by Holy Spirit Parish | Feb 27, 2017 | News, Pope Francis, Vatican News
“During his Sunday visit to Rome’s Anglican parish of All Saints, Pope Francis voiced gratitude for the good relations Catholics and Anglicans now enjoy, and said that on the path toward full communion, humility has to be the point of departure. “(Humility) is...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Feb 15, 2017 | News, Pope Francis, Vatican News
“In the wake of several contentious events surrounding the Vatican recently, Pope Francis’ advisory board in his ongoing reform of the Roman Curia affirmed their support of the Pope and his work. On behalf of the group, Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Feb 7, 2017 | News, Vatican News
“On Sunday Pope Francis stressed the sanctity of life and encouraged Christians to fulfill Jesus Christ’s command to be salt of the earth and light of the world. “May no one be left alone and may love defend the sense of life,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Pope Francis, Vatican News
“When asked in a new interview what specific mission he has for the laity, Pope Francis responded with a frequent appeal: to go outside of oneself and take risks in evangelizing, rather than staying stuffed up at home while the moths move in. “Sometimes I think...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Vatican News
“Ugly churches with bad acoustics don’t do justice to the richness and beauty of the liturgy – and it’s this connection between art and faith that’s vital for priests to understand today, a Vatican official insists. A project to study the...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jan 9, 2017 | Pope Francis, Vatican News
“Pope Francis Sunday baptized 28 babies during Mass in the Sistine Chapel, reminding parents that by asking for the Sacrament of Baptism, the gift of faith, for their child, they have a responsibility to guard it and to help it deepen. “The faith is to believe...
