“so I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength”
On Sunday, the Holy Father will address the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the final Angelus address of his pontificate.
“We view the Pope’s action here in a positive light, as an expression of his concern and love for the Church. He wants the Church to have a Pope who can fulfill his role with the strength and vigor that the office requires.”
Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
“Dear children; Love is bringing me to you – the love which I desire to teach you also – real love….”
The flame of the paschal candle is the symbol of the gift of faith that the baptized receive…
“Social forums need to be used wisely and well, which means fostering balanced and respectful dialogue and debate”
This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe in the Gospel.”(Mark 1:15)
The Church is a community that forms a life-giving stream that has its source in the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, runs through the eons of time, and carries us to the Communion of the Saints in heaven.
Truth, then, has arisen from the earth: Christ who said, I am the Truth, was born of the Virgin. And justice looked down from heaven: because believing in this new-born child, man is justified not by himself but by God.
But because of sin, the multitude of individuals that came forth from this couple inherited disunity and enmity towards...
In our devotion to Mary we must pray that our own lives be rooted in the virtues of the...
