Home
Blog
Radio
Missing Persons
Crime
December 08, 2024, 05:52:26 AM
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News
:
NEW CHILD BOARD CREATED IN THE POLITICAL SECTION FOR THE 2016 ELECTION
Home
Help
Login
Register
Scared Monkeys Discussion Forum
>
Current Events and Musings
>
Religion (discussion and debate)
> Topic:
Pope Francis
Pages:
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
»
Go Down
« previous
next »
Print
Author
Topic: Pope Francis (Read 4572423 times)
0 Members and 188 Guests are viewing this topic.
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9280 on:
December 23, 2020, 05:13:52 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-general-audience-contemplate-christmas.html
Pope at audience: The "infirmity" of Jesus is a teaching of Christmas
23 December 2020, 10:09
During his general audience of Wednesday, Pope Francis urges Christians to make the celebration of the birth of Jesus rich in faith, not merely a sentimental or consumerist event
.
By Vatican News
Christmas teaches us that God did not look down upon us and pass by but He fully assumed our nature and our human condition, except sin. This event gives meaning to human existence and to the whole of history and can remove the pessimism generated by the pandemic. Pope Francis made the point in this week’s general audience, two days before Christmas.
https://zenit.org/2020/12/23/christmas-at-center-of-pope-francis-general-audience-full-text/
‘This Christmas, May Jesus Be Born Anew in Each of Us, So Our Lives Bring Joy & Hope to All’
Christmas and Tenderness of Baby Jesus at Heart of Pope Francis’ General Audience (FULL TEXT)
DECEMBER 23, 2020 12:14 DEBORAH CASTELLANO LUBOV
Video, with English commentary, at the link below--
POPE'S GENERAL AUDIENCE OF 23 DECEMBER 2020
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope-francis/papal-audience/2020-12/pope-s-general-audience-of-23-december-2020.html
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9281 on:
December 23, 2020, 05:19:58 PM »
https://zenit.org/2020/12/22/popes-christmas-messages-will-be-limited-away-from-public/
Pope’s Christmas Messages Will be Away from Public
Restrictions Set to Limit Spread of Coronavirus
DECEMBER 22, 2020 14:45
In consideration of the new restrictions adopted to contain the spread of the pandemic from Covid-19, as communicated by the Prefecture of the Papal Household, on December 25, the Solemnity of the Birth of the Lord, Pope Francis will pronounce the Christmas message and impart the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” In the Hall of Blessings of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9282 on:
December 24, 2020, 02:45:04 PM »
https://www.romereports.com/en/2020/12/24/pope-francis-will-celebrate-christmas-liturgies-at-the-vatican/
Pope Francis will celebrate Christmas liturgies at the Vatican
2020/12/24
The Vatican has made arrangements to guarantee Pope Francis' Christmas ceremonies. The pandemic has forced a change in the location and schedule of the ceremonies
.
On Dec. 24, the "Midnight Mass," which was scheduled at 9:30 p.m., has been moved to 7:30 p.m. by the pope. It will be at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica and not at the central altar.
This year, the pope will not come out to this balcony at noon for the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing on Dec. 25, though he will be very close.
He will give it from inside that hall, which is known as the Hall of Blessings. Therefore, it is possible that when he finishes, he will lean out to bless the city and the world in these difficult times.
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9283 on:
December 24, 2020, 02:55:55 PM »
Video, with English commentary, at the link
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-jesus-comes-as-a-child-to-make-us-children-of-god.html
Pope at Christmas Mass: Jesus comes as a child to make us children of God
24 December 2020, 20:50
Millions of people around the world join Pope Francis virtually for the Christmas “Mass during the Night,” celebrated in St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday
.
By Vatican News staff writer
With Italy under a new lockdown for the holidays, Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Mass “during the Night” in a near empty Saint Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. Millions of people were able to follow the ceremony through radio, television and the various means of social communications.
