by Holy Spirit Parish | Oct 3, 2016 | Pope Francis, News
“During his flight from Baku, Azerbaijan to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis gave a press conference to the journalists aboard the the papal plane. He reflected on his trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan, marriage and divorce, and homosexuality and gender identity. He...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Sep 29, 2016 | Pope Francis, News
“On Wednesday Pope Francis said that Jesus’ salvific mission reaches its culmination on the Cross in his conversation with the two thieves crucified with him, showing that God’s mercy goes beyond the desperation of human suffering, responding to it with mercy...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Sep 21, 2016 | Pope Francis, News
“In efforts for peace, indifference is the greatest sickness of our time, Pope Francis said at an interreligious summit in Assisi on Tuesday. “It is a virus that paralyzes, rendering us lethargic and insensitive, a disease that eats away at the very heart of...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Sep 14, 2016 | Pope Francis
“On Sunday Pope Francis said that God shows us, through parables, the merciful love of the Father, who rejoices over every sinful person who returns to him. “The message of the Gospel today gives us great hope and we can summarize it thus: there is no sin into...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Sep 7, 2016 | Pope Francis, News
“Pope Francis on Sunday officially declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the Catholic Church in front of thousands of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square – a move the entire world has been waiting for. “For the honor of the Blessed Trinity, the...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jul 20, 2016 | Pope Francis, News
“Pope Francis does not ordinarily celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony. But on July 9, he made an exception for a young Italian deaf couple, who were married in the chapel at his residence, Casa Santa Marta. Teodoro Pisciottani and Paulina Szczepanska received...