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Pope expresses condolences upon death of Mikhail Gorbachev

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis sends his condolences to the family of Mikhail Gorbachev following the last president of the Soviet Union's death at the age of 91. Read all  

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We are confirmed in our faith, says Cardinal Onaiyekan, after meeting of Cardinals.

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

Close to 200 of the world’s Cardinals have been meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican for the last three days to discuss Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia. Read all  

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Gorbachev and St John Paul II: key players in bringing about peace

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

The prominent former Soviet statesman and reformer who lifted the Iron Curtain, leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, chartered a new course in the relations with the Holy See, putting an end to decades of religious persecutions against the Catholic Church in the former USSR. Read all  

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Pope’s September prayer intention: For abolition of the death penalty

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

In his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis calls on all people of good will “to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world.” Read all  

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Ethiopia: Air strike hits Tigray capital Mekelle

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

An air strike late on Tuesday hit a neighbourhood close to a hospital in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. The attack comes less than a week after fighting broke a four-month ceasefire. Read all  

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Pope says we are living through Third World War

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and recalls the 83rd anniversary of the Second World War during the weekly General Audience noting that ongoing conflicts throughout the globe constitute a Third World War. Read all  

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'Mother Teresa: No Greater Love'

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

'Mother Teresa: No Greater Love' is a documentary film which brings to the big screen, in Rome and the Vatican, the legacy and humble, selfless love shared globally by St. Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity, which was produced thanks to the Knights of Columbus. Read all  

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Pope calls for peace, dialogue following deadly protests in Iraq

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis calls for peace, dialogue and fraternity in the wake of the violent protests in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad over the last days. Read all  

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Pope encourages commitments for Season of Creation

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis calls for concrete commitment to care for our common home. His words come ahead of the World Day of Prayer for Creation celebrated on 1 September which kicks off the Season of Creation which lasts till 4 October. Read all  

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Pope at Audience: ‘Discernment requires loving relationship with God’

Posted on August 31, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis launches a new catechesis series on discernment, and says learning to choose what is best for our lives requires us to have a close relationship with God. Read all  

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Event celebrates new Asian Cardinals, honours a veteran Cardinal

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

At an event celebrating Asia's six new Cardinals, Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, Cardinal Oswald Gracias says he hopes the entire Church in Asia will take a step forward in responding to their call to serve. “Every baptized person is called to spend themselves for the Church”, he said. Read all  

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Pope to Cardinals: May wonder, gratitude be ever alive in our hearts

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

Members of the College of Cardinals gather with Pope Francis for an evening Mass on Tuesday, marking the culmination of several events at the Vatican, and the Pope encourages us to renew our wonder and gratitude before God's saving plan. Read all  

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Curia Reform Meeting concludes with focus on 2025 Jubilee of Hope

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

The final meeting of a two-day encounter in the Vatican that saw the participation of some 190 Cardinals from across the globe takes place in the Vatican on Tuesday afternoon. Read all  

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Political confrontation in Iraq increases after Shiite leader resigns

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

New violence has erupted in Iraq after influential cleric leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics on Monday, with at least 23 people killed in Baghdad during clashes between security forces and Sadrist supporters as they stormed Baghdad's Green Zone. Read all  

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Caritas Pakistan on the frontline of flood disaster

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Executive Director of Caritas Pakistan, Amjad Gulzar, speaks about the work the organization is doing to assist those hit by severe floods in the country. Read all  

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Political confrontation in Iraq increases after Sciite leader resigns

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

New violence has erupted in Iraq after influential cleric leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics on Monday. At least 23 people have been killed in Baghdad during the clashes that ensued between security forces and Sadrist supporters as they stormed Baghdad's Green Zone. The violence broke out amid an ongoing deadlock that has left Iraq without a new government since the...

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Kenyans await new Supreme Court verdict on presidential poll

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

An uneasy calm prevails in Kenya as the country's Supreme Court promises to issue a verdict on Monday regarding the disputed 9 August Presidential election, which has been challenged by a number of political coalitions. The country's religious leaders are calling for calm and express optimism the truth will prevail. Read all  

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World-renowned artists to participate in first Vatican ‘Vitae Summit’

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

Internationally-recognized artists from around the world, including Denzel Washington, Andrea Bocelli, and Patricia Heaton will join Pope Francis for the first-ever “Vitae Summit” at the Vatican on August 31 – September 1 to begin a conversation on how to use the arts to foster a culture of hope and unity. Read all  

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Ukraine, the Holy See: Pope defends life rather than taking political positions

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

In response to polemics that have arisen in recent days concerning the words of Pope Francis, a communiqué from the Holy See cites the Pope’s “numerous” interventions concerning the war, and recalls that he has always condemned the Russian aggression as “morally unjust, unacceptable, barbaric, senseless, repugnant, and sacrilegious.” Read all   ...

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Cardinal Dolan on Curia Reform meeting: an opportunity to learn from those 'on front lines'

Posted on August 30, 2022 in: Vatican News

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, calls Pope Francis' meeting of the world's Cardinals to study the Roman Curia reform 'extraordinarily uplifting'; and, as the war wages in Ukraine, praises the encounter as an opportunity to learn from the service of those Cardinals on the front lines. Read all   ...

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Cardinals discuss importance of Church's communion and outreach

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

The first day of the two-day meeting of the Cardinals with Pope Francis to reflect on Praedicate Evangelium focuses on the importance of communion in the Church and the missionary calling to witness to God's love for all. Read all  

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Pakistani Bishops call for help amid devastating monsoon floods

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

The head of Caritas Pakistan, Archbishop Benny Travas of Karachi, and Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad, launch an appeal for solidarity with all those affected by the worst monsoon floods in the Asian nation in decades. Read all  

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World's Cardinals meet with Pope to reflect on Curia reform

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

Two days of meetings of the world's Cardinals with Pope Francis are underway in the Vatican to focus on Praedicate Evangelium, offering a chance for Cardinals to get to know each other better and wrapping up with a Mass on Tuesday with the newly-created Cardinals. Read all  

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Season of Creation: European Bishops reiterate call for ecological conversion

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a message for the upcoming Season of Creation, Albanian Archbishop Angelo Massafra of Shkodër-Pult, a member of the Pastoral Social Care Commission of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE), echoes Pope Francis’ call for an ecological conversion, recalling that the current climate crisis is mainly attributable to the actions of man. Read all ...

