by Michael McG | Oct 4, 2023 | Pope Francis, Encyclicals
Apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum released on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi Pope Francis has released his apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, ‘Praise God’, to “clarify and complete” what he started in 2015 with his encyclical letter...
by Michael McG | Sep 8, 2023 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
In The Pope Video for the month of September, Pope Francis asks us to pray “for those people who live on the margins of society in subhuman living conditions, that they may not be neglected by institutions and never be cast out”.Pope Francis asks: “How...
by Michael McG | Sep 6, 2023 | Encyclicals, Pope Francis, Adult Formation, Evangelisation
We invite every parish in our diocese to send a group to a special event to look at how we can all play our part in fighting climate change.“Don’t just pray – do something, for God’s sake! What can we do to leave a better world for future generations?” is the title of...
by Michael McG | Sep 6, 2023 | Pope Francis, Encyclicals
In the first year of his pontificate, 2013, Pope Francis released an apostolic exhortation on the joy of the Gospel titled Evangelii Gaudium.In it, he encouraged the Christian faithful to “embark on a new chapter of evangelisation” marked by this joy, while striving...
by Michael McG | Aug 1, 2023 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
In the latest “Popecast” by Vatican News’ Salvatore Cernuzio, Pope Francis listens to recorded questions from a group of young people who share their personal stories.To each he responds with words of encouragement. |The questions and his answers are featured in an...
by Michael McG | Aug 1, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, Pope Francis, World Youth Day, Pope's Prayer Intention
Pope Francis’ monthly prayer intention for August is for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.The Pope invited the Church to pray for this intention in this month’s The Pope Video, which is entrusted to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide...