The Catholic Register

YSN reacts to Christus Vivit

ysn@catholicregister.org (Youth Speak News) — Thu, 02 May 2019 11:00:11 -0400

On April 2, Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation in response to the Synod on Young People last October. The YSN team carefully combed through the document and here are some of their reactions.

Pope issues holiness challenge, expands 'pro-life' meaning

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:02:31 -0400

Pope Francis has once again expanded the Catholic definition of being pro-life.

Pope cites the famous and the 'saint next door' in exhortation on holiness

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:40:53 -0400

VATICAN – Naturally in a document on the Christian call to holiness, Pope Francis cited a heavenly host of saints – including some whose sainthood causes are ongoing and some who probably will never be canonized.

Holiness means bearing witness in everything we do, being 'saints next door', Pope says

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:29:10 -0400

VATICAN – God calls all Christians to be saints – not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness.

Pope's exhortation on holiness to be released April 9

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 08:53:06 -0400

VATICAN – "Rejoice and Be Glad," Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation on "the call to holiness in the modern world" will be released April 9, the Vatican announced.

Cardinal Kasper: Controversy surrounding Amoris Laetitia has come to an end

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 08:21:20 -0500

MUNICH, Germany – The controversy regarding Amoris Laetitia has come to an end, according to German cardinal Walter Kasper.

Patriarch Bartholomew says 'Amoris Laetitia' is about God's mercy

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:00:00 -0500

VATICAN CITY – Knowing the debate surrounding Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the family, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said the document "first and foremost recalls the mercy and compassion of God and not just moral norms and canonical rules."

Four cardinals ask Pope Francis to clarify 'Amoris laetitia'

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 08:35:30 -0500

VATICAN CITY- Citing conflicting interpretations of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love in the family, four prominent cardinals wrote a letter to him in September requesting that he “resolve the uncertainties and bring clarity.”

Media reports miss ‘most beautiful aspects’ of 'Amoris Laetitia'

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0400

OTTAWA – The Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada has expressed disappointment that most media reports on the family-centred Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis have focused on homosexuality and on communion for the divorced and remarried.

Papal exhortation expected to stress broader conception of family

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:30:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ landmark text on the family, scheduled for release on Friday, is expected to encourage a more open attitude toward the non-nuclear family but contain no change in Church doctrine.