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Fr. Lombardi: Gratitude to God for my 80 years, communicating well is a mission

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

The former director of Vatican Radio and the Holy See Press Office reflects on a life spent in service of the Church under three Popes, and urges new generations to serve as journalists not only as a profession, but as a vocation. Read all  

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Primate of All Ireland: We are all called to be caring stewards of creation

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, reflects in his homily on Sunday on the upcoming Season of Creation, which runs from 1 September to 4 October. Read all  

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Cardinal Rosa Chavez: ' A delicate situation in El Salvador'

Posted on August 29, 2022 in: Vatican News

As the people of El Salvador continue to live under a ‘state of emergency’, in place because of a spike in gang violence, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez says the situation in his country is ‘very delicate’ since dialogue is non-existent. Read all  

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Ukraine warns of radiation leak at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Posted on August 28, 2022 in: Vatican News

Concern about the potential for a radiation disaster at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in wartorn Ukraine persists as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of attacks near the facility. The latest assessment came after Russia blocked a United Nations agreement on preventing an uncontrolled nuclear arms race. Read all  

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Pope Francis opens Holy Door of Celestinian Pardon in L'Aquila

Posted on August 28, 2022 in: Vatican News

After the leading the Angelus prayer in the square of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Collemaggio, in the central Italian city of L'Aquila, Pope Francis presides over the Rite of opening the Holy Door of the Basilica as part of the Celestinian Pardon marked annually on 28-29 August. Read all  

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CAR: Promoting a pastoral approach of care, encounter and accompaniment.

Posted on August 28, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Central African Republic continues in its pursuit for a return to national stability and peace. Visiting Rome recently, Bishop Mirosław Gucwa of the Diocese of Bouar in CAR spoke to Vatican News. Read all  

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Pope prays for flood hit Pakistan during Angelus in L'Aquila

Posted on August 28, 2022 in: Vatican News

During the Angelus in L’Aquila on Sunday, Pope Francis appeals for the people of Pakistan hit by devastating flooding, and prays for the people of Ukraine and all those who suffer because of war. Read all  

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Pope at Mass in L'Aquila: 'God can accomplish all things'

Posted on August 28, 2022 in: Vatican News

During Mass in the central Italian city of L'Aquila for the occasion of the 'Celestinian Pardon,' Pope Francis recalls God's power to accomplish all things, along with the courageous witness, often misunderstood, of Pope Celestine V who resigned in 1294. Read all  

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Pope in L’Aquila: ‘Faith illuminates pain and drives effort to rebuild’

Posted on August 28, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis travels to the central Italian city of L’Aquila, 13 years after a devastating earthquake killed 309 people, and encourages residents to continue rebuilding their lives with faith in God. Read all  

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Pope Francis and new cardinals visit Benedict XVI

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a brief meeting at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Pope Francis presented the new Cardinals to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who prayed with them and blessed them. Read all  

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Pope to new Cardinals: 'May we bring fire of God's love to all'

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

In his homily during the Consistory, Pope Francis encourages 20 newly-created Cardinals to embrace apostolic zeal and bear witness to God's boundless love, and asks everyone to pray for new Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, Bishop of Wa, Ghana, who was hospitalized Friday after arriving in Rome. Read all  

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WCC holds 11th General Assembly in Karlsruhe

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

After being postponed for two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest governing body of the World Council of Churches will convene next week in Germany for nine days under the theme "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”. Read all  

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Pope’s visit to L’Aquila ‘rebuilding connections and hope’

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

Ahead of Pope Francis’ pastoral visit on Sunday to L’Aquila, Chiara Martelli describes the effects of the devastating 2009 earthquake and says the Pope can help bring hope and improve relationships in the central Italian city. Read all  

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Irish Churches urge measures to address the cost of living crisis

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

Irish Church leaders express their deep concern over the social impact of the soaring of prices in the island and urge authorities both in Ireland and Northern Ireland to deliver a “more practical support” to those most affected by the energy crisis. Read all  

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Consistory: 20 new Cardinals and 2 Saints for the universal Church

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

Cardinal-designates from five continents receive their red hat from Pope Francis on Saturday. Members of three religious orders will enter the College of Cardinals, and four new countries will be represented therein: Mongolia, Paraguay, Singapore and East Timor. At the conclusion, they will approve the canonization of the founder of the Scalabrinians, Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, and Salesian lay...

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Meet the newest Cardinal from the United States

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a wide-ranging interview, the newest Cardinal of the United States, Cardinal-elect Robert McElroy of San Diego, shares his thoughts on how Pope Francis' teachings resonate with American Catholics. Read all  

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Josquin des Prez: Concert in the Sistine Chapel

Posted on August 27, 2022 in: Vatican News

Vatican Radio commemorates the anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez by broadcasting a concert held in the Sistine Chapel to celebrate one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. Read all  

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Cardinal Hollerich: Spirit at work in the Synod

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

At a press conference introducing the Continental Stage of the Synodal Process, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, says the first stage of the Synod produced a great hope that must be transformed into missionary dynamism. Read all  

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Cardinal Grech: 'Synodality, theme for reform of Roman Curia'

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

In an interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, says synodality is at the heart of the reform of the Roman Curia and shares his reflections on the second, continental phase of the synodal process. Read all  

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Big Bob in the Florida death house: Leaving through death’s door

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

Vatican Media presents a story by Dale Recinella, a former Wall Street finance lawyer who, along with his wife Susan, assists prisoners in Florida. Read all  

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Pope praises Italian priest who baptized him as ‘true Salesian’

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis greets a group of pilgrims from Lodi, and recalls the virtues of the Italian city’s native-born son who became a missionary to Argentina and baptized the future Pope. Read all  

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Pope to French altar servers: 'Be proud of your work'

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

Addressing over 1,000 altar servers from France who are on pilgrimage in Rome, Pope Francis says they are a model for many young people of their age, and reminds them that their mission does not end at Mass. Read all  

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Pope on L’Aquila visit: ‘Forgiveness only weapon against war’

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis speaks to a local news publication of L’Aquila ahead of his pastoral visit on Sunday, and says it is harder to forgive than to make war, in reference to the Celestinian Pardon which he will inaugurate while in the central Italian city. Read all  

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Pope to Canossian Sisters: Be 'Women of the Word' like Mary

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

In his address to participants at the General Chapter of the Canossian Daughters of Charity, Pope Francis encourages the nuns in their mission of service to God and the poor, and invites them to become “Women of the Word” in the footsteps of Our Lady. Read all  

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Pope to families: 'Never forget prayer, which keeps our faith alive'

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis tells members of the numerous de Mello family of Portuguese entrepreneurs never to forget prayer, and recalls the power of keeping our gaze fixed on the Crucifix. Read all  

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Hungarian President Novák: ‘Meeting Pope Francis an inspiration’

Posted on August 26, 2022 in: Vatican News

After meeting with Pope Francis on Thursday, Hungarian President Katalin Novák grants an interview to Vatican News, and says her Christian faith and identity as a mother help guide her actions as the nation’s first female president. Read all  

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Philippines: Over 700 Catholic schools shuttered after pandemic

Posted on August 25, 2022 in: Vatican News

The education oversight board of the Philippines launches an investigation after over 860 private schools close down in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, of which 85 percent were Catholic-run. Read all  

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UK: Plymouth to welcome St Bernadette relic in historic visit

Posted on August 25, 2022 in: Vatican News

As part of a pilgrimage tour of the UK in September and October, Plymouth Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Boniface will welcome a relic of St Bernadette, which the Cathedral Administrator, Canon Mark O’Keeffe, describes as a “once in a lifetime event.” Read all  

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Pope: 'We should daily bear witness to God's tenderness and love'

Posted on August 25, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis encourages members of the Secular Institutes World Conference (CMIS) to never tire of showing God's closeness and tenderness through daily acts of love. Read all  

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Pope to Catholic legislators: Promote better society through far-sighted legislation

Posted on August 25, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis urges members of the International Catholic Legislators Network to work for a more just, fraternal and peaceful world through legislative processes that promote the good of all and address situations of inequality in society. Read all  

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Mozambique and South African Bishops seek formal relations to serve migrants better.

