“It is a kind of neo-Pelagianism that leads us to put faith in administrative structures, in flawless organization”, rather than in the power of Jesus’ word lived and shared, he said. In closing, the Pope focused on Arabic-speaking pilgrims and said, “May the Lord bless you and protect you from evil”.
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In Confession, the Pope said, “is the beginning of the transformation of each individual Christian and the reform of the Church”.
Francis himself alluded to the security situation in his remarks to the crowd of about 20,000, saying the church must always keep its doors open.
“The number of vocations to the ministerial priesthood and to the consecrated life has significantly diminished”.
Fr Dwayne Gavin, chaplain to the Irish community in Paris said people “are afraid on the streets because nobody knows what’s going to happen next” but “I think people are trying to get on with their lives as best as they can”.
When the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis would visit Kenya, women from the Dolly Craft center in Nairobi asked to celebrate the pope with three handmade vestments.
The Pope will be arriving in the country in less than six days, and nothing is being left to chance for his reception. She has a face that is supple, a body that moves, grows, and experiences feeling: “she is the body of Jesus Christ”.
“I am the one who will be the cook for the people who will come to see the Pope”.
According to Vatican Radio, Pope Francis said the only things produced by today’s violence are “ruins, thousands of children with no education, so many innocent dead … and so much money in the pockets of gun-traffickers!” Jesus once said: ‘You cannot serve two masters: Either God or riches.’ War is the right choice for him, who would serve wealth: ‘Let us build weapons, so that the economy will right itself somewhat, and let us go forward in pursuit of our interests.
More than any other item on the agenda of the bishops’ annual meeting in Baltimore, the debate over the lengthy voters’ guide, called “Faithful Citizenship” and approved on Tuesday, revealed deep divides among the bishops and provided a snapshot of the extent of the “Francis effect” on the USA hierarchy.
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Pope Francis also encouraged them to be merciful in administering the sacrament of reconciliation, as well as reminding them that apostolic zeal often means they will not have a “private moment” to themselves.
