Pope Francis traveled to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, on July 31, 2024, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon go to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park.
According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited Jeanningros, an 81-year-old nun who has been serving homosexuals and “transgender” people at the Italian Luna Park for 56 years.
The nun lives there in a trailer with another nun named Anna Amelia, with whom she also accompanies the community.
The Holy Father took the opportunity to greet the fairground workers and circus artists, who put on a show.
Pope Francis visits with Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the community of carousel workers and circus performers at the Luna Park on July 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media
He also blessed a statue of “Our Lady, Protector of the Traveling Show and the Circus” and greeted the families and children present.
Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Madonna at Luna Park on July 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media
Earlier this year, on June 5, Pope Francis greeted the nun after the general audience at the Vatican. On that occasion, Jeanningros noted that the pontiff had previously received the LGBT “community” that she assists.
“They love him so much because this is the first time that a pope welcomes trans and gay people. They thank him because they have finally found a Church that has reached out to them,” said the nun of the Little Sisters of Jesus.
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.
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Pope Francis prayed the Angelus before over 20,000 faithful at St. Peter’s Square on Sun., Nov. 12, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 12, 2023 / 10:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis reflected on today’s gospel message, urging the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to cultivate the interior life and worry less about making a good impression.
Speaking in his Angelus address on Nov. 12, the pope asked the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to consider, “How is the oil of my soul: do I nourish it and keep it well?”
The pope turned to the parable of the 10 virgins who are awaiting the arrival of the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Five of them were wise and had extra lamp oil to provide light until he arrived, but five were foolish, having brought no extra oil.
The difference between those who prepared their lamps with oil and those who did not is the difference between “goodwill” and “preparation” the Holy Father said. In this way, it reminds us of our own interior life.
“And what is the characteristic of the oil? That it cannot be seen: it is inside the lamps, it is not conspicuous, but without it, the lamps give no light,” said the pope.
The pope also warned that today there are many obstacles to having a genuine moment of inward reflection.
“Let us look at ourselves, and we will see that our life runs the same risk: Today we are very careful about our appearance, the important thing is to take good care of one’s image and make a good impression in front of others.”
“It is the stewardship of the inner life. This means knowing how to stop and listen to one’s heart, to keep watch over one’s own thoughts and feelings,” said the pope.
To engage in the inner reflection and contemplation necessary for a healthy spiritual life requires more than the willingness to listen, he said. “It means knowing how to make room for silence, so as to be capable of listening,” which, he said, often entails making sacrifices.
The faithful gathered at St. Peter’s Square on Sun., Nov. 12, 2023, to pray the Angelus with Pope Francis, who spoke from the window of his study at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media
During the appeal, the pope called attention to the grave situation in Sudan. Conflict broke out in the county between two rival factions, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023. The fighting, which has left over 10,000 dead, has been concentrated in the capital city of Khartoum and the Darfur region.
“I am close to the suffering of those dear people of Sudan, and I make a heartfelt appeal to local leaders to encourage access to humanitarian aid and, with the contribution of the international community, to work towards finding peaceful solutions. Let us not forget these brothers of ours who are being tested,” said the pope.
Following his appeal for those in Sudan, the Holy Father spoke again about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
“Every day our thoughts turn to the very serious situation in Israel and Palestine. I am close to all those who suffer, Palestinians and Israelis. I hug them in this dark moment. And I pray a lot for them.”
“Enough, brothers, enough! In Gaza, the wounded must be helped immediately, civilians must be protected, and much more humanitarian aid must be delivered to that exhausted population. The hostages, among whom there are many elderly people and children, must be freed.”
“Every human being, whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, of any people and religion, every human being is sacred, precious in the eyes of God and has the right to live in peace. Let us not lose hope: we pray and work tirelessly so that the sense of humanity prevails over the hardness of hearts,” said the pope.
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Yet another nutty nun and a homosexual-sympathizing pope. Christ could not be amused despite the carnival backdrop.
Today Holy Father you are alluding on X to what would happen if we prayed more and complained less.
