One for the scrapbook?

Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, with Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, and Pope Saint John Paul II.

Or so I'm told. Not a very good one of Francis, if it is Francis. Is it?

Cardinal Dolan & Fr Robert Barron meet the press

Putting the gentlemen (and ladies) of the press straight on the Pope's interviews, his pastoral teaching and the Church's true priorities.

 Excellent stuff.

 

The authentic voice of Peter, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow

"When we reached the place of the tomb of the Apostle Peter I saw the Holy Father transfixed, visibly moved, before the white wall covered with graffiti, testimonies to us even today of devotion to the Apostle Peter.

Climbing back up the stairs and having reached the Clementine Chapel, Pope Francis became absorbed in prayer and repeated with a loud voice the three professions of Peter: “Lord, You are the Christ, Son of the Living God”; “Lord, to whom do we go? You have the words of eternal life”; “Lord, You know all things! You know that I love you!”.

At that moment, we had the distinct impression that the life of Peter rose out of centuries past and became present and living in the current Successor of the Apostle Peter."

- Angelo Comastri, Cardinal-Archpriest of St Peter's Basilica