Christian freedom means respecting other cultures and traditions rather than finding ways to impose "one's own model of life as though it were the most evolved and the most appealing," Pope Francis said. "How many errors ...
By remaining in Jesus, Christians are free because his truth transforms their lives and guides them away from the slavery of sin toward what is good, Pope Francis said. "The call is above all to remain ...
The Catholic Church's inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said. In the wake of a major report investigating the extent of sexual aggression and abuse ...
Even the greatest sinners can become just in God's eyes if they allow the grace offered by Jesus' death and resurrection to give them the strength to be holy, Pope Francis said. "Justification" is a gift ...
A living faith draws strength from remembering the past while continuing to grow in love of God and service to others, Pope Francis said. The pope said he saw that kind of faith on display Sept. ...
There is no place for discrimination or divisive distinctions among people who believe in Christ, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. That everyone is made new and equal in Christ overcomes all ethnic, economic ...
Redemption is the work of God, not of human beings, so be careful and do not listen to "fundamentalists" who claim holiness comes through following certain laws, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. The ...
Hypocrites are afraid of the truth, fearful of who they really are and incapable of truly loving, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. What hypocrites do "is like putting makeup on your soul, like ...
The purpose of the law in Christian life is not to forcibly subjugate others, but to teach men and women the way to obtain true freedom in Christ, Pope Francis said during his weekly general ...
What made Christian life radically new was the call for those who have faith in Jesus Christ to live in the Holy Spirit, who liberates from the law God handed down to Moses, Pope Francis ...
Russell Shaw reflects on the beginnings of the abortion movement & what its founders saw as its ultimate end — eugenics, destroying the nuclear family, stamping out sexual morality & silencing of the Catholic Church.
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What the 'father of the abortion movement' really had in mind
In his latest essay, Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw reflects on the beginnings of the abortion ...
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Elderly must share life’s wisdom with the young, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square
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Elderly must share life's wisdom with the young, pope says
Seeing all the violence and injustice in the world, people easily grow disillusioned and wonder about the meaning ...
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