Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:17:13 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Bishops must protect their people from danger, Pope says /faith/homilies/item/27309-bishops-must-protect-their-people-from-danger-pope-says /faith/homilies/item/27309-bishops-must-protect-their-people-from-danger-pope-says VATICAN – A true bishop always stays close to his people, protecting them from "wolves" and from losing their way, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Reflections Fri, 04 May 2018 09:24:26 -0400 Salvation of souls the primary purpose of pastoral care, Doctrine of Faith prefect says /faith/item/26964-salvation-of-souls-the-primary-purpose-of-pastoral-care-doctrine-of-faith-prefect-says /faith/item/26964-salvation-of-souls-the-primary-purpose-of-pastoral-care-doctrine-of-faith-prefect-says VATICAN – Promoting and defending Catholic teaching is itself a pastoral practice, said Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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VATICAN – Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke about the hope Christians have at the end of life, which is found in GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp promise to be with us at the moment of our death, and to give us eternal life with him in heaven.

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