Pope Francis names hundreds of new saints http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/05/12/pope-new-saints.html
Pope surprises, delights 40,000 Italian pro-lifers, joins March for Life http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/po...82754601843132":"og.likes"}&action_ref_map=[]
View attachment 1061 WONDERFUL!!! ROME, May 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pope Francis surprised about 40,000 Italian and international participants in today’s Marcia per la Vita (March for Life) Internazionale in Rome this morning, when he left the Apostolic Palace to greet them personally from his popemobile in the street where they were lined up. Monsignore Ignacio Barreiro, the head of the Rome office of Human Life International, told LifeSiteNews.com that for the pope to have effectively joined the March for Life was highly unusual. Since his election, the pope has gained a reputation for making spontaneous gestures that have sometimes taxed his security staff, beginning with taking the bus back to his temporary residence with the other cardinals the night of his election, instead of the car reserved for the pope. In this case, however, the Vatican appeared to have prepared the event ahead of time. Monsignore Barreiro noted they had prepared crowd control barriers to guide the popemobile out of St. Peter’s square and across the adjacent piazza and down the wide Via della Conciliazione that leads up the Basilica. But if organizers knew about a planned appearance by the pope at the march, they made no mention of it before the event, leaving participants delighted by the unexpected arrival of the pontiff. The pope also gave a shout-out to the marchers from his usual weekly Regina Coeli address, briefly welcoming them and endorsing a European-wide pro-life petition against embryo research. The ‘One of Us’ campaign is seeking to gain 1 million signatures as part of a European Citizen Initiative. If organizers of the campaign achieve their goal the European Parliament is duty-bound to schedule a debate on the issue. “I invite you to keep the attention of everyone on the important issue of respect for human life from the moment of conception,” the pope told the marchers.
Friday, April 19, 2013 Fatima and the Third Secret -- Why is Pope Francis Having the 97 Year Old Secretary of John XXIII Come to Rome? (Rome) Is there a Marian reading of recent church events? Antonio Socci focuses on this question in the news daily Libero(April 14). Pope Benedict XVI., who sees his powers dwindling and does not feel strong enough to face the challenges of the time announced his resignation on the 11th February, taking place on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes,. His successor, Francis is elected on March 13 , a date that commemorates the apparitions of Fatima. In the small Portuguese city, the Mother of God appeared between the 13th of May and 13th of October on the 13th of each month before three children. The 13th Day of each month is Fatima Day in Catholic piety and thus is a Marian date. Sister Lucia of the Immaculate Heart, which was the religious name of one of the children, wrote down the Third Secret of Fatima in 1944 after much reluctance. Only when she was stopped from writing expressly by her bishop, she got the call. The minutes were kept by the Bishop of Leiria, since 1957 and they are located in the archives of the Congregation for Doctrine and the Faith in Rome. Each newly elected Pope is shown the content of the the Third Secret by the time of his inauguration. Only in 2000, did Pope John Paul II order the publication of the secret to counteract speculation about a near end of the world or a third world war. Much has been puzzled about the Third Secret of Fatima, about "a Bishop dressed in White”, which was written of by the Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three seers: "We had the idea that it was the Holy Father.” Pope John Paul II referred to the prophecy when he and the then Secretary of the Congregation, now the Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, made to reveal the third secret in the Holy Year in 2000 by the then Prefect of the Congregation of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. In the belief, which was granted to the shepherd children by Our Lady, they saw that the white-robed Bishop is killed by soldiers. In 1981, a few months after the assassination attempt on John Paul II by the Soviet hired assassin Ali Agca, Cardinal Ratzinger, the previous Prefect of the CDF, Franjo Cardinal Seper, had made a connection between the vision and the Pope surviving the severe injuries inflicted by the attack . The attack was on May 13th was committed on the day of Fatima. The Pope ascribed