Reform aims to carry Gospel mission forward, not clean up past, pope says

The Christian idea of reforming one’s life is not about making it perfect but initiating a process of going outside of oneself to best follow one’s vocation and carry out a mission, Pope Francis said. “Reform does not have a functional role nor one of self-perfection, but rather it is aimed at mission – the vocation of each... Read More

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March 17, 2021

Pope praises Filipino Catholics as joyful witnesses of the Gospel

The joy of the Gospel has been an integral part of the Filipino identity since the arrival of Christianity in the Southeast Asian country five centuries ago, Pope Francis said. Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines on 15th March, the pope told members of Rome’s Filipino community that evangelical zeal is a “part of your genes,... Read More

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March 8, 2021

Cleanse your hearts of anger and live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbour thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them. After a full morning paying tribute to the victims of Islamic State violence, Pope Francis reached the last major event of his trip to Iraq: Mass on 7th March with some 10,000 people at Irbil’s Franso Hariri Stadium. Many ignored... Read More

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February 16, 2021

Be ‘super-spreaders of the Gospel’, bishop tells the faithful

Be “super-spreaders of the Gospel”, not the virus, the Bishop of Plymouth has told the faithful. Reflecting on his experience of having just received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Bishop Mark O’Toole said he had been invited for it as he is regarded as a potential ‘super-spreader’ of the virus, given his role... Read More

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September 28, 2020

Late Rwandan Catholic gospel singer awarded Havel human rights prize

Kizito Mihigo, the late Rwandan Catholic gospel singer, song writer and organist, has been honoured with Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent, an international award that celebrates bravery, creativity and artistic innovation against dictatorships. The singer, who died in a Kigali city prison in February this year under unclear circumstances, is the first posthumous... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Pope thanks elderly and ill priests for faithful and silent witness to Gospel

Pope Francis reminded elderly and ill priests that they need not be afraid of suffering because Christ is always there to help them carry that cross. With God’s grace, their situation, which was made even more difficult and risky because of the Covid-19 pandemic and strict protocols for containing its spread, can be “an experience... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Peacemaking needs interdisciplinary skill in light of Gospel, pope says

With so much conflict, violence and war, the world needs people who are specially prepared to bring Gospel values to social, political and economic situations, Pope Francis said. Multidisciplinary research and study for building up a body of knowledge on peace would be the basis for ‘forming truly valuable peace workers, ready to get involved’... Read More

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March 26, 2020

‘Gospel of life’ needed now more than ever, pope says

Defending life is not an abstract concept but a duty for all Christians and it means protecting the unborn, the poor, the sick, the unemployed and migrants, Pope Francis said. Even though humanity is living in “the age of universal human rights,” it continues to face “new threats and new slaveries” as well as legislation... Read More

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February 19, 2020

Catholic gospel singer found dead in police cell in Rwanda

A popular Catholic gospel singer was found dead in a police cell in Kigali, Rwanda, in what authorities said was a suicide. Kizito Mihigo, 38, died on 17th February, three days after he was arrested for allegedly fleeing the country to join a rebel group in neighbouring Burundi and for allegedly trying to bribe those... Read More

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August 19, 2019

Adoration and service spread fire of God’s love, says Pope Francis

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis told pilgrims that adoration of God and service to others spread the fire of God’s love and change the world, one heart at a time. “I invite everyone to discover the beauty of the prayer of adoration and to exercise it often,” he said. The pope focused on... Read More

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Reform aims to carry Gospel mission forward, not clean up past, pope says

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Late Rwandan Catholic gospel singer awarded Havel human rights prize

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