Pope Francis appealed for Christian unity on Wednesday pointing out that divisions between Christians of different denominations are hurtful for the Church and for Christ. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience, the Pope said that we must not forget that there are many who belong to different…
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(Vatican Radio) The breakdown in marriage and family life, particularly in Western culture is not the result of “a crisis of truth, but rather as a crisis of methodology” and the “pastoral programs that attempt to address the negative issues impacting marriage and family life” fail to meet “the magnitude of the cultural challenges facing…
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(Vatican Radio) The Church must enter the sadness of fractured families with words of love to heal division and give children peace of heart. This was the moving reflection offered to Synod Fathers at morning prayer Wednesday by Archbishop Philipp Tartaglia of Glasgow, Scotland. He noted that “when husband and wife are happy together and…
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(Vatican Radio) “No one is to be a “leftover.” No one is to be “excluded” from God’s love and from our care”. This was the heart of a video message sent by Pope Francis to participants in the annual meeting of the Catholic Charities USA, October 5-7 in North Carolina. Charles Collins reports: Speaking in…
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(Vatican Radio) At the daily press briefing in the Vatican on Tuesday, journalists heard how bishops meeting on the second full day of the Synod for the Family have been discussing the importance of using more inclusive language to talk about people living outside the teachings of the Church. They’ve also been stressing the need…
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