Cardinal Dolan’s been talking about Pope Francis and how it felt inside the Conclave. I love what he’s had to say. If you have the time on this busy Thursday, take a moment and watch these. Cardinal Dolan, who obviously can barely contain his happiness, will cheer your soul. Cardinal Dolan Talks to ABC News about Electing Pope Francis. Cardinal Dolan: Don’t Look to Francis to Change Church Doctrine. Cardinal Dolan Talks to Joe Torres about the new pope. Read more
Pope Francis will have a busy schedule for the next few days. Thursday, March 14: Visit Santa Maria Maggiore for prayer. Mass with Cardinals at 5 pm. Friday, March 15, officially welcome all the Cardinals. Saturday, March 16, audience for journalists and media representatives. Sunday, March 17, the Holy Father will give his first Angelus as Pope Francis. Tuesday, March 19, Pope Francis will be inaugurated Bishop of Rome in St Peter's Square. Posted with Blogsy Read more
I watched it this evening on a tiny insert on my laptop. I got misty-eyed then. Now, I can’t stop smiling. What a beautiful, humble man to ask for our prayers. God bless him. Here, if you haven’t seen it, or just want to see it again, is the first part of the Holy Father’s first message as pope. Enjoy. Read more
Our new Holy Father chose to live in a simple apartment rather than the archbishop’s palace when he was Cardinal Bergoglio. He also cooked his own meals and took a bus to work instead of using his chauffeured limousine. This son of a railway worker has four brothers and sisters. He wanted to be a chemist and has a degree in chemistry. But God intervened in this plan and he entered the Society of Jesus instead. He is an... Read more
Pundits who were pushing for a pope who would abandon 2,000 years of Catholic teaching and go chasing after the moral fashions of the world will probably be disappointed in Pope Francis I. The new Holy Father has a decades-long record of supporting the sanctity of human life, traditional marriage and the Gospel support of the poor. For instance, he called abortion a “death penalty” for unborn children in a 2007 speech. The LifeNews.com article describing this says in part:... Read more
These are gleanings from various web sites. Pope Francis I, who was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born December 17, 1936. He is the 267 pope of the Roman Catholic Church in a line that goes all the way back to the Apostle Peter. He is the first pope from either Argentina or the Americas. Reports vary as to whether he chose his name in honor of the Society of Jesus Francis Xavier or Francis of Assisi. He was promoted... Read more
Our new pope is Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina. He has chosen the name Francis I. After brief remarks, he led the vast audience at the Vatican in the Our Father and Hail Mary in Italian. Even in this brief audience it was fun to watch this Latin pope gesticulate with his hands as he spoke. My prayers and hopes are with him. Read more
I am so excited by the election of the new pope! I wish I was able to be there. Here are few details from RT NEWS for those who are following the story: To the cheering of crowds white smoke has appeared above the Vatican chimney, signaling a new Pope has been chosen by cardinals. As the white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel, the bells of St. Peter Basilica tolled out ‘Habemus papem”, meaning the Catholic Church now has... Read more
This is from CBC NEWS WORLD A new pope has been chosen to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The emergence of white smoke from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican indicated to the world that cardinals have elected a new leader for 1.2 billion Catholics. The name and nationality of the new pope has not been made public yet. The newly elected pope will be fitted for his white cassock, and the other cardinals... Read more
Colorado’s legislature has passed a civil unions bills. All that’s necessary for the bill to become is for the governor — who as already said he would do so — to sign it. The bill passed without religious liberty protections that would protect religious organizations from such as adoption agencies from being forced to violate their beliefs. Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver issued the following statement concerning passage of this bill. STATEMENT: Archbishop of Denver responds to civil unions bill... Read more
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