(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated the Missa pro Ecclesiae in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the full text of his homily. ************************************ [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]n these three readings I see that there is something in common:...
AUDIENCE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER POPE FRANCIS Paul VI Audience Hall Saturday, 16 March 2013 [Video] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]ear Friends, At the beginning of my ministry in the See of Peter, I am pleased to meet all of you who have...
A. Primary Sources: Writings by Henri de Lubac A. Selected Booksby Henri de Lubac [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']A[/dropcaps]ffrontements mystiques. Paris: Témoignage Chrétien, 1950. Athéisme et Sens de l'homme: Une double requête de Gaudium et spes. Paris: Cerf, 1968. Catholicisme: Les aspects sociaux du dogme chrétien. Unam Sanctam, no. 3....
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']F[/dropcaps]or an integral interpretation to occur, both Christian tradition and Christian practice must be brought into the interpetation process. I. Allegorical versus critical exegesis? In Pius XlI's encyclical Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943), a rigorously scientific and critical approach to the study of the Bible...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]n April 6, 2006, The National Geographic Society (www.nationalgeographic.com) unveiled a document that is not exactly true to its name. The term "Gospel" comes from the Greek term for "Good News" and has historically referred to an eyewitness account of the...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']"I[/dropcaps]f we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us” (1 Jn 4:12). This Sunday’s Scripture readings seem to have been chosen precisely for this moment of grace which the Church is experiencing: the Ordinary...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']B[/dropcaps]elow please find Vatican Radio's translation of the full text of the Holy Father's address to the Cardinals: Brother Cardinals, This period of the Conclave has been filled with meaning not just for the College of Cardinals but also for all the...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]ear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like first of all to thank the Lord, who has guided our synodal process in these years by his Holy Spirit, whose support is never lacking to the Church. My heartfelt...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']J[/dropcaps]ust before Christmas 1936, Regina Bergoglio gave birth to her first child, who she named Jorge, which is Spanish for George. As she held her baby boy in the intense sunshine of an Argentinean summer, little did she know that...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]ear Brothers and Sisters, This morning I have the joy of celebrating my first Chrism Mass as the Bishop of Rome. I greet all of you with affection, especially you, dear priests, who, like myself, today recall the day of your...