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Pope Francis on the Beatitudes
By Thomas Reese — May 17, 2018
(RNS) — In his recent 'Gaudete et Exsultate,' Pope Francis teaches that living the Beatitudes means 'going against the flow' in a world that pushes us in the opposite direction from holiness.
Author Anne Lamott: ‘Mercy is our only hope’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 7, 2017
(RNS) The best-selling Christian author and patron saint of writers everywhere started thinking about mercy and 'accidentally' wrote the book 'Hallelujah Anyway,' published this week.
What is the true meaning of mercy?
By The Conversation — February 11, 2017
(The Conversation) In such times, talk about mercy may seem more like wishful thinking. But mercy matters – now more than ever.
The pope frustrates foes with silence, this priest nails them with tweets
By David Gibson — December 27, 2016
ROME (RNS) The Rev. Antonio Spadaro has become so closely identified with the pontiff that he is almost as big a target as Francis for critics whose complaints are louder than ever.
Pope Francis makes surprise visits to neonatal unit, hospice
By Josephine McKenna — September 16, 2016
ROME (RNS) The impromptu visits, part of the Holy Year of Mercy events, were aimed at highlighting the Catholic Church's teaching on the sanctity of all life at all stages.
Pope Francis gives confirmation sacrament to gravely ill teen
By Josephine McKenna — September 11, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Administering the rite for Giuseppe Chiolo, a 16-year-old Sicilian suffering from cancer, was the pontiff's latest gesture toward the sick and disabled.
In Poland, Pope Francis tries countering message of religious violence
By David Gibson — July 31, 2016
KRAKOW, Poland (RNS) At the World Youth Day gathering that ended here Sunday, the pontiff encouraged a positive role for faith.
Family members showed Dylann Roof mercy. Why can’t prosecutors?
By Shane Claiborne — May 26, 2016
(RNS) Can we, as a nation, do better than killing those who kill in order to show that killing is wrong?
A Caravaggio masterpiece on mercy calls to Pope Francis across the centuries
By David Gibson — March 30, 2016
(RNS) Derided as a "worshiper of the depraved," Caravaggio is now the "poet of hope" whose underappreciated masterpiece in Naples is an icon of this pontificate. But will the pope see it?
Rome’s Jewish catacombs to open to the public
By Josephine McKenna — March 29, 2016
ROME (RNS) The catacombs are included in 20 cultural itineraries unveiled by Italy’s cultural minister to mark the pope's Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Pope Francis makes emotional appeal for global peace in Easter message
By Josephine McKenna — March 27, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Mercy and "weapons of love" were the only answer to “hatred and death” the pope said, reflecting on the world’s violent hotspots.
Pope Francis denounces modern-day ‘Judases’ behind terror attacks
By Josephine McKenna — March 24, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Denouncing "arms dealers who want blood, not peace," the pontiff washed the feet of 12 refugees -- including three Muslims and one Hindu, as well as several women.
Pope Francis to meet Ohio girl who wants to see pontiff before she goes blind
By Josephine McKenna — March 23, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Five-year-old Lizzy Myers suffers from an incurable genetic disease that leads to blindness, but next week she is to fulfill her wish of meeting the pontiff.
Comedian Roberto Benigni pitches Pope Francis’ book on mercy
By Rosie Scammell — January 12, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The actor who won an Oscar for an improbable comedy about the Holocaust brought his signature blend of humor and seriousness to the Vatican to help his hero, the pope.
Pope Francis warns pilgrims: ‘Don’t get conned — salvation is free!’
By Rosie Scammell — December 16, 2015
(RNS) “Be careful that there’s not someone a bit quick and too cunning that tells you that you must pay," Pope Francis said at his Wednesday public audience in St. Peter's Square.
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