Rich Raho
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Rich Raho
@RichRaho
Catholic theologian, M.Div. Theology Department at DePaul College Prep, Chronicler of all things Catholic. Pope Leo XIV, Vatican analyst.
Chicago, IL
Joined July 2009
- Pope Leo: “Let me, therefore, reiterate today the church’s solidarity with journalists who are imprisoned for seeking and reporting the truth. The precious gift of free speech and of the press must be safeguarded.”
- MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”
- Pope Francis will be buried tomorrow in the same, worn, orthopedic shoes he always wore. This was his specific wish. Even in death, he continues to set an example.Copyright pool Aigav
- Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: “I am taking up the path of Francis. The legacy of my predecessors is precious, we are servants of God.”
- Cardinal McElroy: "It's right to be able to control our borders. However, what's going on now is something far beyond that. It's not only incompatible with Catholic teaching, it's inhumane and morally repugnant."
- Pope Francis in new interview: “No one is scandalized if I give my blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people: and this is a very serious sin. But they get scandalized if I give it to a homosexual….This is hypocrisy!”
- The Vatican has published a photo of the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV taken just outside the Pauline Chapel.
- Pope Leo XIV, alone in prayer in the Pauline Chapel, just before stepping onto the main loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the world for the first time.
- Unbeknownst to us, but perhaps not him, Easter Sunday’s ride around the Square, was Pope Francis’ farewell to the people.
- Last Sunday. This Sunday. Same beautiful woman with the flowers for Francis. Smallness, tenderness, fragility.
- Pope Leo has chosen Verónica Sánchez Molina as his cook; she is a citizen of Peru 🇵🇪 living in Italy. Here the Pope is pictured with Verónica, along with his personal secretary Fr. Edgar Iván Rimaycuna Inga of Chiclayo; they are inside the Pope’s apartment near the Dicastery for
- Pope Leo’s Brother: “I think [Pope Leo XIV] sees the United States heading in the wrong direction in terms of immigration — that this is a total injustice.”
- Chicago’s @CardinalBCupich reveals Pope Leo got far beyond the needed 89 votes; says; “It was also very clear that we wanted someone to continue the work of Pope Francis. There was no interest in moving away from that or going in another direction.”