In his homily, Pope Francis said, “The birth of Jesus is the ‘newness’ that enables us to be reborn each year, and to find, in Him, the strength needed to face every trial.”
https://zenit.org/2020/12/24/full-text-of-holy-fathers-homily-for-midnight-mass-on-solemnity-of-nativity-of-the-lord/
Full Text of Holy Father’s Homily for Midnight Mass on Solemnity of Nativity of the Lord
DECEMBER 24, 2020 20:28
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9284 on:
December 25, 2020, 01:01:23 PM »
Video, with English commentary, at the link
also, Urbi et Orbi photo gallery
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/urbi-et-orbi-christmas-reminds-us-we-are-brothers-and-sisters.html
Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Christmas reminds us we are all united as brothers and sisters
25 December 2020, 12:01
“To us a child is born, to us a son is given” (Is 9:6). The theme of the Pope’s Christmas message looks at how Jesus was born for everyone, “the ‘Son’ that God has given to the entire human family”
By Vatican News staff reporter
Pope Francis gave his traditional Christmas message and Blessing Urbi et Orbi (“To the City [of Rome] and the World”), offering words of hope and consolation, saying a birth is always a source of hope, and “this Child, Jesus, was born ‘to us’ … without any borders, privileges or exclusions.”
He pronounced his message in the Hall of Benediction of St. Peter’s Basilica, the upper area just behind the central loggia where he would usually have delivered his message. The pandemic and safety measures in place led to a decision to avoid the risk of large public gatherings in St. Peter’s Square and hence to broadcast live his message from inside the Basilica.
https://zenit.org/2020/12/25/full-text-of-holy-fathers-2020-urbi-et-orbi-message/
Full Text of Holy Father’s 2020 Urbi et Orbi Message
DECEMBER 25, 2020 14:07
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9285 on:
December 26, 2020, 03:44:33 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-angelus-saint-stephen-first-martyr.html
Pope at Angelus: Christian witnesses turn evil into good with love
26 December 2020, 12:16
At the Angelus prayer on the feast of Saint Stephen, Pope Francis urges Christians to witness to faith in Christ, by repaying evil with good and breaking the cycle of hatred with love
.
By Devin Watkins
Pope Francis prayed the Angelus at noon on Saturday, as the Church marks the feast of St. Stephen.
The Pope said the saint was the first person to witness to Jesus with his life, making him the first Christian martyr, which means “witness”.
St. Stephen was “the first of a host of brothers and sisters who continue even today to bring the light into the darkness.” These men and women, added the Pope, do not succumb to violence but break the chains of hatred with meekness and love.
“In the world’s nights, these witnesses bring God’s dawn,” he said.
Video, with English commentary, at the link below--
https://zenit.org/2020/12/26/pope-praises-witness-of-saint-stephen-at-angelus-full-text/
Pope Praises Witness of Saint Stephen at Angelus (Full Text)
Feast Day of First Martyr
DECEMBER 26, 2020 16:32 JIM FAIR
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9286 on:
December 27, 2020, 11:08:48 AM »
Video, with English commentary, at the link
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-reflects-on-holy-family-at-sunday-angelus.html
Pope Francis reflects on Holy Family at Sunday Angelus
27 December 2020, 12:41
During his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis announces a year to study more deeply the content of the Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris laetitia” during his reflection on the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
.
By Vatican News staff reporter
Sunday’s feast of the Holy Family, said Pope Francis at the weekly Angelus, calls us to reflect “on the fact that the Son of God wanted to be in need of the warmth of a family, like all children.” This is why the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph can serve as a model “in which all families of the world can find their sure point of reference and sure inspiration.”
https://zenit.org/2020/12/27/full-text-of-holy-fathers-angelus-commentary-on-feast-of-holy-family/
Full Text of Holy Father’s Angelus Commentary on Feast of Holy Family
Announces Year of Reflection on Amoris Laetitia
DECEMBER 27, 2020 13:42
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9287 on:
December 27, 2020, 11:37:22 AM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-12/a-special-year-to-bear-witness-to-family-love.html
A special year to bear witness to family love
27 December 2020, 14:39
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is proposing spiritual, pastoral and cultural initiatives to accompany families in the face of contemporary challenges. The project is intended to support parishes, dioceses, universities and ecclesial associations in celebrating the Year “Amoris Laetitia Family,” which has been announced by Pope Francis
.