Posted on August 25, 2022 in: Vatican News

Mozambican migrants working in South Africa’s mines have challenges integrating into South African society. Now the Bishops of South Africa and Mozambique want to formalise and improve the pastoral care for migrants and refugees in South Africa. Read all  

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Migrants & Refugees: ‘Growing together as a Church’

Posted on August 25, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Vatican’s Migrants & Refugees Section releases the fifth video in a series exploring the positive impact of migrants on Catholic communities, and highlights the experience of St. Mary of the Lake Parish in the US city of Chicago, Illinois. Read all  

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Nigeria: Gratitude, relief as four kidnapped nuns are freed

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

After four nuns of the Congregation of the Sisters of Jesus the Saviour regain their freedom after two days in the hands of their captors, Sr. Ascensio Madukaji, SJS, expresses the gratitude and joy of the religious order upon the safe and unconditional release of the abducted sisters. Read all  

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Ukraine's Independence Day overshadowed by fears of Russian strikes

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

People in Ukraine are marking Independence Day amid tight security measures because of fears of renewed Russian strikes. The remembrance comes exactly half-year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. Read all  

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Caritas Internationalis calls for 'immediate peace' in Ukraine

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

On the day marking six months since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Caritas Internationalis launches a new appeal for peace, drawing attention to the high cost of the war in terms of human lives and the heavy consequences both at the local and global levels. Read all  

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Archbishop Gudziak: For peace in Ukraine, there must be justice

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia says Ukrainians are responding to aggression with charity and hope, as the nation marks six months since Russia's large-scale invasion. Read all  

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DRC gets ready to roll out Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo.

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

An Ebola vaccination campaign will start in the Congolese city of Beni on Thursday after a new virus case was confirmed this week, the World Health Organiaation said on Wednesday. Read all  

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Cardinal Sako warns Christians in Iraq risk disappearing

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the opening of the annual Synod of the Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Patriarch Raphael Louis Sako once again raises the alarm on the risk of Christians disappearing from Iraq as they continue to face hardships and discrimination. Read all  

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Ukraine: The seeds of hope amid death and destruction

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

Our Editorial Director takes a look at the tragic toll of six months of war in the heart of Europe and the reasons for peace. Read all  

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Ministries in the Church: Pope calls for a dialogue with Bishops

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Pope St. Paul VI's motu proprio "Ministeria quaedam", Pope Francis reflects on the Apostolic Letter’s impact on instituted and extraordinary ministries, and expresses his desire to open a dialogue with Bishops’ Conferences to continue along the path set out fifty years ago. Read all  

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St James Vicariate highlights plight of children with no legal status in Israel

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

A biblical play is performed by young people, in collaboration with the St James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel, to highlight the challenges faced by 1600 children who have no legal status in Israel. Read all  

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Pope prays for war victims as Ukraine conflict marks six months

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis prays for peace for the Ukrainian people suffering from the horrors of war for six months now, calls war 'madness', and remembers the many orphans, both Ukrainian and Russian, while calling on the world to remember war victims in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar. Read all  

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Nigeria: Four abducted nuns released

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Congregation of Sisters of Jesus the Saviour announce the safe release of four nuns who were kidnapped in Nigeria over the weekend. Read all  

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Pope at Audience: ‘Old age is where wisdom is woven’

Posted on August 24, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the value of old age, and reflects on how the Blessed Virgin Mary reveals to us God’s promise of new life in death. Read all  

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The Church in Brazil chooses to invest in renewable energy

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

Father Valdir Cândido de Morais describes the energy efficiency project promoted by 115 parishes in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte region as a dream come true. The parish priest of Natal, the capital and largest city of the north-eastern state, says solar panels are part of the initiative that benefits both the people and the land. Read all   ...

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Pope: Diversity of ministries a richness for Church

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

As the 72nd National Liturgical Week opens in Salerno, Italy, Pope Francis expresses his hopes that the meeting will allow for a fruitful deepening in appreciation of the ecclesial ministries in the Church in a perspective of ever greater service. Read all  

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Cardinal Bo: FABC 50 years a 'journey of grace and gratefulness'

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

The President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) highlights the important achievements of the Churches in Asia over the past five decades, and calls for 'comprehensive change and robust renewal' to address the new pressing challenges of our times. Read all  

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Ukraine's Shevchuk: 'Rules of war cannot be dominated, only God can save us'

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

In an interview with Vatican Media six months since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, calls the conflict "a global threat to humanity" and expresses gratitude to Pope Francis for his closeness. Read all  

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Pope Francis at the service of peace

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

As Ukraine prepares to mark six months of war, we recall Pope Francis' countless appeals for peace and the promotion of human fraternity over conflict, even at a time when the "diabolical and perverse logic" of weapons seems to prevail. Read all  

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Logo of Pope’s visit to Kazakhstan unveiled

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Vatican publishes the logo for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan, which will take place on 13-15 September under the motto “Messengers of Peace and Unity.” Read all  

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UNICEF: Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the Executive-Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Catherine Russell says in a statement emphasizing the need for peace. Read all  

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Pope: All movable assets of Holy See to be managed by IOR

Posted on August 23, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis issues a brief rescript to clarify that the Institute for the Works of Religion has exclusive competence for managing all of the Holy See’s movable and liquid assets, ordering Holy See dicasteries and entities to transfer all financial assets to the IOR. Read all  

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Nigeria: Four nuns kidnapped in Imo State

Posted on August 22, 2022 in: Vatican News

Four Reverend sisters of the Congregation of the Sister of Jesus the Savior were kidnapped along the Okigwe-Umulolo road on their way to Mass on Sunday. Read all  

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Angola: Novena prayers for peaceful and successful general elections.

Posted on August 22, 2022 in: Vatican News

Catholics in Angola are praying the novena so that the country will have peaceful and successful general elections scheduled for 24 August Read all  

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Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences celebrates 50 years

Posted on August 22, 2022 in: Vatican News

Celebrations are underway as the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) marks fifty years of its existence, beginning on Monday with an inauguration at the shrine of Thai martyred priest, Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung. The events are taking place in the context of its first ever General Conference. Read all  

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Aid to the Church in Need highlights plight of persecuted Christians

Posted on August 22, 2022 in: Vatican News

As the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed, the Pontifical Charity, Aid to the Church in Need (UK) is calling on the British government to take action to protect those who are persecuted for their faith. Read all  

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Cardinal Becciu to participate in the next consistory

Posted on August 22, 2022 in: Vatican News

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has revealed that he has received an invitation from the Pope to take part in the meeting of cardinals on 27 August. Read all  

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Catholics hope and pray for freedom of Bishop Alvarez in Nicaragua

Posted on August 21, 2022 in: Vatican News

Regional correspondent James Blears reports that the move to calm or intensify the crisis of Bishop Rolando Alvarez lies in the hands of Nicaragua's government, after federal police have placed the prelate under house arrest. Read all  

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Uganda: Archdiocese of Gulu prepares to celebrate the beatification of Comboni missionary priest.

