Pope to Congress: Nations Should Not Fear Foreigners
Pope Francis is urging U.S. lawmakers to embrace immigration. Addressing a deeply divided U.S. Congress, the Pontiff said nations should not fear foreigners. He added, "Most of us were once...
View ArticleA Day Of Contrasts For Pope Francis In New York
Sweeping through the landmarks of America's biggest city, Pope Francis on Friday offered comfort to 9/11 victims' families at ground zero, warnings to world leaders at the United Nations and...
View ArticleThe Real Force Awakens
One of my best moments in life was bowing in front of and being personally blessed by Mother Teresa. With my elderly mother and young son alongside, this was one of the greatest and most important...
View ArticleWomen Deacons Studied [POLL]
Pope Francis has agreed to establish a commission to study the possibility of women deacons in the Catholic Church. The Pope made clear that he wanted the commission to look into the history of women...
View ArticleMother Teresa To Be Canonized On Sunday
Mother Teresa, the nun who devoted her life to caring for the poor and destitute in India, officially becomes a saint on Sunday, Sept. 4.. Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa on Sunday in a...
View ArticlePope Urges Focus On Plight Of Today's Children
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis urged Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus by thinking about the plight of today's children, bemoaning how some must escape bombs or flee in migrant boats and...
View ArticleOPINION | Barry Richard: Pope Says God Made and Loves Homosexuals
Pope Francis and I don't have a lot in common, but if remarks being attributed to Francis are accurate, we may have found something that we agree on. Juan Carlos Cruz, a victim of a Chilean pedophile...
View ArticlePedophile Priests and Those Who Protect Them [OPINION]
Hundreds of Pennsylvania priests are accused of sexuality abusing more than a thousand kids. Continue reading…
View ArticleTwo Popes, Like Night and Day [PHIL-OSOPHY]
Although much of the award-winning movie The Two Popes is fictional, the debate themes between them are non-fictitious and genuine. Continue reading…
View ArticlePope Francis And Donald Trump Exchange Comments
Pope Francis says Donald Trump "is not Christian." The pontiff was responding to the Republican presidential candidate's stance on illegal immigration. Speaking to reporters as he...
View ArticlePope Francis Hugs Disabled Local Rhode Island Boy
A magical moment on Easter Sunday for one Rhode Island family, as the newly elected Pope Francis reached down and hugged their son. Continue reading…
View ArticlePope Francis Praying For Oklahoma Families
Pope Francis is asking people to join him in prayer for the families of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy. Continue reading…
View ArticlePope Won’t Judge Gay Priests
Is the Catholic Church changing its tone with regard to gay clergy and its communicants? Continue reading…
View ArticleVatican sides With Bishop, St. John The Baptist Remains Closed
The historic St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford will remain closed for at least awhile longer. The Vatican Congregation for the Clergy has upheld the decision by Fall River Bishop George...
View ArticleCardinal O'Malley Pushes For Peace In Syria
Dozens of Roman Catholic worshippers joined members of the clergy in Boston for a 4-hour prayer vigil for peace in Syria, joining those who answered Pope Francis' call and massed at the Vatican to push...
View ArticlePope Francis Says Church Should Be “Home For All”
Pope Francis is calling on the Catholic Church to end it's "obsession" with abortion and same-sex relationships. The "New York Times" reports the Pope told an...
View ArticleFriends Of St. John the Baptist Hope for Papal Intervention
The Friends of St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford continue to raise funds for their legal challenge in Rome to keep their historic church open. Bishop George Coleman ordered St. John the...
View ArticlePope Francis “Most Talked About” In 2013
A new survey by the Global Language Monitor names Pope Francis the "most talked-about" person of 2013. Using a global Internet word-tracking program, the organization found that Pope...
View ArticlePope Celebrates Christmas Mass
Pope Francis is marking his first Christmas Mass as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He's holding the Mass at a packed St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City. Earlier today, he met with his...
View ArticlePope Francis Asks: “Have We Helped Others?”
Pope Francis has used his traditional year-end prayer service of thanksgiving to urge people to ask themselves: Did they spend 2013 to further their own interests or to help others? That's what we all...
View ArticlePope Reaches Out to Atheists
Pope Francis has made another gesture to Catholics who have fallen away from their faith, saying he respects them but that God is waiting for them. Francis made the comments Monday after he celebrated...
View ArticleCardinal O'Malley on the Pope's Style
Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley says he doesn't expect Pope Francis to change church teaching on issues like contraception, abortion and homosexuality. He tells "The Boston Globe" Pope...
View ArticleBoston Mayor Walsh Wants The Pope To Visit The City
Walsh has asked the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Boston, Sean O'Malley, to hand deliver an invitation to the pontiff asking him to visit Boston during a possible visit to the U.S. next year. O'Malley...
View ArticleObama "Moved" By Vatican Visit
President Obama calls his meeting with Pope Francis extremely moving. In Rome, the President said he and the Pope share common goals of improving the quality of life for millions of people around the...
View ArticleNew Bishop Introduced
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts has a new bishop. Pope Francis on Thursday appointed The Rev. Edgar Moreira da Cunha, currently an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of...
View ArticlePope Approves Exorcisms
Pope Francis is formally approving the use of exorcism by the Catholic church. The Vatican's newspaper reported that recognition has been given to the International Association of Exorcists. Father...
View ArticlePope Outraged With Iraq Crisis
Pope Francis is urging the international community to find a way to "re-establish the rule of law" in Iraq. Continue reading…
View ArticleHope For Cuba
A little-known book about Cuba by Jorge Mario Bergoglio — now Pope Francis — provides new insight into Francis' views on Cuban society, Marxism and the U.S. trade embargo that shaped his...
View ArticlePope On Spanking Kids
Pope Francis says it's OK to spank your children to discipline them - as long as their dignity is maintained. Francis made the remarks this week during his weekly general audience, which was devoted to...
View ArticleOpposition To Death Penalty
(Associated Press) - Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley and fellow Massachusetts Roman Catholic bishops say it would be against the church's teaching to apply the death penalty to Boston Marathon bomber...
View ArticleVatican To Shelter Refugees
The Vatican will shelter two families of refugees who are "fleeing death" from war or hunger, Pope Francis announced Sunday as he called on Catholic parishes, convents and monasteries...
View ArticlePope Begins Visit In Cuba
Pope Francis begins a 10-day trip to Cuba and the United States on Saturday, embarking on his first trip to the onetime Cold War foes after helping to nudge forward their historic rapprochement. He...
View ArticlePope Arrives In U.S.
Pope Francis is in the United States. The Pope's plane was greeted by loud cheers from groups of invited students. A red carpet was rolled out before the Pontiff emerged from his plane for an official...
View ArticleDa Cunha On Pope's Visit
The Bishop of Fall River says Pope Francis is strengthening the Catholic Church wherever he goes. The Pope will be officially welcomed to the United States on Wednesday with a ceremony on the south...
View ArticleLocal Connection To Pope’s Visit
Pope Francis touched down yesterday at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington for the start of his first trip to the United States. His whirlwind tour includes an address to Congress today, a speech to...
View Article