his salvation to the Mother of God. Early on, however, there were doubts whether the publication was complete. Due to past testimony of several top church officials, several lines seem to have continued to be kept secret. However, doubts were also placed on the interpretation. Among others, it was the Austrian Bishop Kurt Krenn of Sankt Pölten, who publicly reported a little later about such doubts of Joseph Ratzinger. The Prefect of the CDF had therefore been of the opinion that the prophecy was not referring to the assassination, but had a far greater dimension. One dimension that concerns the whole Church, as well as the popular intuition showing in the murder of the other bishops, priests and lay Catholics. So the Third Secret concerns future events that have yet to occur. Recently, the question is raised whether the words referred to the resigned Pope or to his successor, who likes to call himself "Bishop of Rome". Francis saw how Pope John Paul II had a special devotion to Mary. The Mother of God is Francis' first "escape" from the Vatican on the day after his election, when he went to venerate the icon in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, and also prayed at the grave of Pope St. Pius V. In his first Angelus in St. Peter's Square, he mentioned Fatima. About two weeks ago Pope Francis surprisingly called Archbishop Loris Capovilla. The now over 97 year old, retired Curial Archbishop was the first secretary of Pope John XXIII from 1958 to 1963. On Easter Monday, the 1st of April, the phone rang. The Pope was personally at the other end and told Capovilla he wanted to meet with him. The Monsignor promises soon to come to Rome, where he has not been any more since the beatification of John XXIII on 3 September 2000. The reason it is said that the old prelate was to be placated, that the Pope wanted to say thank you for a brochure that Monsignor Capovilla had written for the Year of Faith and Cardinal Comastri had given to the Pope. The Pope’s call merely to say thanks for a brochure was not convincing in the least for a set of Vatikanisten. Capovilla was the last topic of conversation, because he talked about a memorandum that Benedict XVI. had written for his successor. The Vatican denied the allusion. At the meeting of the two Popes in Castel Gandolfo, in any case, a box full of documents and a large, sealed envelope was seen. "Why has the Pope contrived to want to see the former secretary of Pope Roncalli in the first month of his pontificate and at he exclusion of the public? What was so urgent?” asked Antonio Socci. On the 7th of April the Patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal Jose Policarpo of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference, of which he is chairman, announced that Pope Francis had asked the patriarch to consecrate his pontificate of Our Lady of Fatima. The consecration will be on 13 May, taking place on the 96th Anniversary of the apparition. Is Pope Francis talking with Archbishop Capovilla about the Third Secret of Fatima? He, therefore, is making him come to Rome, as the timing of the announcement made shortly after he consecrated as his pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima suggests? What does the Pope think or know related to the prophecy and the future of the Church? What must we expect? Text: Martha Weinzl Picture: Fatima
Pope celebrates his first canonization ceremony: Those who help the needy, touch the flesh of Christ http://www.romereports.com/palio/index.php?newlang=english
"Am I faithful to Christ in my daily life? Am I able to “show” my faith with respect but also with courage?" Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage of fidelity." — Pope Francis May 13,2013 View attachment 1066
http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...manuel-santos-english-10014.html#.UZGd4DbD-Uk Pope meets with Colombia's President, Juan Manuel Santos 2013-05-13
Pope Francis: Don't let your vanity take control 2013-05-13http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...-take-control-english-10010.html#.UZGe6zbD-Uk
Pope greets pro-life marchers, calls for the legal protection of the unborn 2013-05-13 POPE FRANCIS “It will be a special moment for those who take the defense of human life and its sacredness seriously. The 'Evangelium Vitae Day' will be held here in the Vatican as part of the Year of Faith, on June 15th and 16th.” http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...of-the-unborn-english-10008.html#.UZGfPTbD-Uk
Vatican to host world pro-life gathering in June to mark Year of Faith http://www.romereports.com/palio/va...year-of-faith-english-10015.html#.UZIrUzbD-Uk
