Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from around the globe gave Pope Francis a raucous welcome to the World Youth Day festival in Portugal’s capital Thursday, in a sign of youthful support for the 86-year-old pontiff and his calls for inclusivity and economic justice. In a display of enthusiasm not seen since the early years […]
Pope, in Portugal to rally young Catholics, says church needs purification
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church needs a “humble and ongoing purification” to deal with the “anguished cries” of victims of clerical sexual abuse, who he met privately on the first day of his visit to Portugal. Francis was speaking in Lisbon at the start of a five-day visit to the […]
POSTCARDS: IN PHILADELPHIA ORDINARY CATHOLICS KEEP THE FAITH – DESPITE THE CHURCH’S FAILINGS
MARY BETH MCCAULEY, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reports from the US city of Philadelphia…