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February 19, 2020

Pope Francis: The meek are not pushovers

February 19, 2020

A meek Christian is not weak, but defends his faith and controls his temper, Pope Francis said

Hearts hardened by ideology leave no room for God, Pope says

February 19, 2020

Hearts hardened by ideology, selfishness and arrogance leave no room for God, Pope Francis said. “The Lord only goes in hearts that are like his heart,” that is, “hearts that are compassionate, open,” the Pope said in his homily on February 18 during morning Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The Pope reflected on the

Nelson Perez installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia

February 19, 2020

The hope of Christ is far more profound than hope as the world defines it, Archbishop Nelson Perez said during his homily at his installation Mass as Archbishop of Philadelphia on Tuesday. “Hope is the confident expectation of what God has promised, and its strength is in his faithfulness. That’s hope,” Perez said. He said

98-year-old Chinese bishop recovers from coronavirus

February 19, 2020

Bishop Joseph Zhu Baoyu is one of the oldest coronavirus patients to have recovered

Historic Iraqi church to be rebuilt

February 19, 2020

Al-Tahera Syriac Catholic church, in the old city of Mosul, was severely damaged after ISIS invaded the city in June of 2014

Kidnapped Nigerian priest has been released

February 19, 2020

The Nigerian priest who was abducted by gunmen last week has been freed

A daily meal changes lives – and communities. Can you help our Turkana appeal?

February 19, 2020

I recently visited Turkana in north-west Kenya, a journey which involves a long drive through arid and seemingly inhospitable desert. Here, in one of the country’s most impoverished, vulnerable and chronically undernourished areas, Mary’s Meals volunteers lovingly prepare nutritious meals for more than 23,000 children every school day. At the nursery I visited, a large

Querida Amazonia contains important truths – and some serious flaws

February 19, 2020

Those who dreaded the publication of the Holy Father’s response to the Amazon Synod will be able to breathe a sigh of relief, on one count at least. In the course of 40 pages His Holiness devotes his most incisive remarks to an explanation of why admitting women to Holy Orders would be a mistake.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/02/20

February 19, 2020

Pope Francis “initiated and approved” last week’s Holy See-China meeting, reports the South China Morning Post. Nelson Pérez has been installed as the new Archbishop of Philadelphia (Rocco Palmo). A priest has condemned the killing of at least 22 people in Cameroon’s Anglophone region. Cardinal Oswald Gracias has been re-elected president of the Catholic Bishops’