Pope Francis Takes Back June for Man-Woman Marriage
1 Jun 2021
ROME Pope Francis has urged Christians to pray during the month of June for young men and women preparing for marriage, offering an alternative, Christian message to LGBT Pride events.
On Tuesday, the pope released a video in which he announces his prayer intention for the Church for the month of June, with the title:
The Beauty of Matrimony, publicized on the website of The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.
“Let us pray for young people who are preparing for marriage with the support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, with generosity, faithfulness, and patience,” the pontiff said.
Markets need regulation; poor need protection from fallout, pope says
A man wearing a protective mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building during the coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai in this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo. In a May 4 video message, Pope Francis said markets must be regulated and the poor protected. (CNS photo/Aly Song, Reuters)
By Carol Glatz • Catholic News Service • Posted May 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Financial speculation is unsustainable and dangerous, therefore markets must be regulated and the poor protected, Pope Francis said.
“We still have time to start a process of global change to put into practice a different, more just, inclusive, sustainable economy that leaves no one behind,” he said.
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Pope Francis goes to confession during a penitential service at St. Peter’s Basilica on March 28, 2014. Credit: Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Mar 3, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March is for a renewed experience of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
In his video for the prayer intention, created by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the pope asked for prayers that the Sacrament of Reconciliation would be experienced “with renewed depth, to taste the forgiveness and infinite mercy of God.”
Reconciliation, also called the Sacrament of Penance or confession, is the means through which God grants pardon for sins.
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