Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" Sponsors Meeting on Syrian Relief Efforts

Call on International Community to Support Countries Receiving Refugees

Vatican City, June 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 557 hits

From June 4-5, the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” sponsored a meeting in Rome with 25 charities and relief organizations who are working in aiding the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Also …

Pope Reflects on the Science of God's Tenderness

Celebrates Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus at Morning Mass

Vatican City, June 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 1266 hits

On the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pope Francis reflected on the love of Christ during his homily at morning Mass today. The Mass, which took place in the chapel of Domus …

Pope Francis to Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: "Careerism is a Leprosy"

Calls on Priests to Avoid Involvement in Spiritual Worldliness

Vatican City, June 06, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 1002 hits

Careerism, ambition, lack of spiritual life. These three things, Pope Francis warned, would deter future diplomats from attaining the inner freedom that is necessary for their work. The Holy …

"Let Nothing Go To Waste"

Pope Reflects on the Relationship Between Human Ecology and Environmental Ecology

Vatican City, June 06, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 775 hits

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis focused on the issue of the environment on World Environment Day, a United Nations initiative. The Holy Father addressed 70,000 pilgrims who were …