Posted on August 21, 2022 in: Vatican News

Gulu’s Archbishop, John Baptist Odama, has said preparations for the beatification of Italian Comboni missionary, Fr Giuseppe Ambrosoli, who lived and worked in the Archdiocese of Gulu, are underway. Read all  

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Pope expresses closeness to Ukraine experiencing immense cruelty

Posted on August 21, 2022 in: Vatican News

Following the Angelus, Pope Francis once again called for support for the people of war-stricken Ukraine through abundant prayer and humanitarian solidarity. Read all  

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Pope expresses sorrow for Nicaragua, says dialogue should be basis for a respectful coexistence

Posted on August 21, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis expresses his sorrowful concern as tensions continue to rise in Nicaragua, where the government is imposing further restrictions on the local Church. Read all  

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Pope at Angelus: Enter the 'narrow door' by serving God and others

Posted on August 21, 2022 in: Vatican News

Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel reading before leading the Angelus, Pope Francis encourages us to "strive to enter through the narrow door," meaning that to enter into God’s life and salvation, we need to pass through Him, to welcome Him and His Word. Read all  

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Estonia: Martyred bishop’s message of peace amid war in Europe

Posted on August 21, 2022 in: Vatican News

As Estonia marks the 31st anniversary since its independence from the Soviet Union, the foreign ministry hosts an exhibit on the life of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, with the nation’s Ambassador to the Holy See saying the martyred Jesuit missionary continues to offer a message of peace and faith. Read all  

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Dignity and hope: Caritas Ukraine's aid to displaced people

Posted on August 20, 2022 in: Vatican News

Volunteers at Caritas Donetsk share their stories of escaping war and how their own experiences can help provide support and hope to refugees in Ukraine. Read all  

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Ukraine suspected of drone attack in Crimea

Posted on August 20, 2022 in: Vatican News

A suspected Ukrainian drone strike targeted Russia's famed Black Sea Fleet in Crimea as Kyiv allegedly stepped up attacks against Russian targets in the peninsula. The attacks in Crimea, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, came amid concerns about a possible nuclear catastrophe as a Russian-Ukrainian military standoff continued around Europe's largest nuclear power plant. ...

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Nicaraguan police arrest Bishop Álvarez, priests and assistants

Posted on August 20, 2022 in: Vatican News

Bishop Rolando Álvarez is under house arrest in Nicaragua's capital Managua after being detained by police. Read all  

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Deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu continues

Posted on August 20, 2022 in: Vatican News

At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a popular hotel in Mogadishu. Read all  

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UN decries attacks on democracy and Church in Nicaragua

Posted on August 20, 2022 in: Vatican News

Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has called attention to the serious obstacles facing democracy in Nicaragua and expressed grave concerns over the attacks against the Church and civil society organizations. Meanwhile, messages of solidarity from around the world are reaching the Bishop of Matagalpa and the Nicaraguan Church. Read all ...

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Cardinal Ouellet firmly denies accusations of inappropriate conduct

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet responds forcefully to a woman’s accusations of inappropriate behaviour, saying that, if a civil inquest is opened, he intends to participate actively so that his innocence would be recognized. Read all  

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Bishop Bertin optimistic about future relations with new Somali Government

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, Somalia, Bishop Giorgio Bertin, expresses his hopes that good relations with the new government will open opportunities for Christians to worship more freely. Read all  

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Laudato Si’ Movement launches new leadership training course

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

Registration is now open for a new leadership training course called “Laudato Si’ Animators Program” which seeks to train Catholics who want to serve their communities according to the teachings of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. Read all  

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Sierra Leone: Bishop Paganelli calls for dialogue, calm in wake of protests

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Apostolic Administrator of Makeni Diocese, Bishop Natale Paganelli, encourages Sierra Leoneans to put the common good of the country first and to embrace peaceful dialogue after days of deadly anti-government protests which left several people dead. Read all  

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Peruvian bishops: Seek a way out of the crisis, recover hope

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Bishops of Peru conclude their 123rd Plenary Assembly and speak out on the current political crisis affecting the country, urging civil authorities to seek an urgent way out of the “profound social and political crisis” Peru is going through. Read all  

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Caritas Internationalis warns humanitarian situation worsening globally

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

As the international community marks World Humanitarian Day, Caritas Internationalis draws attention to the tragic worsening of the humanitarian situation globally resulting from the impact of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Read all  

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Pope to Rimini meeting: Spread in the world a passion for the person

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis invites the faithful to collaborate on the path of promoting friendship among peoples and to spread a passion for the person, in his message to the 43rd Meeting of Friendship Among Peoples, taking place from 20 - 25 August. Read all  

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Colombian rebels release hostages to aid peace talks

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

The National Liberation Army, the ELN, which has waged violence against the Colombian government for more than half a century, has released six hostages to enable peace talks to resume. Read all  

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Pope Francis to attend first-ever ‘Vitae’ Summit in the Vatican

Posted on August 19, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Vitae Global Foundation announces plans for its first-ever summit to take place in the Vatican with the participation of Pope Francis, gathering together world-renowned artists to help start a cultural transformation to benefit the common good. Read all  

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Pope Francis sends condolences for Coptic church fire in Egypt

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis offers his condolences to the Coptic Orthodox Church in the wake of a fire at a church in Giza, Egypt, which killed at least 41 people, including a bishop and several children. Read all  

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Appeal from SIGNIS Congress: Share stories that enhance peace

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a final statement at the conclusion of the SIGNIS World Congress 2022, participants say they are leaving the event "spiritually and professionally enriched." Read all  

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Ouellet: Pope finds insufficient grounds for canonical investigation

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis' decision not to open a canonical investigation is based on a preliminary investigation by a Jesuit priest into the allegations of sexual assault more than ten years ago, made by a woman against Cardinal Ouellet. Read all  

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Brazilian Bishops ask for peace and justice in Nicaragua

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a letter signed by the members of the Presidency of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), the prelates say they pray peace and justice may restored in the Central American nation as the local Church faces growing harassment from the Sandinista regime. Read all  

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Cardinal Ranjith reacts to Pope Francis' 100,000 Euro gift for Sri Lanka's families

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, expresses gratitude to Pope Francis for - 'out of his own volition' - giving 100,000 Euros to support some 400 families who were affected by the 2019 deadly Easter church bombings which claimed 269 lives. Read all  

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Asian Bishops to inaugurate General Conference

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences requests prayers from the faithful as it prepares to inaugurate the FABC 50 General Conference in August, with the aim of charting their direction for the coming years. Read all  

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Caritas Poland: ‘Many Poles have helped Ukraine and pray for peace’

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

As Russia’s war continues to ravage Ukraine, Caritas Poland’s head of communications describes the ongoing outpouring of humanitarian assistance offered by some 80 percent of Polish households. Read all  

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WHO Chief: Tigray worst disaster on Earth

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

The World Health Organization's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, calls the situation in Tigray the 'worst humanitarian crisis in the world,' with six million unable to access basic services. Read all  

