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May God bless him. And let us pray for him 🙏 there is a lot to do for him and all of us in our church!

Dear Pope Francis, Thank you so much for your important work, your wonderful encouraging words, your courage, your love, and your inspiring example of faith and deep trust in God. Now you are at home and I am happy for you, but here on earth I also miss you. Rest in peace, Pope Francis. You were and you still are very important for me. I will not forget you.

Rest in peace, Pope Francis.

Yes, thank you for everything. You did so much and there was so much more to do, dear Francis. Rest in peace, Pope Francis. I miss you and hope that your work will be continued by your successor.

Rest in peace, Pope Francis.
Thank you for everything.

POPE FRANCIS, PASTOR-PONTIFF, REVITALIZED GLOBAL CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis, a transformative figure who revitalized the hopes of millions of Catholics after decades of scandal, stagnation and increasing social irrelevancy for the global church, died April 21.

Pope Francis, a transformative figure who revitalized the hopes of millions of Catholics after decades of scandal, stagnation and increasing social irrelevancy for the global church, died April 21.

#PopeFrancis brought humility and reform to the papacy. In word and action, he modeled a steadfast commitment to mercy, solidarity, and hope. In this Easter Season of new life, let us pray for him. And let us answer his call to radical love in service to those in greatest need and our common home.

James Martin, S.J.: How Francis changed the lives of countless LGBTQ people—and mine - Outreach Thank you, Pope Francis, for your kindness to me, for your kindness to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters and for your kindness to millions of people around the world.

How Francis changed the lives of countless LGBTQ people—and mine.
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Looking back at Pope Francis' remarkable pontificate In a noisy and busy world, in a time of cultural and political polarization, Pope Francis invited us all to listen to the quiet promptings of the Holy Spirit.

In a noisy and busy world, in a time of cultural and political polarization, Pope Francis invited us all to listen to the quiet promptings of the Holy Spirit.

Francis was a wonderful pope and he did so much for our church.

Pope Francis never stopped being a Jesuit “Pope Francis entered the papacy as a Jesuit, governed as one and died as one,” Father James Martin writes.

Pope Francis never stopped being a Jesuit
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How to help our friends to be free - Outreach Jesus asks the crowd to participate in the freeing of Lazarus and he asks us to participate in the freeing of our friends, so that they too may have new life.

Why does Jesus ask the crowd to "Take away the stone" and "Untie him" in the story of Lazarus? Couldn't Jesus have made that happen himself? Yes, but he's asking the crowd--and us--to participate in freeing others. A meditation on today's alternate Gospel. outreach.faith/2025/04/how-...

Why is everyone angry? - Outreach We tend to forget that we’re all sinners, just like the Prodigal Son.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son doesn’t make sense by the world’s standards. It makes sense only when we realize that we’re all the younger son and that none of us has any right to feel superior to anyone else. A meditation on today's Gospel: outreach.faith/2025/03/why-...

These words are so true. Thanks so much for sharing this 🙏

Thanks so much for this meditation 🙏

But the message of Jesus is clear: all are deserving of God's love, all are beloved children of God and no one deserves to be scapegoated.

"Go," says Jesus, "and learn the meaning of these words: "I desire mercy not sacrifice'" (Mt. 9:13).

Bishop Schepers: Attacks on LGBTQ people should prompt a Christian response "When it comes to human dignity...we as a church must get involved," writes Bishop Schepers.

"Every attack on the rights of queer people threatens the rights of all those who do not conform to narrow ideas of how to look and behave." Bishop Ludgar Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen and head of LGBTQ ministry for the Catholic bishops in Germany. outreach.faith/2025/03/bish...

Katholische Theologie ist besser an staatlichen Universitäten angesiedelt, denn dort ist der Schutz vor der Bildung fundamentalistischer Tendenzen besser garantiert. Als Theologiestudent kenne ich mich mit diesen Problemen leider aus...

Today is the 12th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. I will forever be grateful for his kindness to me.

Thanks so much for these words. This is so true. And it is truly inspiring to read this 🙏

I have a hard time believing that anyone would say, as Elon Musk did, "The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy." In fact, the fundamental weakness is a lack of empathy.

How are you tested? Christ’s temptations easily intersect with our own.

Every person deals with temptations in their lives. Meditating on how Christ faced his temptations (or "testings") in the desert can help us face our own with peace. A meditation on the Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Lent: outreach.faith/2025/03/how-...

Opinion | The Right’s Trump Derangement Syndrome They keep pretending the president is someone he’s not.

“The right invented the term Trump Derangement Syndrome to dismiss analysis of Trump’s autocratic tendencies,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “But the real derangement lies in either the refusal or the inability to see Trump clearly.”

The Words Federal Agencies Are Removing From Their Sites Under Trump Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid. An analysis by The New York Times reveals how these words are being removed from government websites. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...