By Adriana Masotti
On 19 March 2021, the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia, on the joy and beauty of familial love, Pope Francis will inaugurate the Year “Amoris Laetitia Family,” which will conclude on 26 June 2022 on the occasion of the X World Meeting of Families in Rome. The Holy Father will be present for the Meeting.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-to-mark-fifth-anniversary-of-amoris-laetitia-with-year-dedicated-to-the-family-99910
Pope Francis to mark fifth anniversary of ‘Amoris laetitia’ with year dedicated to family
Vatican City, Dec 27, 2020 / 04:16 am MT (CNA)
.-
Pope Francis announced Sunday a special year dedicated to the family, marking the fifth anniversary of the publication of his apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia
.
In his Angelus address Dec. 27, the feast of the Holy Family, the pope noted that March 19, 2021, would mark five years since the signing of Amoris laetitia following synods on the family in 2014 and 2015.
He said: “Today’s feast reminds us of the example of evangelising with the family, proposing to us once again the ideal of conjugal and family love, as underlined in the apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia, promulgated five years ago this coming March 19. And it will be a year of reflection on Amoris laetitia and it will be an opportunity to focus more closely on the contents of the document. These reflections will be made available to ecclesial communities and families, to accompany them on their journey.”
The dicastery also announced the creation of a new website,
www.amorislaetitia.va
, dedicated to the year, which will begin on March 19, 2021, and end on June 26, 2022, with the celebration of the 10th World Meeting of Families in Rome.
It explained that an “informational brochure” would be available on the site, which currently redirects to the dicastery’s homepage.
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9288 on:
December 28, 2020, 05:30:05 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/administration-of-secretariat-of-state-holdings-passes-to-apsa.html
Administration of Secretariat of State holdings passes to APSA
28 December 2020, 13:36
A Motu Proprio of Pope Francis officially authorizes the transfer announced in an earlier letter to Cardinal Parolin, after preparation by a special commission. It strengthens the supervisory role of the Secretariat for the Economy which will function as a papal secretariat over economic and financial matters.
By Vatican News
With the Motu Proprio focusing on areas of competence in economic and financial matters, dated December 26 and published today, Pope Francis authorizes the transfer of the management of financial investments and real estate holdings owned by the Secretariat of State (including the administration of Peter’s Pence), over to the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), effective as of 1 January 2021. Pope Francis previously announced this decision last August in a letter to the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin; it was then subsequently developed by a special "Commission of transfer and control" established in early November.
https://zenit.org/2020/12/28/better-oversight-of-spending-investments-at-heart-of-popes-new-motu-proprio/
Better Oversight of Spending & Investments at Heart of Pope’s New Motu Proprio
“A Better Organization” establishes a greater control and a better visibility of Saint Peter’s Pence and of the funds that come from donations of the faithful
DECEMBER 28, 2020 13:24 DEBORAH CASTELLANO LUBOV
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9289 on:
December 29, 2020, 07:20:26 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-telegram-vatican-latinist-reginald-foster.html
Pope sends condolences for death of Fr. Reginald Foster
28 December 2020, 14:11
Pope Francis sends a telegram of condolences upon the death of Fr. Reginald Foster, and praises the linguistic mastery of the renowned Latinist of the Popes
.
By Devin Watkins
As befits the memory of a master of the official language of the Church, Pope Francis’ condolences for the passing of Fr. Reginald Foster, OCD, came in Latin.
The late Carmelite friar—beloved of Vatican Radio listeners as “The Latin-lover”—served as one of the Vatican’s foremost experts in the Latin language for nearly 40 years.