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Afghanistan: Massive explosion rips through Kabul mosque

Posted on August 18, 2022 in: Vatican News

A huge blast at a packed mosque in Kabul on Wednesday killed more than twenty people and injured dozens more. The apparent bomb attack occurred during evening prayers. Read all  

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Archbishop Pezzi: Pope’s visit to Kazakhstan important for Russian Catholics

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Archbishop of the Mother of God in Moscow says a special pilgrimage organized by his Archdiocese ahead of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Nur-Sultan will show Russian Catholics’ affection and loyalty to the Holy Father. Read all  

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Kenya: Religious leaders appeal for peace in wake of elections

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

Religious leaders in Kenya call for peace amid tensions following the announcement of a new president-elect, inviting dissatisfied parties to seek legal recourse through the “normal process.” Read all  

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SIGNIS speakers call on communicators to embrace synodality, hope

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

Tuesday, the second day of the SIGNIS World Congress taking place in Seoul, South Korea, was the official opening day of the meeting. The Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, Dr Paolo Ruffini read the Holy Father’s goodwill message at the beginning of the event. Read all  

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Irish Capuchin: Poverty should not be the case in 2022

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

As Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap., founder and director of the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin prepares to retire from feeding and providing assistance to some of Ireland’s most disadvantaged, he says after 50 years it’s sad to see people suffering hardship in 2022. Read all  

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Catholic media practitioners immersed in South Korean culture

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

The SIGNIS World Congress 2022 officially opened on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea. Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, Dr Paolo Ruffini, officially flagged off the four-day global gathering by reading a message of Pope Francis meant for all Catholic communicators. Read all  

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Pope Francis: 'May Mary guide the destiny of Europe and the world'

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis prays for Mary to guide the destiny of Europe and the world, help us put Christ and the Gospel first, and reiterates that his thoughts are always with war-torn Ukraine and its suffering people. Read all  

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South Africa: Head of the Scalabrinians visits South Africa.

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Superior General of the Scalabrinian Missionaries, Fr. Leonir Chiarello, has concluded his Canonical visit to South Africa. Read all  

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Pope at Audience: ‘Alliance between youth and elderly will save humanity’

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis continues his catechesis on the meaning and value of old age at the weekly General Audience, and encourages young people to overcome the generational gap to embrace the ‘credible witness’ of the elderly. Read all  

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Nicaragua: Police arrest another priest amid growing tensions

Posted on August 16, 2022 in: Vatican News

As relations between the Nicaraguan Church and the Sandinista regime become increasingly strained, another priest has been reportedly arrested by the police. Fr Oscar Danilo Benavidez Tinoco, from the Diocese of Siuna, is been held in a detention centre in Managua, though the reason for his arrest remains unknown. Read all  

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Our Lady of Altagracia jubilee concludes in Dominican Republic

Posted on August 16, 2022 in: Vatican News

The special envoy of Pope Francis, Archbishop Peña Parra, presides over the closing celebrations of the Altagracia jubilee year in the Dominican Republic. On Monday he met with authorities in Puerta del Conde, where the canonical crowning of the image of Our Lady of Altagracia took place. Read all  

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Holy See signs agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe

Posted on August 16, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Holy See signed an agreement on the Feast of the Assumption with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, recognizing the legal personality of the Catholic Church and ecclesiastical institutions in the small African island. Read all  

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Cardinal Bo expresses concern as Myanmar junta escalates crackdown

Posted on August 16, 2022 in: Vatican News

As Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to another six years in prison, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon warns that Myanmar’s military junta is cracking down and trying to intimidate nation's people. Read all  

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Foreigners face death in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Posted on August 16, 2022 in: Vatican News

Five men, including three from Britain, have denied being mercenaries fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia in a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine. The trial in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic trial comes amid reports of fighting and massive disappearances. Read all  

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Ruffini: Connection alone is not enough to communicate

Posted on August 16, 2022 in: Vatican News

Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, addresses this year's SIGNIS World Congress in Seoul, recalling that "the only way to respond to the challenge of technology is not to think of it as an idol." Read all  

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Archbishop Peña Parra: Like Mary, may we welcome Christ in our lives and world

Posted on August 15, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Pope's special envoy to the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Peña Parra, presides over the closing Mass for the centenary celebrations at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Altagracia in Higüey, Dominican Republic. The celebration marked the closure of the Jubilee Year for the centenary of the Canonical Crowning of the image of the Virgin of Altagracia. Read all ...

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42 countries demand Russia withdraws from nuclear site as battle

Posted on August 15, 2022 in: Vatican News

Dozens of countries have urged Russia to immediately withdraw its forces from Europe's largest nuclear power plant amid mounting concerns of a possible nuclear disaster. The appeal came as Russia vowed to expand cooperation with autocratically ruled North Korea, which is developing its nuclear weapons. Read all  

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Ecuador: Several people killed, injured in deadly blast in Guayaquil

Posted on August 15, 2022 in: Vatican News

Ecuadorian authorities declare a state of emergency in Guayaquil where a blast killed several people, injured others and caused massive damage. Read all  

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Pope invites faithful to visit Our Lady in a Marian shrine and to remember Ukraine

Posted on August 15, 2022 in: Vatican News

On the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis invites the faithful to visit a Marian shrine to venerate Our Lady on her Feast Day, and invokes peace for the war in Ukraine. Read all  

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Pope on Assumption: Mary takes us by the hand, inviting us to rejoice

Posted on August 15, 2022 in: Vatican News

During Angelus address on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis reminds faithful that the Blessed Mother takes each of us by the hand, and invites us to rejoice as we follow her trusting, faithful and 'radical' example. Read all  

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Blaze at Coptic Orthodox Church in Giza claims 41 lives

Posted on August 14, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt says that a fire at a church in Giza resulted in the deaths of 41 worshippers. Read all  

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Pope Francis calls for attention to the "mortal danger" facing Somalia

Posted on August 14, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the end of the recitation of the Angelus, the Pope’s thoughts turn to the population of Somalia and neighbouring countries, grappling with a serious humanitarian crisis also linked to an unprecedented drought. Read all  

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Pope Francis at Angelus: 'Rekindle the flame of faith'

Posted on August 14, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis says the Gospel provokes change and invites us to conversion, like a fire that warms us with God's love, burning away our selfishness and moving us to share His love with others. Read all  

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Ukraine Nuncio: Celebrating feast of Assumption a ‘consolation’ in times of war

Posted on August 14, 2022 in: Vatican News

Leading up to the Feast of the Assumption on 15 August, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, reflects on the example of Mary Queen of Heaven as a sign of hope for Ukrainians living in the darkness of war. Read all  

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Holy See expresses concern over Nicaragua, calls for dialogue

Posted on August 13, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Holy See's Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States expresses concern over the social and political situation in Nicaragua, calling for dialogue that serves the common good. Read all  

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Nicaragua: Bishop Álvarez prays for peace, ‘we are in God’s hands'

Posted on August 13, 2022 in: Vatican News

Facing a climate of government hostility toward the Church, Bishop Rolando Álvarez leads the rosary with prayers for peace in the country. Another priest reported that he could not leave his parish, while even the procession of Our Lady of Fatima in Managua was blocked. The Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean offer solidarity with the Nicaraguan people. Read...

