Patriarchs urge Lebanese and Syrians to find hope in the Resurrection

In Easter messages, two Catholic patriarchs criticised the situation in Lebanon and urged the faithful to cling to the hope of the Resurrection despite the prevailing darkness. One of the patriarchs also visited Syria, where he called for the international community to lift sanctions. From Lebanon, Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics, noted that “the joy of... Read More

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July 3, 2018

Fr Luke’s pride as he shows prince Jerusalem’s holiest site

A Franciscan friar from Sheffield has spoken of his “great honour” at guiding Prince William around the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem. Fr John Luke Gregory OFM – better known as Fr Luke – showed the prince around the highly significant church on Thursday, 28th June as part of his tour of Israel... Read More

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April 4, 2018

Mideast Catholic patriarchs evoke Resurrection hope in Easter messages

In Easter messages, Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East evoked the hope of the Resurrection. “Today’s world needs the resurrection of hearts,” said Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics. He called for a rekindling of love and compassion. Cardinal Rai prayed for the displaced and the abducted to return to their homelands and... Read More

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November 23, 2017

At Mass, Jesus seeks to bring others with him to salvation, pope says

If people really understood that participating at Mass is witnessing Christ’s suffering, death and Resurrection, then maybe they would stop taking pictures, talking, making comments and acting as if it were some kind of show, Pope Francis said. “This is Mass: to enter into Jesus’ passion, death, resurrection and ascension. When we go to Mass,... Read More

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October 5, 2017

Pope: True Christians must remain hopeful, not ‘whiny and angry’

Real hope lies in the proclamation of Jesus’ death and Resurrection, not just with one’s words but also in deeds, Pope Francis said. Christians are called to be witnesses of the Resurrection through “their way of welcoming, smiling and loving” instead of just “repeating memorised lines,” the pope said on 4th October during his weekly... Read More

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November 3, 2016

All Souls feast is a hopeful reminder of the Resurrection, pope says

Visiting a cemetery on the feast of All Souls can evoke feelings of loss and sadness, but for Christians marking the feast, it also is an affirmation of hope in the Resurrection, Pope Francis said. Through his death on the cross, Jesus “opened for us the door of hope where we will contemplate God,” the... Read More

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September 19, 2016

Pope urges Christians to believe in the ‘logic’ of the Resurrection

Christians are called to believe in the logic of the Resurrection of the body and not succumb to heresies that reduce it to a mere spiritual experience, Pope Francis said. When looking toward the future, the uncertainty about what happens after death can often lead to not understanding Christianity’s “logic of the future,” which proclaims... Read More

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