Pope Francis welcomes Coptic pope to mark an important anniversary 2013-05-14 http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...t-anniversary-english-10017.html#.UZIrzjbD-Uk
Pontificate of Pope Francis consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/n...pe-francis-consecrated-to-our-lady-of-fatima/
Pope plans to travel to the Italian Island of Sardinia 2013-05-15http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...d-of-sardinia-english-10025.html#.UZN0MjbD-Uk
this blows me away how many 'phrases' are exactly from locutions to the world! Pope Francis elected after supernatural 'signs' in the Conclave, says Cardinal The surprise election of the Pope Francis came about because of a series of supernatural “signs”, one of the leading Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church has claimed. The Cardinal said that as the papal Conclave began none of the Cardinals had known who would be chosen Photo: ANSA By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor4:57PM BST 14 May 2013Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, who was himself widely tipped as a possible successor to Pope Benedict, said he had personally had two “strong signs” that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was “the chosen one” in the run up to vote.He said only divine intervention could explain the speed with which the Argentine Cardinal - who did not feature on any of the main lists of likely candidates compiled by Vatican experts - was elected.Speaking to an Anglican conference in London, he also said the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, had a “strange similarity” to the new Pope.He said that the two elections were a “little miracle” and a “sign from the Lord” that the two churches should work towards closer unity.Addressing an audience of 5,000 people in the Royal Albert Hall, at a conference organised by the prominent Holy Trinity Brompton church in west London, he said that he was certain that on the evening of March 12, as the papal Conclave began, none of the Cardinals had known who would be chosen.Related Articles Pope Francis frees doves in St Peter's Square 15 May 2013 Pope Francis proclaims 800 Italian saints 12 May 2013 Pope Francis urges nuns not to be 'old maids' 08 May 2013 Pope Emeritus Benedict joins Pope Francis in the Vatican 02 May 2013 Pope Emeritus Benedict 'relieved' he is no longer pontiff 23 Apr 2013 “It was a tremendous experience of the Holy Spirit,” he said.“We were driven by the Holy Spirit to this man – he was sitting in the last corner of the Sistine Chapel: This man he is the chosen one.”He added: “I received at least two strong signs: one I can tell, the other was in the Conclave I can’t speak about – but real signs of the Lord giving me indication ‘he is the one’.”The Cardinal said that just after a special mass before the Conclave began he came across a couple from Latin America who are friends of his.He said: “I met them outside the Basilica and I asked: ‘You have the Holy Spirit, can you give me advice for the Conclave that will start in a few hours?’“And the woman whispered in my ear ‘Bergoglio’, and it hit me really: if these people say Bergoglio, that’s an indication of the Holy Spirit.“And I’m sure many of us have received similar signs during the Conclave, it wouldn’t have been possible to have this election so soon and so rapidly.”To applause, the Cardinal went on: “You know there is a strange similarity with your Archbishop Justin, I hope so much that they will meet soon.”Laughing, he added: “I don’t know the secrets of the ‘conclave’ at Lambeth Palace.“But it looks like a little miracle that he became the Archbishop, so I think the Lord as given us a great sign through these two elections and other signs and what I have deeply in my heart … it is as if he would say to the world ‘come home, I wait for you’.”
Just before I saw you post this, I had already emailed the link to a friend with exactly the same thought in mind as you, Marti!! What's more, over the last few days I have had a really strong intuition that God is acting ecumenically in a very special way at the moment. Just look at the way in which Michael Brown at Spirit Daily, among others has been gripped by Jonathan Cahn's 'The Harbinger'. On this side of the Atlantic, Holy Trinity Brompton, organizers of the event at which Cardinal Schönborn was speaking, is certainly part of this - as can be seen in the way in which the Alpha Course has been taken up across the spectrum (apparently Cardinal Bergoglio sent four bishops from Argentina to one of the annual Alpha conferences): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/20/justin-welby-powerful-evangelical-church
We are not part-time Christians 2013-05-15 L’Osservatore Romano http://www.news.va/en/news/we-are-not-part-time-christians