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Dominican Church closes Altagracia Jubilee celebrations

Posted on August 13, 2022 in: Vatican News

On the Solemnity of the Assumption, the Dominican Church closes the Altagracia Virgin Jubilee celebrations. Joining the closing event on August 15 will be Pope Francis Special Envoy, Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State. Read all  

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Sr Mary-Joy: From farm to firefighting to pony centre

Posted on August 13, 2022 in: Vatican News

“If you dream, it will happen” is the motto behind Sr Mary-Joy, the inspiring founder of Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre in London, serving children with special needs and physical disabilities. Read all  

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Ukrainian President thanks Pope Francis for prayers in phone call

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis speaks by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who thanked the Pope for his constant prayers as the nation endures ongoing aggression. Read all  

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US Bishops welcome Inflation Reduction Act addressing climate change

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Chairman of the US Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, says the climate provisions contained in the Inflation Reduction Act respond to Pope Francis’ call to care for our common home. Read all  

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Welcoming Ukrainians in the heart of London

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

The London-based Ukrainian Welcome Centre is providing support and hope to thousands of Ukrainians who have arrived in the UK in order to escape the bloodshed in their country. Read all  

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Covid: Vaccines are an act of love to save us together

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Pandemic and the Magisterium of Pope Francis: the third in a series of videos created by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Vatican's Covid-19 Commission explores the Pope's teachings on the global health crisis, reaffirming that one does not come out of the crisis the same, but either better or worse. And "one does not come out alone" but "taking the other by the h...

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Bishop Bertin: 'Famine situation in Somalia worsening'

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

In an interview with Vatican News, the Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, Bishop Giorgio Bertin, talks about the humanitarian emergency in Somalia facing its worst drought in 40 years, as the Church seeks to offer humanitarian relief for the millions of people affected. Read all  

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New UNICEF initiative to help Ukrainian preschoolers

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

As the war wages on in Ukraine, UNICEF has launched a new mobile application for Ukrainian preschoolers that offers interactive games aimed at developing skills such as logic and creativity, in an effort to promote learning, play and distraction from the war. Read all  

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Sister Ibtisam: ‘Pope Francis gave life back to Church in Iraq’

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

Ibtisam Habib Gorgis, a Franciscan Missionary Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, born in Qaraqosh, Iraq, recounts her vocation and the impact of Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit in 2021. Read all  

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Nigeria: Suspects in Owo Church attack apprehended

Posted on August 12, 2022 in: Vatican News

Nigerian authorities announce the arrest of several suspects connected to the 5 June attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State – a win for the nation’s military amid rising insecurity in the world’s most populous African nation. Read all  

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France fights huge blaze as deadly heat spreads in Europe

Posted on August 11, 2022 in: Vatican News

France has become the latest European nation to appeal for international help to respond to a massive southwestern wildfire that officials say has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares or 17,300 acres of forest. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said several nations are already assisting France to help contain raging fires. The blaze comes as Europe struggles with deadly wildfires triggered...

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Cardinal Tomko’s love for service to Church recalled at funeral Mass

Posted on August 11, 2022 in: Vatican News

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re celebrates the funeral Mass for the late Cardinal Jozef Tomko, and recalls the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples’ faithful and fruitful service to the Church and the Pope. Read all  

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Nicaraguan Bishop’s future remains uncertain as Church holds day of prayer

Posted on August 11, 2022 in: Vatican News

Violence against Bishops and clergy by armed groups aligned with the Nicaraguan government continues to affect the local Catholic Church, as Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa is kept under house arrest. Read all  

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Pakistan Minorities Day: Forced conversions ‘scourge’ of vulnerable

Posted on August 11, 2022 in: Vatican News

As Pakistan commemorates its annual National Minorities Day on 11 August, Christian leaders draw attention to the ongoing reality of forced conversions. Read all  

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Sierra Leone: Nationwide curfew imposed amid anti-government protest

Posted on August 11, 2022 in: Vatican News

Sierra Leonean authorities declare a nationwide curfew following anti-government protests that led to deadly clashes between demonstrators and security operatives. Read all  

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Meet the first Cardinal of East Timor

Posted on August 11, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News, meet Cardinal-elect Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili, who will become East Timor's first Cardinal at the end of August. Read all  

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South Africa: Bishops alarmed by the country’s neglect of rural areas and indifference to inequalities.

Posted on August 10, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) say they are concerned with what is happening to South Africa’s economy and how households are sinking into debt and deep poverty. Read all  

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Pope: Ukrainians still suffering from a “cruel war”

Posted on August 10, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis asks for ongoing prayers for the people of Ukraine, as the nearly six-month war with Russia continues. Read all  

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Save the Children: ‘Life is dire for children in Afghanistan’

Posted on August 10, 2022 in: Vatican News

A new report by the charity Save the Children reveals that since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan a year ago, children are suffering with girls more likely to go hungry and feel isolated. Read all  

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Pope: 'Going on mission means giving the best of ourselves and God's gifts'

Posted on August 10, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a video message, Pope Francis encourages a parish group in Argentina who went on mission among indigenous peoples, and recalls that going "on mission" means going out of ourselves to give others the best of ourselves and what God has given us. Read all  

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Pope renews prayers for victims of fire in Cuba

Posted on August 10, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis prays for people affected by a tragic fire at the Matanzas oil depot in Cuba, which killed at least one person and has left over a dozen missing. Read all  

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Pope at Audience: Old age 'fruitful time to bear witness to Christ’

Posted on August 10, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the value and meaning of old age at the weekly General Audience, and recalls that serene faith and trust in Christ’s promise at that time of life can offer fruitful witness to the Gospel. Read all  

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Pope: Indigenous Peoples’s sense of family and community is precious

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis sends a tweet on the occasion International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed on August 9. Read all  

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Cardinal Czerny: Edith Stein, a woman of truth and love

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

This 9 August marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Edith Stein, St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, who was killed at Auschwitz in 1942. In his homily during Holy Mass in the Carmelite Monastery in Auschwitz, Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development reflects on her remarkable story. Read all   ...

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Ukraine: Millions flee as tensions rise over nuclear power plant

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

Ukraine's government reports intense Russian shelling across the frontlines after both sides accused each other of attacking Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Moscow has suspended a deal allowing U.S. and Russian inspectors to visit each other's nuclear weapons sites. Read all  

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Peace is a 'duty' that concerns all say bishops of Japan

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

As the Church in Japan holds its annual Ten Days of Prayer for Peace event the Japanese bishops reiterate that peace is everybody’s responsibility. In their message for the occasion, signed by the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ), Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, the prelates reflect on Pope Francis’ words in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine. ...

