— Walsh 4 si i it ‘morning a reader prays out loud to the congregation a list of all sick/dying parishners that need the community's prayer and strength, There are also prayers for worldwide need, Cxamples being peace and end of war and hurt. Worldwide needs like homelessness and illness are always included, ‘The congregation responds to the prayers by saying, “Lord hear our prayer” after every prayer is read aloud, ‘The headquarters of the Catholic Church is located in the Vatican City. The head of the Church is known as the Pope. The current Pope is Pope Francis. Pope Francis, or Jove about him seems nearly endless: from auctioning off his Harley Davidson and donating the money to a hostel and soup kitchen in Rome (yes, he owned @ Harley!) to saying that God is nota “magician with a magic wand” when he reminded people that 4 # &, diel Catholic beliefs are not inconsistent with evolution and the Big Bang.’This Pope not only seems to be helping the Catholic Church move toward a more rational and compassionate Perspective, he frequently does it witha bit of modern flare (which is also something that wouldn’t hurt the Church to develop a little).” The ways in which we run the Church still hold today. Bome may find that a bit disheartening considering how quickly the world is modernizing it is a strange concept when the foundations of the church are still the same a Reade Wis Statene &S Some call him Papa Francisco, was ordained a priest in 1969, This was his first major hurdle to jump and then soon became Bishop of Rome and then became a Cardinal; . ‘hich isa very big deal. A sardinal’s job is to attend meetings ofthe College and wd | \ making themsetves available individually or in groups to the Pope as requested. Pope \) * t S) Brancis wan ordained Pope of the Catholie Church on March 13", 2013,**A recent Pew . Ne : we jz Research Center survey says that his [Pope Francis] popularity in the U.S. is continuing fora’, heer © ‘to grow and that he is as Popular as John Paul Il was among Catholics. The list of things v love thes