Archive for February 6th, 2015

‘We have a lot of work to do’ / America

Cardinal Marx on Pope Francis, the synod and women in the church

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of the Diocese of Munich and Freising, is head of the German bishops’ conference, a member of the Council of Cardinals that advises Pope Francis on church governance, coordinator of the Vatican’s Council for the Economy and author of Das Kapital: A Plea for Man (2008). Cardinal Marx delivered the annual Roger W. Heyns Lecture on Jan. 15 at Stanford University in California. This interview, which has been edited for clarity and approved by the cardinal, took place on Jan. 18 in Memorial Church at Stanford University.”

By Luke Hansen, S.J., America — Click here to read the rest of this interview.

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It’s official: Pope Francis will address the U.S. Congress / Cruxnow.com

In what will be a first for a pope or religious head of state, Pope Francis will address a joint session of the US Congress Sept. 24, Speaker of the House John Boehner confirmed Thursday.

“But whether Republicans and Democrats will like what they hear is an open question.”

By Michael O’Loughlin, Cruxnow.com — Click here to read the rest of this story.

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