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Holy See: Ensure the peaceful use of energy

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Holy See’s Head of Delegation to the UN, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, addresses the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons which is taking place from 1 to 26 August in New York. Read all  

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Pope recalls 'great faith' and service of late Cardinal Tomko

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis recalls the 'great faith,' 'wisdom' and 'long and fruitful service' of the late Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, who passed away on Monday at age 98. Read all  

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Cardinal Parolin: Church is pacifist because she believes in and fights for peace

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

An interview with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the Holy See's diplomacy, published by the Italian geopolitical magazine “Limes” under the title "The Great War." Read all  

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Reconciliation is key to national cohesion in Côte d’Ivoire, say country’s Bishops.

Posted on August 09, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire says national reconciliation is the key to achieving lasting social cohesion in the nation. Read all  

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UN chief warns of nuclear disaster in Ukraine

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, amid UN concerns of a possible nuclear disaster. Read all  

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New Colombian president starts term

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first ever leftist president, starts his first day of work after being inaugurated and promising to unite the country. Read all  

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Pope prays for victims of massive blaze at Cuban fuel depot

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a telegram, Pope Francis conveys his closeness and prays for those affected by a huge fire, caused by lightning strikes on the Matanzas Supertanker Base in Cuba. Read all  

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Bishops in Nicaragua ‘close’ to Bishop Alvarez under house arrest

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

In a statement released on Sunday, the Nicaragua's Catholic Bishops express their fraternal closeness to the Bishop of northern Nicaraguan Diocese of Matagalpa, who has been stuck in his residence since Thursday under the accusation of allegedly inciting acts of violence. Read all  

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Ceasefire in Gaza holds after days of violence

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

Israel reopens border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the most serious outbreak of fighting around the volatile Palestinian coastal strip in more than a year. Read all  

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Chad's military government and rebel groups sign historic agreement in Qatar.

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Chadian government and more than 40 rebel groups have signed an agreement that paves way for national reconciliation talks and return to civilian rule. Read all  

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World Council of Churches delegation visits Ukraine

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) expresses its solidarity with Ukraine during a visit amid the ongoing war, and meets with church and state institutions. Read all  

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Cardinal Jozef Tomko dies at 98

Posted on August 08, 2022 in: Vatican News

Slovakian Cardinal Josef Tomko died on Monday morning. He was the Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. Read all  

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Many killed as Israeli air strikes hit Gaza

Posted on August 07, 2022 in: Vatican News

A cross-border clash continues as Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, killing over 30 people in Palestine. Read all  

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Nicaraguan police prevent Bishop from leaving home

Posted on August 07, 2022 in: Vatican News

Police in Nicaragua are preventing Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa from leaving his home, accusing him of inciting “acts of hatred” against the government of President Daniel Ortega. Read all  

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Pope prays for victims of bus crash in Croatia

Posted on August 07, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis offers prayers for Polish travelers who died in a bus crash on Saturday in Croatia, as they were headed on pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Read all  

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Pope applauds Ukrainian grain deal as sign of hope for peace

Posted on August 07, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis expresses his satisfaction that grain ships have been allowed to leave Ukrainian ports, saying the deal offers a sign of hope that a just and lasting peace can be found. Read all  

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Pope at Angelus: 'Fear not but be vigilant'

Posted on August 07, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis encourages us not to be afraid as our lives are firmly in God's loving and provident care, but we must 'be ready' at all times, vigilant and attentive to serving God and our brothers and sisters. Read all  

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Pope Francis: ‘Never tire of making mistakes while preaching Christ online’

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis sends a video message to participants in a conference in Mexico, and urges “digital evangelizers” to reach out to people in digital spaces who have not yet encountered Christ. Read all  

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Archbishop Paglia on Archie's death: ‘Humanity defeated when life decided by a court’

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old English boy at the heart of a court battle, dies after doctors removed his life support, with the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life offering prayers for his family. Read all  

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Cardinal Tagle at Lambeth Conference: 'Let us dream together'

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at the Lambeth Conference taking place at the University of Kent from 26 July to 8 August and offers his contribution to the theme with a talk on 'The Church of 1 Peter for the Coming Decade.' Read all  

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Polish pilgrims killed in Croatia bus crash en route to Medjugorje

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

Croatia’s prime minister expresses his sorrow for the deaths of at least twelve Polish pilgrims who were killed after their bus veered off the road in Croatia while on their way to the Catholic shrine of Medjugorje in neighboring Bosnia. Read all  

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Latin American Bishops express closeness to Church in Nicaragua

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

The ecclesial body representing the Churches of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM) joins in expressing solidarity to the Church in Nicaragua, as it faces growing harassment by the Sandinista regime. Read all  

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Pope to Teams of Our Lady: 'Be courageous witnesses to faith, hope, fraternity'

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis welcomes young people participating in the International Meeting of "Teams of Our Lady," and encourages them to persevere in their witness to faith through community life, helping young people and married couples, and entrusting themselves daily to the Virgin Mary. Read all  

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Galantino on APSA financial statement: Credibility in service of Church's mission

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

The president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) explains the 2021 Financial Statement in an interview with Vatican Media, noting a surplus of 8.11 million Euro and highlighting that the main objective remains evangelizing and providing aid to tenants in need. Read all  

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More than 600 hostages of the Islamic State freed in northern Mozambique.

Posted on August 06, 2022 in: Vatican News

A joint Rwandan military contingent, with their Mozambican counterparts and forces of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have liberated more than 600 hostages in the Province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique. Read all  

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Three more grain ships leave war-torn Ukraine as clashes continue

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

Three more ships carrying grain have departed Ukraine as part of efforts to feed many nations. They left war-torn Ukraine while Britain expressed concern about the security of a nuclear plant captured by the Russian military. Read all  

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UNHCR/MAECI joint mission brings aid to refugees in Sudan

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

Chiara Cardoletti, UNHCR's representative to Italy, the Holy See and San Marino, speaks on the plight of refugees in Sudan’s Um Rakuba and Tunaybah fields camps, and invites the international community to work toward peace to reduce the refugee crisis in the horn of Africa. Read all  

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Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Antonij

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

Metropolitan Antonij of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, who succeeds Metropolitan Hilarion, visits the Vatican for the first time, after his appointment in June. Read all  

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Fr. Guerrero on Holy See Financial Statement: New steps in transparency, sustainability

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy speaks to Vatican Media about the Holy See’s Financial Statement for 2021, noting a 3 million Euro deficit compared to the 33 million projected. He says the time for sacrifices has not yet ended, as the Holy See records positive progress but still has to reduce some assets to cover expenses. Read all   ...

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Ukrainian priest martyred under the Soviet regime to be beatified

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis recognises the murder in hatred of the faith of a priest from the Greek-Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo, Ukraine, who was killed in 1953 in the Soviet Union, and authorizes the promulgation of decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of five new Venerables, including the director of "Radio Aparecida", Vittorio Coelho de Almeida, and the founder of "Sorriso Francescano", Capuchin Umile da ...

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'May Jesus become your great friend,' Pope tells young people

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis reassures young people of Alpha Camp that Jesus is their friend, their companion, whom they should turn to always, and says that God loves questions. Read all  

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Kazakhstan Bishop: Pope Francis brings us a model of fraternity

Posted on August 05, 2022 in: Vatican News

The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Central Asia, Bishop José Luis Mumbiela Sierra speaks about the Pope’s participation at the upcoming Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, saying, “it will serve to underline our vocation to be an example of peaceful coexistence between different ethnic groups and religions." Read all ...

