Encounter with Pope Francis at D.R.E.A.M. in Kenya
Jessica Werner, recently returned from visits to USA Vincentian Lay Missionary sites (Jimma and Bonga in Ethiopia and several sites in Kenya) writes of an encounter between an old friend of many missionaries with Pope Francis at the D.R.E.A.M. project of...
Pope Francis on World Mission Day 2015
Highlights from Pope Francis on World Mission Day 2015 The missionary dimension, which belongs to the very nature of the Church, is also intrinsic to all forms of consecrated life, and cannot be neglected without detracting from and disfiguring its charism. Being a...
Pope Francis’ words and actions sound like St. Vincent
“Pope Francis’ words and actions sound like St. Vincent”. Words from Dr. Joann Heaney-Hunter of St. John’s University as she reflects on her experience as a commentator for Time Warner Cable News during Pope Francis’s visit. In the...Holy Year of Mercy – Count the ways communicating Divine Mercy
Holy Year of Mercy – Count the ways communicating Divine Mercy
World Youth Day message: “Have the courage to be happy”
Pope Francis has told young people to “have the courage to be happy” in his Message for the 30th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in dioceses around the world on Palm Sunday.