A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More
For centuries, Heaven has been giving messages to the Catholic Church to prepare its members for an unprecedented crisis: the rise of the False Prophet and a near total collapse of authentic faith within the Catholic Church. Are these warnings being fulfilled now with the papacy of Pope Francis? What would it mean for the Church if Pope Francis were the False Prophet foretold in the Book of Revelation? What will the False Prophet do to the Catholic Church, and are we experiencing the diabolic...
For centuries, Heaven has been giving messages to the Catholic Church to prepare its members for an unprecedented crisis: the rise of the False Prophet and a near total collapse of authentic faith within the Catholic Church. Are these warnings being fulfilled now with the papacy of Pope Francis? What would it mean for the Church if Pope Francis were the False Prophet foretold in the Book of Revelation? What will the False Prophet do to the Catholic Church, and are we experiencing the diabolic...
More than 11 years into his tenure, Pope Francis is increasingly criticized by opponents who are intensifying their accusations, anticipating the nearing end of his pontificate.
Pope Francis began his visit to Venice on Sunday with a meeting with women prisoners at the Giudecca Women’s Prison. The prisoners and their guards gathered in the prison courtyard where the Pope, pushed in a wheelchair, greeted all 80 detainees. (Production by Trisha Thomas)
According to think-tank Oculum Research Analytics, Pope Francis enjoys a high level of trust dye to his "global reputation for humility, compassion and progressive views on various social issues."
'Please pray for me because this work is not easy,' Pope Francis tells thousands of faithful gathered in St Mark's Square in Venice
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More than 10,000 people crowded into St. Mark’s Square in Venice to take part in a Mass with Pope Francis. (AP video by Paolo Santalucia) (Production by Trisha Thomas and Gigi Navarra)
By Lisa Zengarini As the world marked Earth Day on Monday, April 22, Pope Francis reiterated his urgent plea for bold action for our common home and for world peace. The international Day was established in 1970 to raise awareness about the critical environmental challenges facing our planet, and to mobilize efforts to address them. The observance provides an opportunity for individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to come together and engage in activities to repair and heal...
Bishop Joseph Strickland reacts to the Vatican mismanagement of high-profile cases that is rooted in today’s tendency to avoid sin. Avoiding sin is not the compassionate response to those in need of repentance and healing or is it the way to begin much-needed reform. Bishop Strickland asks out loud, “Do we believe that Judas Iscariot did a terrible thing and really betrayed the Lord?” This question is important now more than ever as we consider modern-day betrayals by other Judas figures in...
Vatican Diary. Despite being 87, Pope Francis plans to travel to Asia in September, as well as to Belgium, Luxembourg, and New York to participate in the UN General Assembly.