by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 18, 2017 | Pope Francis, Vatican News
“On Easter Monday, Pope Francis stressed that Christ’s resurrection calls each of us to bring the message of Easter – a message of hope and life – to the world. “There is life!” the Pope said April 17. Now, following the Resurrection, “we will be resurrection...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 10, 2017 | News, Pope Francis
“On Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, Pope Francis exhorted to contemplate Jesus “not only in paintings, or photographs, or even in videos” but “in many of our brothers and sisters . . . who are suffering.” “Jesus is in them, in each of them, and with a disfigured...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 10, 2017 | News
“In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Today, that number has more than doubled, with one priest for every 1,800 Catholics. Globally, the situation is worse. The number of Catholics per priest increased from 1,895 in 1980 to...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 3, 2017 | News, Pope Francis
“‘While there’s the atmosphere of the tomb, instead the Lord wants to open the way of life, the encounter with Him, trust in Him, the resurrection of the heart, the way of ”Get up! Get up! Come outside!’ Below is a Zenit translation of the Pope’s homily given...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 3, 2017 | News
“The Catholic bishops of Mali are asking the general public to help secure the release of a nun who was kidnapped in the country February 7th. Sister Cecilia Argoti Narvaez was originally from Colombia but worked in Mali until she was kidnapped earlier this...
