Rosemary Farfan - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:55:29 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Rosemary Farfan - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope congratulates single mother for respecting life https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/09/04/pope-congratulates-single-mother-for-respecting-life/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:09:05 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=76135 Pope Francis has congratulated a single mother on her decision to give birth to two daughters, telling her not to be ashamed. The exchange took place during a video link up between the Pope and people from Chicago, Los Angeles and McAllen, Texas. Single mother Rosemary Farfan told the Pope she had made some mistakes Read more

Pope congratulates single mother for respecting life... Read more]]> Pope Francis has congratulated a single mother on her decision to give birth to two daughters, telling her not to be ashamed.

The exchange took place during a video link up between the Pope and people from Chicago, Los Angeles and McAllen, Texas.

Single mother Rosemary Farfan told the Pope she had made some mistakes and had felt guilty and ashamed.

Pope Francis told her it is "not easy" to be single mother, and praised her courage.

"You respected the life you were carrying inside you and God is going to reward you for that and he does reward for you for that. Don't be ashamed . . . . I congratulate you."

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