If I pray and Jesus tells me to bring something to the direct attention of the Holy Father that crosses him, would you be able to tell the difference between that and a complaint? Perhaps Holy Father you will say it is only a knot and the BVM already loosed out all the knots for you because you declared she needn’t be Redemptrix and you are the Holy Father?
So I find this in my prayer. I believe it is for you. If it is not for you, well, you can make up your own mind. When did Jesus ever use mercy to distort justice?
You are telling these people you are with them in spirit while telling us to legalize their propensity to do and to want evil and its legalization? And that THAT is the Christian proclamation of respect and love due to the Incarnate Word?
But something further is in the vision from the prayer. By all appearance, you never rebuke James Martin for his implicit complaining -nor any of his ilk for that matter. But now you express a heartfelt plea for us to strive in prayer ….. to be less in complaining? Even in the parable the unjust judge was ashamed of the widow.
Bishop Strickland is able to carry it over positively without any element of sadness. See in the LIFESITE link, Strickland’s discussion about not pulling up the darnel but remaining as good wheat -with Terry Barber, Virgin MP Radio.
Somehow today CNA coincidentally publishes another viewpoint on the same X post. They portray that the aim of the post is to pray to get around all the gossiping, more than it is about not belly-aching moaners and groaners. But actually my prayer addresses both and anything else anyone wishes to try to overlay.
That’s the point I try to convey faithfully to the Holy Father. He is seeing things only in contexts he has predefined and projects. As if his preferred groups are not gossips and won’t worsen the problem and the personal penchants, you see. He himself complains about rigidity and narrowness (“closed-up”) but he is leading a unidirectional apostolate with very zoned thinking, not the Cross.
Jesus gave that parable precisely for us to be complaining when we know we must.
Brings me back to Strickland. He reminds how St. Paul says be prepared to give the account of the reason for our HOPE. Not sheep wallowing in joy.
Yet another nutty nun and a homosexual-sympathizing pope. Christ could not be amused despite the carnival backdrop.
Today Holy Father you are alluding on X to what would happen if we prayed more and complained less.
If I pray and Jesus tells me to bring something to the direct attention of the Holy Father that crosses him, would you be able to tell the difference between that and a complaint? Perhaps Holy Father you will say it is only a knot and the BVM already loosed out all the knots for you because you declared she needn’t be Redemptrix and you are the Holy Father?
So I find this in my prayer. I believe it is for you. If it is not for you, well, you can make up your own mind. When did Jesus ever use mercy to distort justice?
You are telling these people you are with them in spirit while telling us to legalize their propensity to do and to want evil and its legalization? And that THAT is the Christian proclamation of respect and love due to the Incarnate Word?
But something further is in the vision from the prayer. By all appearance, you never rebuke James Martin for his implicit complaining -nor any of his ilk for that matter. But now you express a heartfelt plea for us to strive in prayer ….. to be less in complaining? Even in the parable the unjust judge was ashamed of the widow.
https://x.com/Pontifex/status/1819334832780202057
All you say is sad but true.
Bishop Strickland is able to carry it over positively without any element of sadness. See in the LIFESITE link, Strickland’s discussion about not pulling up the darnel but remaining as good wheat -with Terry Barber, Virgin MP Radio.
Somehow today CNA coincidentally publishes another viewpoint on the same X post. They portray that the aim of the post is to pray to get around all the gossiping, more than it is about not belly-aching moaners and groaners. But actually my prayer addresses both and anything else anyone wishes to try to overlay.
That’s the point I try to convey faithfully to the Holy Father. He is seeing things only in contexts he has predefined and projects. As if his preferred groups are not gossips and won’t worsen the problem and the personal penchants, you see. He himself complains about rigidity and narrowness (“closed-up”) but he is leading a unidirectional apostolate with very zoned thinking, not the Cross.
Jesus gave that parable precisely for us to be complaining when we know we must.
Brings me back to Strickland. He reminds how St. Paul says be prepared to give the account of the reason for our HOPE. Not sheep wallowing in joy.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/episodes/bishop-strickland-dont-listen-to-church-leaders-who-want-to-reshape-gods-commandments/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258503/pope-francis-what-would-happen-if-we-prayed-more-and-complained-less