He died in his hometown of Milwaukee, in the US state of Wisconsin, on Christmas Day, at the age of 81.
Decades of service
Pope Francis sent a telegram on Monday to Fr. Saverio Cannistrà, the Father General of the Order of Discalced Carmelite Friars, to express his condolences. The note was signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
The Pope expressed his appreciation for Fr. Reginald’s many years of service to the Holy See.
He worked from 1970 until 2009 in the Latin Letters section of the Secretariat of State, translating innumerable papal and Vatican documents into Latin.
Acknowledging his years of service, Pope Francis said Fr. Reginald “demonstrated the brilliance of Latin to copious numbers of students.”
And the Holy Father prayed that the Latinist of the Popes might receive from God “recompense in full measure.”
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-12/father-reginald-foster-vatican-radio-latinist.html
Renowned Vatican Latinist Fr. Reginald Foster dies on Christmas Day
26 December 2020, 16:28
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9290 on:
December 29, 2020, 07:32:57 PM »
Appointments...
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-appoints-dermot-farrell-archbishop-dublin.html
Pope Francis appoints new Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
29 December 2020, 12:00
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Dermot Farrell as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin, in Ireland
.
By Vatican News staff writer
Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Metropolitan of Dublin, Ireland.
At the same time, the Pope appointed Bishop Dermot Pius Farrell as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin.
He has served as the Bishop of Ossory since early 2018.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/papal-appontments-bishop-malindi-san-bernadino-shillong-barbados.html
Pope appoints four Bishops for English-speaking world
28 December 2020, 12:30
Fr. Wilybard Lagho of Malindi (Kenya), Fr. Neil Sebastian Scantlebury of Bridgetown (Barbados), Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino (US), and Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Shillong (India) are named by Pope Francis to head their dioceses
.
By Vatican News staff writer
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9291 on:
December 30, 2020, 07:43:22 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-general-audience-prayer-thanksgiving.html
Pope at general audience: Gratitude makes the world better, transmits hope
30 December 2020, 10:22
During his general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the importance of gratitude in prayer. The healing of the ten lepers by Jesus is an example
.
By Vatican News staff writer
Continuing his series of catechesis on prayer, Pope Francis, during his general audience this week, dwelt upon the importance of gratitude in prayer, which he said makes the world better and brings hope.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-appeal-audience-croatia-earthquake.html
Pope Francis appeals for help for quake-struck Croatia
30 December 2020, 10:02
Video at the link below--
"December 30 2020 General Audience Pope Francis"
https://www.youtube.com/user/vatican
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9292 on:
December 31, 2020, 05:51:15 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-sciatica-te-deum-vespers-mass-statement.html
Pope will not celebrate end of the year and new year ceremonies due to sciatica
31 December 2020, 12:21
A Holy See Press Office statement explains the celebrations will go ahead as usual and that Pope Francis will pray the Angelus on New Year’s Day as always
.
By Vatican News staff writer
Pope Francis will not preside over end of the year Vespers and the solemn chanting of the Te Deum this evening, 31 December, in St. Peter’s Basilica, or at the Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God on 1 January, due to “painful sciatica.”
A statement released by the Holy See Press Office said the traditional year end celebration on Thursday evening will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, while the Mass on New Year’s Day will be celebrated by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/painful-sciatica-prevents-pope-francis-from-attending-vaticans-new-years-liturgies-32726
'Painful sciatica' prevents Pope Francis from attending Vatican's New Year's liturgies
31 December 2020, 12:21
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9293 on:
December 31, 2020, 05:58:35 PM »
Video, with English commentary, at the link
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-reflects-on-past-year-pandemic-prompts-acts-of-compassion.html
Pope reflects on past year: pandemic prompts acts of compassion
31 December 2020, 17:26
In the homily prepared for New Year’s eve Vespers, Pope Francis asks how we can give thanks to God after such a difficult year. God, he says, always has compassion for us, and we are thankful for the acts of closeness, care, and solidarity that we have seen throughout 2020
.
