June 17, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis said Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday morning. Following the readings of the day, the Holy Father reflected on the place of poverty in the Gospel, saying that the Gospel becomes incomprehensible if poverty is removed from it, and that it is u

June 16, 2015Santa Marta Christians must learn to free themselves from ‘worldly noise and passions’ so that they can receive the grace of God in their hearts. That was the focus of Pope Francis’ words during his homily at morning Mass on Monday in the Casa Santa Marta, as Philippa

June 12, 2015Santa MartaJourney, service and giving freely of oneself:  true Christian witness encompasses all of these characteristics.  That’s what Pope Francis stressed in his Homily at Santa Marta Thursday.  The Pope said that followers of Jesus are called to serve and to pr

June 9, 2015Santa MartaWitnessing to the truth of our Christian identity, without watering it down or losing its flavour: that theme was at the heart of Pope Francis’ words during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday morning. Philippa Hitchen reports....What exactly is our Christian id

June 6, 2015SarajevoPope Francis has called on all men and women to become “artisans of peace” in living out their daily lives.During his homily as he celebrated Mass at Sarajevo’s “Kosevo Stadium” in the the presence of over 65,000 people, the Pope’s cry for peac

June 4, 2015Outside St. John LateranPope Francis celebrated Mass on the steps of Rome’s Cathedral Basilica of St. John Lateran on Thursday evening, ahead of a torchlight procession to St. Mary Major to mark the feast of Corpus Domini – the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Savior.In

June 2, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis on Monday said that after rejection and death comes the glory of resurrection.Reflecting on the Gospel reading of the day during morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope said the stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone; the scandalous executi

May 29, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis says an authentic faith is open to others and forgives and urges God to help Christians and the Church not to succumb to a selfish, sterile and profiteering type of religion. His words came during his morning Mass celebrated on Friday (May 29th) at the Santa Marta

May 28, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis’ homily this morning focused on the Gospel account of Bartimaeus, the blind man who cried out to Jesus to be healed, and whom the disciples called to be silent. The Gospel led the Holy Father to reflect on three different groups of Christians. First, there a

May 26, 2015Santa MartaIt's sad to see a Christian who wants to "follow Jesus and the things of this world." That’s what Pope Francis said at Tuesday morning’s Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, stressing that a Christian is called to make a radical choice in life:  you can