On Good Friday, Pope Francis gives us an example of love. The new Pontiff not only decided to break with tradition to celebrate Holy Thursday in Rome’s Casal del Marmo juvenile detention facility and wash the prisoners feet but he also gave an extremely moving and impromptu homily. Reflecting on how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples… Read more »
Everyday brings a new story and a gust of fresh air regarding Pope Francis. First the Pontiff went on the bus with the Cardinals rather than take his new Sedan, then he paid his hotel bill in person just hours after being elected. If these two firsts weren’t enough Pope Francis then went walk about in Rome…. Read more »
Pope Francis is starting to throw tradition away beginning next Thursday. Instead of the usual Easter Triduum at St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis will be heading to jail to celebrate the Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Usually this occasion sees a Pontiff wash the feet of retired priests but instead Pope Francis… Read more »
‘Forgive me father, I have sinned’ took on a whole new meaning when Pope Francis decided to hold his first audience with the Press and bless them. Though there were no questions at the meeting the Holy Father thanked the Press for their hard work and dedication to duty while covering the recent Conclave that… Read more »
The new Pope formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires and ordained for the Jesuits on 13 December 1969. After completing his doctoral dissertation in Germany, he served as a confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba. On 20 May 1992 he was… Read more »
The Vatican is urging a “greater reserve” ahead of the conclave which will elect a new pope. As a result Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, and Francis George, the archbishop of Chicago, who have been giving interviews to the media and were scheduled to address journalists at the Pontifical North American College in… Read more »
