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Pope Francis at weekly General Audience

2015-10-07 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square – the first of three Wednesday Audiences scheduled to take place during the course of the XIV Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to reflecting on the family in the life of the Church and of society.  Below, please find the official English-language summary of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks Continue reading Pope Francis at weekly General Audience

The spirit of the family is the constitutional charter of the Church

Vatican City, 7 October 2015 (VIS) – During the period of the Synod dedicated to “The vocation and the mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world”, the catechesis of the Wednesday general audiences will focus on various aspects of the relationship between the Church and the family, the Pope announced this morning to the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Continue reading The spirit of the family is the constitutional charter of the Church

Pope Francis at Audience: ‘family spirit’ a constitution for Church

2015-10-07 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square – the first of three Wednesday Audiences scheduled to take place during the course of the XIV Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to reflecting on the family in the life of the Church and of society. Continue reading Pope Francis at Audience: ‘family spirit’ a constitution for Church

Rapporteurs and moderators of the Circuli Minori of the Synod

Vatican City, 7 October 2015 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office today published the following list of rapporteurs and moderators of the Circuli Minori: Continue reading Rapporteurs and moderators of the Circuli Minori of the Synod

Cardinal Wuerl: Synod off to a good start

2015-10-07 (Vatican Radio) Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., says the opening days of the Synod of Bishops are going smoothly. “I think we’re moving along very well. We’ve had very good discussions in the Aula. Many, many of the points that were raised contribute positively to trying to find a better way to say what we want to say. The rest of them reinforced what’s already there. So far, this has been a very positive meeting. Continue reading Cardinal Wuerl: Synod off to a good start

It is not easy to be a prophet says Cardinal Alencherry to the Synod

Vatican City, 6 October 2015 (VIS) – This morning at 9 a.m., with the recitation of the Terce prayer, the third Congregation of the General Ordinary Assembly on the Family opened in the Synod Hall.

His Beatitude Cardinal George Alencherry, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, India, and president of the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church, pronounced a homily in which he underlined, in the light of the Bible readings, the prophetic mission of the Church in our times.

Continue reading It is not easy to be a prophet says Cardinal Alencherry to the Synod

Keeping doors open at the Synod on the Family

2015-10-06 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) On Tuesday afternoon, participants at the Synod of Bishops on the family move into small language group discussions, following on from one and a half days of presentations at the General Congregations. Philippa Hitchen takes a look at some of the key issues that have emerged during this first phase of the three week encounter…. Continue reading Keeping doors open at the Synod on the Family

Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 2

2015-10-06 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. opened the daily press conference by explaining what had happened in the morning session. He said that the general secretary of the Synod, Cardinal Baldisseri, had explained “certain processes of the methodology” and its new elements. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 2

Pope Francis: God wants his ministers to be merciful

2015-10-06 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has warned against having a hard heart that is closed to God’s mercy.  Speaking on Tuesday morning during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta before joining the Synod Fathers gathered in the Vatican Synod Hall, the Pope urged the faithful not to put one’s own convictions or a list of commandments before the Lord’s mercy. Continue reading Pope Francis: God wants his ministers to be merciful

“The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world”

First General Congregation: the Synod is the Church that walks together to see reality with the eyes of faith, says the Pope

Vatican City, 5 October 2015 (VIS) – This morning at 9 a.m. the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops dedicated to “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world” commenced in the Vatican. In the presence of the Holy Father, the first to speak was the Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, who presented to the Synod Fathers a brief meditation summarising the intentions and spirit of the Assembly.

Continue reading “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world”

Pope Francis: full text of remarks at Synod opening

2015-10-05 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis addressed the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Monday morning – the morning of their first full day of sessions. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s full English translation of the Holy Father’s remarks. Continue reading Pope Francis: full text of remarks at Synod opening

Pope’s Homily at Opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops

2015-10-04 Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) The front of St. Peter’s Basilica was lined with green and scarlet as the Synod Fathers gathered around the altar for the opening mass of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family on Sunday presided over by the Holy Father, Pope Francis. Continue reading Pope’s Homily at Opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops

Tutankhamun’s tomb could hold ‘find of the century’, says Egyptian expert

Cairo: British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves (right)and Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Damati addressing a press conference here on Thursday.—AFP
Cairo: British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves (right)and Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Damati addressing a press conference here on Thursday.—AFP

CAIRO: Egypt hopes it can soon announce the “discovery of the century” in Tutankhamen’s tomb — what a British archaeologist believes is the burial place in a secret chamber of Queen Nefertiti.  Continue reading Tutankhamun’s tomb could hold ‘find of the century’, says Egyptian expert

‘Lost Gospel’ Book Claims Jesus Married Mary Magdalene, Had 2 Children

Please Note: This book is lies, like the rest of the gnostic gospels. The Dan Brown books, similarly are myth – created to discredit Jesus. It’s interesting to note the religion of the writers of the book.

