by Michael McG | Nov 6, 2023 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
In The Pope Video’s November edition, the Holy Father opens wide his heart to admit he needs the faithful people’s prayer to be able to carry out his mission.“Pray to the Lord that he will bless me,” he says. “Your prayer gives me strength and helps me to discern and...
by Michael McG | Oct 25, 2023 | Encyclicals, Pope Francis, Catholic Bishop's Conference
The lead bishop for environmental issues for the Bishops’ Conference, Bishop John Arnold, has written to prime minister Rishi Sunak, enclosing a copy of Pope Francis’ recent apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum.Highlighting how the Catholic community plays...
by Michael McG | Oct 19, 2023 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
Pope Francis expressed concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza, calling on all parties to lay down their weapons and all Christians to pray and fast for peace on Friday October 27.“The number of victims is growing and the situation in Gaza is desperate.”With...
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 | Pope Francis, Adult Formation, Encyclicals, 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...
