Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “A Christian cannot be anti-Semitic ! Let Anti-Semitism be banished from the heart and life of every man and every woman!”
Pope Francis: “A Christian cannot be anti-Semitic ! Let Anti-Semitism be banished from the heart and life of every man and every woman!”
Pope Francis: “‘But’, they say, ‘can’t we make Christianity a little more human? Without the cross, without Jesus, without this stripping-down?’ In this way we would become ‘bakery Christians’ (or ‘pastry shop Christians’), like nice cakes, like nice sweet things! So nice, but not really Christian!”
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Pope Francis: “Dear young people, you have many plans and dreams for the future. But, is Christ at the center of each of your plans and dreams?”
On Tuesday night, Georgetown University hosted the first event of the new Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. The topic was The Francis Factor, and it featured an entertaining, engaging discussion with David Brooks, Mark Shields, Kim Daniels, and Alexia Kelley. The moderator was the initiative’s director, John Carr, who spent over 20… Read More The Francis Factor: A Discussion on the First Six Months of Pope Francis’ Leadership
Pope Francis has a new interview in La Repubblica. It may be even more controversial than his recent interview in Jesuit periodicals. Here are fifteen important quotes from the new interview: The most serious evils afflicting the world “The most serious of the evils that afflict the world these days are youth unemployment and the… Read More 15 Key Quotes from Pope Francis’ New Interview
Pope Francis: “Heads of the Church have often been narcissists, flattered and thrilled by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.”