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“Even today
there are many contexts in which the Christian faith is considered something
absurd, for weak and unintelligent people; contexts in which other securities
are preferred to it, such as technology, money, success, power, pleasure. These
are environments in which it is not easy to bear witness to and proclaim the
Gospel and where those who believe are mocked, opposed, despised, or at most
tolerated and pitied”: this is the central passage of the homily of Pope Leo
XIV in the commentary on the Gospel, in his first mass, concelebrated this
morning with the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel.
“Even
today,” added the newly elected Pope, “there is no shortage of contexts in
which Jesus, although appreciated as a man, is reduced to a kind of charismatic
leader or superman, and this not only among non-believers, but also among many
baptized people, who end up living, at this level, in a de facto atheism.” At
the end of his homily, Leo XIV indicated “an indispensable commitment for
anyone in the Church who exercises a ministry of authority: todisappear so
that Christ remains, to make oneself small so that He may be known and
glorified, to spend oneself completely so that no one lacks the opportunity to
know and love Him. May God give me this grace, today and always, with the help
of the most tender intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church.”
The celebration of Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday The funeral Mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square. It will be presided over by Cardinal Re and will conclude with the transfer of the coffin to Saint Mary Major, where the burial will take place.
21 Apr 2025 Two of England’s four cardinals appeared together earlier today to talk movingly about the death of Pope Francis and the extraordinary legacy he has left for the Church and the world.
Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Cardinal Timothy
Radcliffe OP, former Master of the Dominicans, who are both aged 79 and
therefore being under 80 entitled to vote in the coming conclave, spoke of how
his life and death illustrated the victory of love over hatred.
Commenting on the timing of Pope Francis’ death, the day after Easter
Sunday, Cardinal Nichols said: “I could only see in this the providence of God.
The risen Lord visited his disciples after his Resurrection. And it just
strikes me, he’s done the same here. He’s come to Pope Francis and said,
‘Right, home’. And it fits. The Paschal candle, the symbol of the risen Christ,
is burning brightly today. It’s almost as if the Lord wants to say to us, yes
that’s true. There is a victory over death. And while our hearts are full of
that, he takes this action of calling home a very precious servant.”
Cardinal Radcliffe said: “I think many people when they face death have
their moment of accepting that now is the time.... We celebrate the victory of
life over death, of love over hatred, so what better moment to be taken up into
the love of God.”
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'Very lonely thing being the Pope': Friend of Pope Francis describes weight he carried
Tributes have poured in from all around the world after the death of
Pope Francis. He was the first Latin American pontiff in 1,300 years and one of
the oldest popes in the church’s history.
The Vatican has shared emotional details of Pope Francis’ final hours,
reflecting his deep humility and grace. Just before his passing, he spoke his
final words to his longtime nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, expressing calm and
gratitude. On Easter Sunday, as 50,000 worshippers gathered at Saint Peter’s
Square, the Pope asked his caregiver if he was strong enough to greet them.
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Con gratitudine | Papa Francesco e il Movimento dei Focolari
The auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Rome took part in the initiative of the city's Caritas in collaboration with the Salesians of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Castro Pretorio.
A guidare il corteo monsignor Michele Di Tolve, vescovo ausiliare della diocesi di Roma. “Dovremmo ricordarci dello sguardo di Gesù nei confronti di Zaccheo – sottolinea ai media vaticani – se ci lasciamo incontrare dallo sguardo del fratello ci rendiamo conto che è il Signore che ci cerca in quello sguardo, è quello che vogliamo testimoniare, camminando umilmente in mezzo agli altri ma incrociando lo sguardo della gente”. L’invito del vescovo è quello di riconoscere in chi consideriamo diverso proprio noi stessi “perché noi siamo fragili, poveri, bisognosi, il bisogno dell’altro dovrebbe farci accorgere dei nostri bisogni – aggiunge - e questo farebbe bene, spesso siamo troppo agitati per raggiungere gli obiettivi prefissati che ci distolgono dalla relazione che invece ci fa vivere”.