The life and times of Jesus found in the holiest book of all times, the Bible, will forever be a target for those who have lost favour with God because they chose to follow the Talmud. Continue reading ‘Lost Gospel’ Book Claims Jesus Married Mary Magdalene, Had 2 Children

Dominican priest, lawyer analyzes SCOTUS marriage ruling

Dominican priest, lawyer analyzes SCOTUS marriage ruling
By Brian Fraga, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent

PROVIDENCE — Nobody should be surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage to be a constitutional right, Father Thomas More Garrett, O.P., told the St. Pius V Young Adult Group. Continue reading Dominican priest, lawyer analyzes SCOTUS marriage ruling

CERN – SESAME site

CERN is already powering up in the Middle East in their (Open) SESAME site. . You MUST know the effects. – an inside scientist talk about both the science in layman’s terms & the spiritual issues. My discernment tells me the locutions are deadly accurate, and with 3 power-ups this year, we may well be facing the horror of the worst prophecies given through the history of the church. Q – will Our Lord reveal to these people heaven’s fundamental alarm BEFORE further damage occurs? May God be with all of you.

False Religious Leaders

Jesus called the false religious leaders of his day “blind guides,” and that’s exactly what the false religious leaders are today. Jesus continued to say in Matt.15:14,

“If, then, a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into the pit.”

That’s exactly what’s happening today.

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625,000 Catholics ask Pope Francis to dispel moral confusion at Synod

Our God is not a God of confusion or chaos. His words and teachings regarding morality -marriage, homosexuality- are very clear. Continue reading 625,000 Catholics ask Pope Francis to dispel moral confusion at Synod

Cardinal Burke had grave reservations on the same annulment proposals Pope Francis just enshrined

‘Confusion and error on holy matrimony’ are being sown by Satan in society and in the Church,’ warns the cardinal.

Source: Lifesitenews

Thank goodness there are good men of faith who still hold on to the teachings of God, and also in the words of Jesus given to his apostles in the the Bible.  Continue reading Cardinal Burke had grave reservations on the same annulment proposals Pope Francis just enshrined

Strong winds blowing from the UN to change climate at the Vatican

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Editor’s note: Voice of the Family’s Maria Madise gave the following talk at the Rome Life Forum on May 8.ROME, May 26, 2015 Continue reading Strong winds blowing from the UN to change climate at the Vatican

SYNOD1 on Family – Bishop Athanasius Schneider – A Must Read

Editor’s note: The following interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, was published today in the Polish magazine Polonia Christiana.

1. Your Excellency, what is Your Excellency’s opinion about the Synod? What is its message to families?

During the Synod there had been moments of obvious manipulation on the part of some clerics who held key positions in the editorial and governing structure of the Synod.

Continue reading SYNOD1 on Family – Bishop Athanasius Schneider – A Must Read

Pope at Santa Marta: Called to be children of light

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Santa Marta – OSS_ROM

27/10/2014 11:31(Vatican Radio)

At morning Mass on Monday Pope Francis said that a conscientious examination of our words will help us understand whether we are Christians of light, Christians of darkness or Christians of grey areas. Continue reading Pope at Santa Marta: Called to be children of light

Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina’s dictatorship

Argentina’s cardinal Jorge Bergoglio greets followers outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires in 2009. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

by Uki Goni and Jonathan Watts

Thursday 14 March 2013

Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism Continue reading Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina’s dictatorship

Pope Francis the Reformer?

Photograph by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty.

March 13, 2013

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the seventy-six-year-old Archbishop of Buenos Aires, is the new Pope—the first Jesuit and the first Latin American ever to hold that job.

Continue reading Pope Francis the Reformer?