By Vatican News staff reporter
Pope Francis, suffering from an attack of sciatica, was absent from the celebration of Vespers and the recitation of the Te Deum – the Church’s solemn chant of Thanksgiving for the past year – but nonetheless offered a reflection on how we can give thanks for the year that is drawing to a close.
The liturgy was presided over by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who pronounced the homily prepared by Pope Francis for the occasion.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-on-new-years-eve-at-the-end-of-a-year-of-coronavirus-pandemic-we-praise-you-god-30358
Pope Francis: At the end of a year of pandemic, 'we praise you, God'
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9294 on:
January 01, 2021, 05:03:22 PM »
Video at the link
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-01/pope-mary-is-the-road-we-must-travel-to-reach-jesus.html
Pope: Mary is the road we must travel to reach Jesus
01 January 2021, 10:27
In a homily read by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis reflects on three words that find their fulfilment in Mary, the Mother of God: to bless, to be born, and to find
.
By Vatican News staff reporter
Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God, was celebrated on the morning of New Year’s Day by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, standing in for Pope Francis, who is suffering a painful attack of sciatica.
In his homily, which was read by Cardinal Parolin, Pope Francis focused on three words from the day’s readings: to bless, to be born, and to find, which he said “find their fulfillment in the Mother of God.”
To bless
Beginning with the first Reading, where God commands Moses to bless the people, Pope Francis writes, “This is no pious exhortation: it is a specific request.” We need to be blessed, the Pope said; and at Christmas, we receive “not only the words of blessing, but the blessing itself: Jesus is Himself the blessing of the Father.”
Whereas Jesus is the blessing, Mary is blessed through grace, and “in this way, brings us God’s blessing. Wherever she is, Jesus comes to us,” the Pope said. Similarly we too are called to bless, to speak well, of others, of society, and of ourselves, especially in a world so often “polluted” by speaking and thinking badly.
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9295 on:
January 01, 2021, 05:13:52 PM »
Video, with English commentary, at the link
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-01/pope-at-angelus-entrust-yourselves-to-mary-for-a-united-world.html
Pope at Angelus: Entrust yourselves to Mary for a united world
01 January 2021, 13:18
Pope Francis recites his first Angelus of the New Year, focusing on the importance of entrusting ourselves to the motherly gaze of Mary – through whom all is possible
.
By Vatican News staff writer
Pope Francis opened his first Angelus of the New Year by urging the faithful to join in “placing ourselves under the maternal and loving gaze of Mary Most Holy”. The Pope explained that the day’s liturgy celebrates Mary “as Mother of God”.
Pope Francis went on to explain that throughout our journey along the paths of time, “the reassuring and consoling gaze of the Blessed Virgin Mary” is one of encouragement as we entrust our anguish and torment to her, “who can do all things”. Mary looks at us with the same maternal tenderness with which she looked at her son Jesus, and this gaze is “an encouragement”, he said. This gaze, ensures that this time “given to us by the Lord” can be one that is spent “for our human and spiritual growth”, the Pope continued; a time “to iron out hatred and divisions”; “to feel that we are all more brothers and sisters”; “to build and not to destroy” and “to take care of one another and of creation”.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-01/pope-francis-prays-for-peace-in-yemen-on-world-day-of-peace.html
Pope Francis prays for Yemen on World Day of Peace
01 January 2021, 13:06
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9296 on:
January 01, 2021, 07:21:13 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-01/pope-names-coadjutor-archbishop-for-archdiocese-of-wellington.html
Pope names Bishops for New Zealand, Pakistan
01 January 2021, 11:59
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Paul Martin as Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington, NZ; and Father Khalid Rehmat as Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
.
Pope Francis on Friday named Bishop Paul Martin, S.M., as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wellington, N.Z. Bishop Martin has been serving as Bishop of the Diocese of Christchurch since 2018.