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Patriarch Sako warns on risks of political tsunami in Iraq

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

The head of the Chaldean Church expresses concerns over the political deadlock that has kept Iraq without an elected government for nearly 10 months, as rival demonstrations continue in the capital Baghdad. Read all  

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Adriana and Margherita: two Ukrainian girls find friendship in the Vatican

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

The daughter of Ukrainian refugees and the daughter of an Italian-Swiss father and a Ukrainian mother meet during the Vatican youth summer camp and express their shared hope that the violence in their country will soon end. Read all  

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Lebanon marks grim anniversary of Beirut explosion

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

As 4 August marks two years since a huge explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rai presides over Mass to commemorate the victims. Read all  

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Australian Bishops highlight commitment to confronting abuse, domestic violence

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Australian Catholic Bishops publish their annual social justice statement which addresses the scourge of domestic and family violence in society, also releasing a new draft code which puts safety at the heart of mission. Read all  

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Bishops of DR Congo call for peaceful protest after dozens killed

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo voice their concern after protests against the UN peacekeeping force left three dozen people dead in the east of the African nation. Read all  

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Synod in the Czech Republic: Participation ‘beyond expectations’

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

Sister Klára Maliňáková, a religious of the Infant Jesus Sisters, reflects on the synodal process in the Czech Republic, saying the Church is called to a deeper response, a "paschal shift" from self-centeredness based on 'I' to an ecclesial ‘we’.” Read all  

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Pope to Canada's Jesuits: 'Miracles can happen when Church is united'

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis' conversation with Canada's Jesuits is published by Jesuit review 'La Civilta Cattolica,' during which the Pope highlighted the power of synodality, concern for Haiti, the Church's love for families, and liturgy as 'the people of God's public praise!' Read all  

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Pope Francis in Canada: The gift of tears

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

Many images captured Pope Francis' Penitential Pilgrimage to the land of the indigenous people, and offered a window onto the moments that put the focus on the path of healing and reconciliation of peoples who have greatly suffered and who today encounter a new face of the Church. Read all  

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Pope greets children attending Vatican summer camp

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

At the conclusion of the General Audience, Pope Francis offers special greetings to children participating in this year's summer kids camp offered by the Vatican, after meeting earlier with animators and staff of the summer camp. Read all  

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Record number of migrants cross English Channel in one day

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats for the UK hit a daily record for the year on Monday, as authorities make efforts to deal with the influx of migrants Read all  

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Bishops remind Kenyans of their civic responsibilities for peaceful and just elections.

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

Kenyan Bishops have appealed to candidates in the forthcoming elections to prepare their supporters for any result — successful or unsuccessful. Read all  

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Pope to Jesuit Fr Martin: ‘Jesus is close to everyone’

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis responds to a letter from Fr. James Martin, SJ, whose pastoral ministry involves the LGBTQ community, and encourages Catholics to foster a “culture of encounter” that “shortens distances and enriches us with differences.” Read all  

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Pope Francis recalls second anniversary of Beirut Port explosion

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

At his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis prays for the people of Lebanon as they mark the second anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion on 4 August. Read all  

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Pope at Audience: Canada, a penitential visit 'like no other'

Posted on August 03, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis resumes his weekly Wednesday General Audience after a July break, and dedicates his catechesis to his recent Apostolic Journey to Canada, a penitential pilgrimage dedicated to embracing indigenous peoples who suffered injustices over the centuries. Read all  

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Bishops of Haiti decry ongoing insecurity and gang violence

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

Following the latest gang clashes in Port-au-Prince in which the Cathedral of the Assumption was set ablaze last week, the Bishops of Haiti again lament the deterioration of the security situation in the country, calling for the restoration of the authority of the State and the disarmament of gangs. Read all  

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Kosovo postpones border measures after violence

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

Kosovo's government has postponed for a month new border rules after clashes in the north of the country where ethnic Serbs blocked roads and gunmen fired on police. Read all  

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Kazakhstan Bishop: We await Pope's contribution to peace and solidarity

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro of Karaganda shares in the expectation of Kazakhs for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to their country, and says the Holy Father brings with him a contribution to peace and solidarity in the world. Read all  

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Pope's August prayer intention: 'For small businesses'

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of August, urging special prayers for small businesses. Read all  

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Pope to youth in Medjugorje: 'Trust in Jesus and find peace'

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis sends a message to the International Youth Festival taking place in Medjugorje, and encourages young people to welcome the invitation of Jesus to open their hearts and put their trust in God, who can give them consolation and peace. Read all  

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Ukrainian youth festival: hope wins over hate

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

The “Breath of Life” festival organized by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate offered three days of reflection and fraternity for young people in Tyvriv, near Vinnytsia. Read all  

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US Bishops urge Congress to work to protect life, promote common good

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

Four American Bishops who chair committees of the USCCB are advocating for legislation that protects human life and promotes the health, safety and support of the family, proposing that Catholic social teaching shows the way to a better society in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s 24 June Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. Read all  

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Vatican releases Pope's programme for Kazakhstan

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

The Vatican publishes Pope Francis’ itinerary in Kazakhstan, 13-15 September, which will be focused on his presence at the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, and will include a Mass. Read all  

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Scuba divers work to save the Great Blue sea

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vatican News

From the coasts of Sicily to those of Tunisia, a project has been launched to repopulate the underwater prairies of Mediterranean Tapeweed, an endemic plant of these waters, a green lung, a natural habitat for thousands of marine species as well as a bulwark against coastal erosion, worsened by pollution and rising temperatures. Antonio: “even the sea cries out with its deafening silence.” ...

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Bishops of Africa: It is painful to see young people leave the continent.

Posted on August 01, 2022 in: Vatican News

Catholic Bishops of Africa call for dedicated pastoral care of migrants, saying it pains to see young people leave the continent on journeys that lead to suffering and death. Read all  

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Three images of Our Lady to accompany Pope’s visit to L'Aquila

Posted on August 01, 2022 in: Vatican News

When Pope Francis travels to the Italian city of L’Aquila on 28 August, three images of the Blessed Virgin Mary will accompany his pastoral visit to mark the annual “Celebration of Forgiveness”. Read all  

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Pope underscores need for a world free of nuclear weapons

Posted on August 01, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis tweeted on Monday about the need for real dialogue for authentic world peace and stability to overcome a nuclear "balance of terror," stressing that the use and possession of nuclear weapons is immoral. Read all  

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Departure of first Ukraine grain ship following deal

Posted on August 01, 2022 in: Vatican News

A ship carrying thousands of tonnes of grain leaves the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage agreement. Read all  

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Pope Francis welcomes the President of the Republic of Fiji

Posted on August 01, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis meets on Monday with the President of the South Pacific nation of Fiji, Mr. Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere. Read all  

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Pope to visit Kazakhstan in September

Posted on August 01, 2022 in: Vatican News

Pope Francis will make his 38th Apostolic Journey abroad to Kazakhstan in mid-September, visiting the city of Nur-Sultan on the occasion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. Read all  

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