francis, President of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue insists fundamentalism “not due to religion, but to misinterpretations of religious texts”
At Requiem for deceased cardinals and bishops, Francis insists resurraction not a “distant mirage” but an event “already present and even now mysteriously at work in our lives”
Livestreaming catechesis once again, Francis calls on Catholics to “be very attentive to the prescriptions of the authorities to defend ourselves against this pandemic”
“Numb with horror”, members of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue “reject utterly any misuse of religion to justify violence.”
“At this moment in life… there is so much aggressivity… the first thing that comes out of us is aggression, defensiveness”, Francis laments
Pontiff says he shares in suffering for the at least six children “barbarically killed” in an attack on a school. “May God enlighten hearts” to bring peace and silence weapons, he prays
“Europe, find yourself! Rediscover your most deeply-rooted ideals. Be yourself!”, Francis writes in letter to “weary and listless” continent “possessed of little hope”
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon expresses “great shock and agony” at “cold-hearted” incarceration of elderly Indian Indigenous rights activist Stan Swamy SJ
“Moral and religious life cannot be reduced to an anxious and forced obedience”, Francis warns in catechesis
Pope repeats plea “for a new and more inclusive socio-economic paradigm that reflects the truth that we are a single human family”
“This new encyclical is a call for a new way of living human relations: not only on paper, not only by words, but with our daily actions”, says COMECE secretary general Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto