Like every good Catholic, surely you have had to explain the Pope, the Virginity of Mary, priestly celibacy, and refute the nonsense that appears in tabloids and on TV—which includes everything from claiming Jesus had children to conspiracy theories about the worldly...
Every time we hear someone's words, we interpret them in some fashion. The challenge is to listen and understand the person's words in the spirit in which they were said (the context, the intentionality, the audience, etc). The same applies when we hear our...
Even those who don’t know much about Pope Francis could likely tell you that he is passionate about revealing God’s mercy to all people. “The Name of God is Mercy” was released in January 2013 with hopes of helping people better understand the mercy of God...
A few weeks back we presented a post for those who don't feel to comfortable with the whole relationship with Mary. Today, we would like to continue to explain and dive into what our relationship with Mary is all about. As Mother of Christ, Mary is our mother as...
Pope Francis recently wrote the preface to the new Youth Bible. What he says is amazing, and we encourage you to read it in full. His words are challenging, insightful and encouraging. He speaks from his own experience of reading the Bible and exhorts us to remember...
What can a Pope teach us about family life? Pope Francis took the opportunity to share about the hope provided to all families through Christ Jesus while he was visiting Ecuador this past summer. Drawing wisdom from the Wedding at Cana in which Jesus preformed...
In his apostolic visit to the United States, Pope Francis mentioned several people who, through hard work and sacrifice, have been able to build a better future. People who, “shaped fundamental values which will endure forever in the spirit of the American people.”...
There are many rumors, misrepresentations, and misguided thoughts floating around cyberspace about what the Synod on the Family really is and what it desires to accomplish over the course of the next few weeks. In hopes of correcting some of the wrong information...
Now that the Synod on the Family has officially begun, we would like to offer you this "interview" with Pope Francis the will help to clarify what IS and IS NOT all about. The answers are based on his introductory discourse. Pope Francis said, "the Church today takes...
Pope Francis' visit to the United States concluded just a few days ago. There, he left us with a series of clear ideas on what the Church believes and teaches regarding marriage as an institution, accentuating time and time again its importance. On his way back from...
The response of the people of the United States to Pope Francis’ visit seems to be overwhelmingly positive. A few days ago Washington Post, a rather secular magazine, uploaded and shared a video of Pope Francis blessing a boy with cerebral palsy. By now, the...
The “Francis Effect” is what the media is calling Pope Francis’ influence over the people of America, but no one expected United States House Speaker John Boehner to be as affected by the power of the Pope’s humility as he so clearly has demonstrated by words and...
Catholics (and many non-Catholics) in the United States are excited to welcome Pope Francis for his visit from September 22-27th. This marks just the tenth time that a pope will visit the United States, and will be the first such trip for Pope Francis. He will not...
LAAD – an LGBT advocacy organization – has released a media guide ("The Papal Visit: A journalist's guide to reporting on Pope Francis and the LGBT community") encouraging journalists to favor its narrative during Pope Francis’ visit to the United...
From CNN to the New York Times, the media is ablaze reporting (distorting?) what is going on with Pope Francis’ decision to “speed up” and “simplify” the annulment process for Catholic marriages that have ended in divorce. The media can often misinterpret the words...
Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si,’” meaning “Praise be to You,” was the second one he released during his pontificate. The first, mostly written by his predecessor Benedict XVI, was “Lumen Fidei,” or “The Light of Faith.” Laudato Si’ takes it’s name from St....
The Holy Father's new encyclical, Laudato Si, has been officially released. Speaking the day before the official release his encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si (The Care for Our Common Home), Pope Francis asked people to have an “open heart” when they read it....
“At times you may feel disappointed, discouraged, abandoned by all, but God does not forget his children, He never abandons them! […] Even in the midst of so many problems, even serious ones, let us not lose our hope in the infinite mercy of God and in His...
In today's media age, one cannot simply take for granted everything that appears on our Facebook newsfeed. A while back we published a post that offered 8 Tips on Clarifying Suspicious News about Pope Francis. Today, we would like to offer something a bit...
We were somewhat taken aback by some of the negative responses garnered by some recent posts on same-sex issues. Specifically, that so many of our readers could not fathom how Pope Francis could be against same sex so-called "marriage", or adoption by...
This is the first episode of our animated series dedicated to the pontificate of Pope Francis. The name of the series is “Pope Francis Minute” and it will be a bilingual production (English & Spanish). Its goal is to transmit the Church’s message, as taught...
After weeks of dreaming, planning, praying, and working, I am excited to share that we will soon be launching the first animated series about our Holy Father called the “Pope Francis Minute.” All of us from the Catholic-link team are super thrilled about the project...
They say that behind every great man, there is a great woman. In the case of Pope Francis, there were more than one (taking for granted, of course, the immense presence of our Blessed Mother Mary in his life). Here we would like to share a little about those who were...
While men are often presented by secular society as being either dumb, clumsy, absent-minded, lazy or authoritative and controlling, this commercial hits a very loud chord that resounds a different message. It shows men who are observant, attentive, active and willing...
As a professional journalist covering the Vatican, I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to make sure you have accurate, reliable sources when trying to figure out what the Pope really said. My job literally requires knowing every detail of how Pope Francis...