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Interview with Gustavo Larrazábal, cmf, friend of Cardinal Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and now Pope Francis How did you meet the present Pope? The then Cardinal Bergoglio gave homilies and spoke about various interests close to his heart, such as civic involvement and education. He went to Claretian Publications in Argentina where I was the director to ask if we were interested in publishing them. And we published all his works, with the exception of two: his biography and conversations with a Rabbi, which were published by Vergara. Everything else we did. And I was the one...
Pope Francis receives Fisherman's ring and Papal pallium March 19, 2013. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Before the start of his Inaugural Mass at St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis received the Papal pallium from Protodeacon Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, and the Fisherman's ring from Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano. During the brief ceremony, Protopriest Cardinal Godfried Danneels led a prayer for the Pope. Through these rites, the Pope officially begins his role as the Shepherd of the Catholic Church. Pope's Homily during Inauguration Mass Full Text:Dear Brothers...
By Rosendo Urrabazo, C.M.F.“I know that guy!” was my first reaction to our new Pope Francis I.Like many people around the globe, I was anxiously awaiting the white smoke from the make-shift chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. I could not return to my work until I knew who the new pope would be.A group of us at the provincial headquarters of the Claretian Missionaries in Chicago had just finished lunch when the white smoke appeared. When the new pope finally came out, wearing his white robes and simple cross, I was surprised that none of the so called “front-runners” made it.I was even more...
Opening our eyes and our hearts to the Stranger among usBy Elena SeguraThis is an abridged version of a talk given at the fourth annual Celebration Conference on Effective Liturgy, “Eucharist without Borders,” held April 11-13,2012, in Rio Rico, Arizona.I was born in Peru in a very small rural town called Talavera. At age 7, I was brushing my teeth and looking at the mountain that faced my house, when I saw several little people moving from one side of the mountain to the other. In about an hour and a half they arrived in town. Later I realized that these girls were my classmates, who walked...
It’s past time for the U.S. Catholic Church to make Hispanic ministry, especially to second-generation Latinos, a priority in everything we do. The editors interview Timothy Matovina, a professor of theology, Executive director at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Author of Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church (Princeton University Press, 2012) and of Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005)When Catholic parishes...
John Carlos Frey puts faith in moviesBy Tara Dix“Write about what you know” is the advice any good English teacher gives. So when John Carlos Frey decided to write a screenplay, it was only natural that the subject matter be the U.S.-Mexico border, which lies less than 100 yards from the house where he grew up. On a daily basis he used to see immigrants crossing that line, being chased by border patrol agents, hiding in his family’s garage and yard.As a young teenager he watched his mother, a native of Mexico and legal immigrant to the U.S., get summarily deported because she was walking in...
Justice for Immigrants' Latest NewsTestimony Of Most Reverend José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, Chairman, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,Before the Senate Judiciary Committee On Comprehensive Immigration ReformFebruary 12, 2013Archbishop Jose Gomez testifies on behalf of the Committee of Migration on the Catholic Church’s perspective on comprehensive immigration reform.His testimony recommends that Congress—• Enact comprehensive immigration reform legislation that provides a path to citizenship for undocumented workers in our nation; reforms the employment-based immigration...
“God Doesn't Consider As Much The Qualities Of The Chosen As Their Faith”Two days before the surprising announcement of his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI said a few very significant words about vocation, encouraging everyone not to worry about their imperfections in following their vocation, but to trust in God who can transform life. He added that, a person is not the author of its own vocation, but that it responds to the divine proposal. Human weakness should not lead us to fear God's call. It is necessary to be confident in His strength, which acts precisely in our weakness. We must...
Let's pray for Pope Benedict who is stepping down at the end of the month.Dear Brothers,I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with...
BIOGRAPHY OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE BENEDICT XVICardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day. His father, a policeman, belonged to an old family of farmers from Lower Bavaria of modest economic resources. His mother was the daughter of artisans from Rimsting on the shore of Lake Chiem, and before marrying she worked as a cook in a number of hotels.He spent his childhood and adolescence in Traunstein, a small village near the Austrian border, thirty kilometres from Salzburg. In...
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