Pope Francis

Pope Francis applauds women at his general audience today: “Faith is always a response to love.”

May we, too, with the women who first announced the resurrection of Jesus from the tomb, be messengers of the joy of Easter and the new life we find in Christ!   Update: Check out this great post from Angela Sealana on the empty tomb, and what it looks like in present day Israel.  

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A first in our lifetime… two living popes meet! (video from Rome Reports)

And, I love this headline… We are brothers. UPDATE: Some very informative commentary by Michael Barber.

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Among Women 158: Greeting the New Pope, Plus Meet “Theologian Mom”

In this new episode of Among Women, I talk about this history-making week with the election of our new pope, Francis, formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina. Plus in our first segment I discuss the significance of the Pope’s early morning visit on day one to pray before Our Blessed Mother at her…

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Pope Francis, Day One -“Among Women”-style: The gifts of Mary, womanhood, and the new evangelization

Last night, when he first met us from the balcony of St Peter’s, the new “Peter” — Pope Francis — told us his plan for today. Job One would be to bring this pontificate to Mary, the Mother of God, the woman who brings us all to Jesus. This kind of holy bow is a…

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