Pope Francis investing an Archbishop with the pallium
Today in the city of Rome, 27 Archbishops, will receive the pallium from Pope Francis during a ceremony at Saint Peter’s Basilica.
What’s a Pallium?
The pallium is a white woollen garment that archbishops wear around their neck, like a yoke, as a sign of their metropolitan office. Traditionally, new archbishops receive the pallium from the pope on this day — the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul More…
Christian spouses receive a special consecration and a special mission.
From the Pope’s General Audience on April 2:
“Married couples carry out this vocation in a full and definitive communion of life. As ‘one flesh,’ they become living icons of God’s love in our world, building up the Church in unity and fidelity.” — Pope Francis
Yesterday, the Pope concluded his Catechesis on the Sacraments with a reflection on marriage as a unique vocation and noble sign of God’s love in the world. Here is the full text available on vatican.va. More…
Thank you for teaching us the importance of Gospel Joy with your words and your actions!
The following statement from the USCCB summarizes the first year of his pontificate and expresses our heartfelt gratitude nicely.
STATEMENT OF THE USCCB ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS More…
Um, that’s, uh… huge. Thanks (How am I going to eat all this chocolate?)
Pope Francis meets life-size chocolate Pope Francis
Made with 1.5 tons of cocoa, the life size chocolate replica of our Supreme Pontiff greeted the pope today. Vatican sources have not have not indicated whether Pope Francis plans to share the chocolate version of himself with the papal household or enjoy it all by himself, although it has been confirmed More…
Even Italian graffiti must respect Pope Francis
I often get asked by all sorts of people, “So, do you like Pope Francis?”
And I always give the same answer, “Who doesn’t?”
Then I ask, what do you like about Pope Francis? More…
There are many, many ways to be Pro-Life
Top story in all your major media outlets today: the Head of the Roman Catholic Church — the Pope — opposes abortion. Why should this be sensational news?
Here’s why I think it is. More…
Merry Christmas to Everyone!
You know what really annoys me? This guy.
Yeah! That’s right! We’re Catholic!
Don’t take this with a grain of salt. If we take him at his word and follow his example, we have to be a holy nuisance and annoy the [you-know-what] out of people. Literally.
Yesterday, Pope Francis made it clear. He wants You to be a troublemaker too.
Read on… (From CNA/EWTN News:) More…
Source: Zenit.org
In a statement released to journalists, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office gave new information on the Ring of the Fisherman. The ring was given to Pope Francis at the beginning of the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry Mass today held in St. Peter’s Square. More…
By Br Eric Wandrey
Br Eric Wandrey
Our seminary in Rome is 4.5 miles from the Vatican. Since the announcement of the Conclave, every brother was making his own contingency plans to get to St. Peter’s ASAP when the white smoke went up. More…
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