Religion: What Does a Pope Do? | Morgan Hill Times | Morgan Hill, San Martin, CA

Religion: What does a pope do? | Morgan Hill Times | Morgan Hill, San Martin, CA

With all the excitement over the election of the American Pope Leo XIV, it is appropriate to ask: what does a pope do? While a pope has several titles, the two most important would be Vicar of Christ and Successor of Peter. A vicar in Latin is a person who represents another: in this case, the pope is the visible representative of Jesus Christ, who is the true Head of the Church.  Rev. Michael Hendrickson This is not a mystical role: Catholics d…

Pope Leo XIV on migrants: “Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee”

Editor’s note: On Sunday, September 27, 2020 — at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic — Pope Leo XIV delivered the following homily on the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Given from the context of Peruvian culture, then-Bishop... The post Pope Leo XIV on migrants: “Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee”   appeared first on Where Peter Is.