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In his historic address to the U.S. Congress Pope Francis' boldly said “Why would anyone give weapons to people who use them for war? The answer is money, and the money is drenched in blood”....
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For a 2,000+ year old institution, 40 years seems but the blink of an eye. For the people of Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, the 40-year anniversary of the Diocese of Parramatta marks four decades of growth, of fruition and of God’s work taking place through the thousands of clergy, consecrated and lay people who have served this great...
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Ever since Pope Leo XIV was elected to be the successor of St Peter a little more than six months ago, people have been trying to work out what sort of pontiff he will be....
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It has not even been six months since the American missionary priest and bishop, Robert Prevost, appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and was introduced to the world as Pope Leo XIV....
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Making room for the reasons of the heart....
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On this date, Aug. 6, 1978, St. Pope Paul VI died. Media coverage was uncharitable in its estimation of his tenure, but as time passes it has become clear that he was the great pope of the 20th century....
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As a Pope who took the name Francis, it shouldn’t have been surprising that his first* and seminal encyclical, Laudato Si’, focused on the environment....
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Embracing diversity and popular piety....
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Ever since the installation of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker....