Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of St John Lateran in Rome on Sunday, saying doing so was an “invitation to joy”. On the same day Holy Doors were opened throughout cathedrals and churches around the world to mark the start of the Year of Mercy. Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Read more
Pope Francis has called for a “revolution of tenderness” in the world and in the Catholic Church. He took his church to task in an interview published on Wednesday in Credere, a Catholic magazine reporting on the Holy Year of Mercy. Francis lamented that the Church itself “falls into the temptation to take a hard Read more