Background of Bishop Paul Martin
(Courtesy of the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand)
Ordained deacon: 15th November 1992
Ordained priest: 4th September 1993
Ordained bishop: 3rd March 2018
Bishop Paul was born in Hastings and is one of five children. He attended primary school at St Joseph’s in Hastings and secondary school at St John’s College.
In 1985 he entered formation for the Society of Mary. In 1991 he spent time working in an Aboriginal Community in the Northern Territory, Australia. In 1993 he completed a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Angelicum University of Rome and studied to become a teacher.
Upon returning to New Zealand Bishop Paul was in teaching roles, including St Bede’s College. In 2014 Bishop Paul was Assistant Provincial and Provincial Bursar for the Society of Mary, before taking up the position of Bursar General in Rome.
Pope Francis appointed Paul Martin as Bishop of Christchurch on 5 December 2017. He was ordained a Bishop of 3 March 2018, and installed as Bishop of Christchurch the next day.
«
Last Edit: January 01, 2021, 07:22:50 PM by grace-land
»
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9297 on:
January 01, 2021, 07:27:37 PM »
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2021/01/vatican-reaffirms-non-supernatural-origins-of-alleged-marian-apparition-in-amsterdam/
Vatican reaffirms non-supernatural origins of alleged Marian apparition in Amsterdam
Peter Doorakkers – Katholiek Nieuwsblad Jan 1, 2021
The Dutch diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam has affirmed the negative Vatican verdict on the alleged mid-20th-century apparitions of the Blessed Virgin in Amsterdam. These alleged apparitions became known as the “Lady of All Nations,” a devotion that has since spread across the borders of the Netherlands
.
However, although Mary may be venerated under the title ‘Lady of all Nations,’ this may in no way be interpreted or presented as a recognition of the alleged apparitions and messages, according to local bishop Jan Hendriks in a clarification published on Wednesday.
Questions had arisen after several news outlets, among them the Dutch Catholic newspaper Katholiek Nieuwsblad, reported that the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) had reaffirmed its 1974 negative judgment on the supernatural character of the apparitions.
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9298 on:
January 03, 2021, 05:08:11 PM »
Video at the link
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-01/pope-francis-angelus-2nd-sunday-christmas-catechesis.html
Pope at Angelus: God loves us in all our frailty
03 January 2021, 12:10
Pope Francis reflects on how by making himself flesh, God united himself to humanity, loving us in all our frailty and inviting us to share everything with Him
.
By Vatican News staff writer
Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to invite God into their homes, their families, to share with Him their frailties and fears in order to allow Him to change their lives.
Speaking during the Angelus on the second Sunday after Christmas, the Pope contemplated the tenderness of the Child Jesus in the crib, and reflected on the Gospel of John (Jn 1:1) explaining that, especially in the prologue, “it tells us about Him before He was born.”
He said that the apostle uses similar words to those used in the Bible with the account of Creation, but says that today “the One we contemplated at His Birth, existed before: before things began, before the universe. He existed before space and time. “In Him was life” (Jn 1:4), before life appeared.”
Logged
grace-land
Monkey Mega Star
Offline
Posts: 24304
Re: Pope Francis
«
Reply #9299 on:
January 03, 2021, 05:12:17 PM »
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-01/archbishop-minsk-kondrusiewicz-apostolic-administrator.html
Pope accepts resignation of Minsk Archbishop and appoints Administrator
03 January 2021, 12:15
The daily Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office announces the news on Sunday. Leadership of the Archdiocese passes to the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pinsk
By Vatican News
The Pope has accepted the resignation presented by Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz for having reached the age limit. The daily bulletin of the Holy See Press Office announced the news on Sunday. It also announced that the Pope has appointed an Apostolic Administrator to lead the Archdiocese of the Belarusian capital.
“The Holy Father”, the statement reads, “has accepted the resignation from pastoral care, presented by Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Metropolitian Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, in conformity with can. 401 §1, CIC and at the same time has appointed Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of the same Metropolitian See Bishop Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P., titular Bishop of Blanda and Auxiliary of the Diocese of Pinsk”.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-accepts-resignation-of-archbishop-kondrusiewicz-days-after-return-to-belarus-from-exile-46988
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Archbishop Kondrusiewicz days after return to Belarus from exile
Logged
Pages:
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
»
Go Up
Print
Scared Monkeys Discussion Forum
>
Current Events and Musings
>
Religion (discussion and debate)
> Topic:
Pope Francis
« previous
next »
Jump to:
Please select a destination:
-----------------------------
FORUM RULES
-----------------------------
=> Forum Rules and Tips
-----------------------------
Polls, Polls and more Polls
-----------------------------
=> Missing Persons Polls
=> Current Events/News Polls
=> Crime and Trial Polls
=> Just For Fun Polls
-----------------------------
Missing Persons - High Profile
-----------------------------
=> Missing Persons High Profile
===> Dylan Redwine, 13yrs old, last seen 11/19/12, Vallecito, CO
===> Kyron Horman - Portland Oregon
===> Caylee Marie Anthony - Florida (BODY FOUND)
=====> Caylee's Law - by State
=======> Caylee's Law - text
=======> ALABAMA
=======> ALASKA
=======> ARIZONA
=======> ARKANSAS
=======> CALIFORNIA
=======> COLORADO
=======> CONNECTICUT
=======> DELAWARE
=======> DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
=======> FLORIDA
=======> GEORGIA
=======> HAWAII
=======> IDAHO
=======> ILLINOIS
=======> INDIANA
=======> IOWA
=======> KANSAS
=======> KENTUCKY
=======> LOUISIANA
=======> MAINE
=======> MARYLAND
=======> MASSACHUSETTS
=======> MICHIGAN
=======> MINNESOTA
=======> MISSISSIPPI
=======> MISSOURI
=======> MONTANA
=======> NEBRASKA
=======> NEVADA
=======> NEW HAMPSHIRE
=======> NEW JERSEY
=======> NEW MEXICO
=======> NEW YORK
=======> NORTH CAROLINA
=======> NORTH DAKOTA
=======> OHIO
=======> OKLAHOMA
=======> OREGON
=======> PENNSYLVANIA
=======> PUERTO RICO
=======> RHODE ISLAND
=======> SOUTH CAROLINA
=======> SOUTH DAKOTA
=======> TENNESSEE
=======> TEXAS
=======> UTAH
=======> VERMONT
=======> VIRGINIA
=======> WASHINGTON
=======> WEST VIRGINIA
=======> WISCONSIN
=======> WYOMING
=====> Caylee Marie Anthony Murder Trial Archives
===> Sierra Lamar, 15yrs old, Morgan Hill, CA Missing Since March 16, 2012
===> JO ANN (JODIE) BAIN AND 3 DAUGHTERS MISSING 4/27/2012(2 murdered 2 safe)
===> Isabel Mercedes Celis, 6 yrs old missing 4/21/12 Tucson, AZ (Body Found)
===> Jennifer Kesse - Orlando/Ocoee, Florida
===> Susan Powell 28yrs old, missing 12/6/09 West Valley City, Utah
===> Michelle Loree Parker, Last Seen 11/17/11, Orlando, FL
===> Celina Cass, 11yrs old missing 7/25/11 New Hampshire
===> Aliayah Lunsford, 3yrs old, Weston, West VA, missing since 9/24/2011
===> Lisa Irwin, 10mo old missing since 10/4/2011 KC, MO
===> Robyn Gardner missing in Aruba August 2, 2011
=> Missing Persons - High Profile - Archives
-----------------------------
Virginia Area Missing and Murdered - possible connections
-----------------------------
=> Morgan Dana Harrington, 20yrs missing VA Tech 10/17/09(BODY FOUND)
=> Hannah Elizabeth Graham missing since 9/13/14 Charlottesville, VA
=> Alexis Murphy, missing since 8/3/13 Charlottesville, VA
=> Samantha Ann Clarke 19yrs. old Orange Va. Last seen 09/13/10
=> Dashad Sage Smith missing since 11/20/12 Charlottesville, VA
=> Cassandra Morton 23, Lynchburg, missing 10/10/09 body found 11/29/09
-----------------------------
High Profile Crimes and Trials (not missing persons)
-----------------------------
=> Jodi Arias trial - for the murder of Travis Alexander
=> Trial of George Zimmerman - 2nd Degree Murder of 17yr old Trayvon Martin
=> Scott Peterson Appeal of Murder Conviction
-----------------------------
Missing, Exploited and True Crime
-----------------------------
=> Missing Exploited and True Crime
===> Missing Persons Forum
=====> Missing Found or Presumed Deceased
=====> Missing Found Safe
=====> Missing Endangered Runaways
=====> Resourses, Search Groups and Fundraisers
===> Crimes Against Children, Elderly and the Disabled
===> Crimes of Passion/Anger
===> Serial Killers and Their Possible Victims
===> Unsolved Crimes
=====> Finally Solved
===> Haleigh Marie Cummings - Florida
===> Adji Desir - Florida
===> Somer Renee Thompson 7 yo, Orange Park FL 10/19/09(BODY FOUND)
===> Tracy Ocasio - Orlando/Ocoee, Florida
===> Shaniya Nicole Davis, 5 Fayetteville, NC Missing 11/10/09(BODY FOUND)
===> Holly Bobo, 20yrs old missing Parsons, TN 4/13/11
===> Hailey Dunn - 13yrs old - Colorado City, TX missing 12/27/10 (Body Found)
===> Elizabeth Olten - 9yrs, Jefferson City, MO missing 10/21/09 (BODY FOUND)
===> Lindsey Baum - McCleary, WA 6/26/09
===> Amber Leeanne Dubois 14yrs old - Escondido, CA(BODY FOUND)
===> Chelsea King, 17, Missing 2-25-2010 Rancho Bernadino CA (BODY FOUND)
===> Sandra Cantu, 8 years old - Tracy, CA(BODY FOUND)
===> Madeleine McCann - Portugal
===> Christine Marie Sheddy - missing since 11/13/2007 - Maryland(BODY FOUND)
===> Nevaeh Amyah Buchanan 5yr Monroe Michigan(BODY FOUND)
===> Gabriel Johnson 8 mo., last seen 12/26/09 Tempe AZ-San Antonio TX
===> Stacy Ann Peterson missing & Kathleen Savio murdered - Illinois
===> Zahra Clare Baker - 10yrs old Hickory, NC (Body Found)
-----------------------------
Natalee Holloway
-----------------------------
=> Natalee Holloway
=> Important Case Documents
===> Joran Statements/PV's
===> Paulus Statements/PV's
===> Deepak Statements/PV's
===> Satish Statements/PV's
===> Misc Statements/PV's
=> LCD Archive
=> Shango/Simian and other Codetalkers
-----------------------------
Current Events and Musings
-----------------------------
=> Monkey Musings / Open Discussion
=> Pop Culture Main
===> Hugely Popular TV Shows
===> Movies and Television
===> Social Media
===> Music
===> Books
===> Scared Monkeys Radio with Dana Pretzer
=> Health and Medical Issues
=> Food and Product Recalls
=> News of the Day
=> Business News
=> Sports
=> Political Forum
=> Religion (discussion and debate)
-----------------------------
The Monkey Lounge
-----------------------------
=> The Monkey Lounge
===> Fashion & Decorating
===> What's Cooking? Recipes
===> Games
=> Inspirational
===> Memorial - Gone but Never Forgotten
===> Gratefulness - Light a Candle in Prayer
===> Inspirational scriptures, songs, stories and prayers
-----------------------------
Natalee Discussions (2005 ARCHIVE)
-----------------------------
=> Natalee Holloway
=> Theory and Speculation
=> Links and References Only
=> Natalee Breaking News Archive
-----------------------------
General Discussions (2005 ARCHIVE)
-----------------------------
=> News Issues
=> Chit Chat
Loading...