International
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Pope to Catholic Action: Embracing one another can prevent wars
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 8:51:27 PMPope Francis addresses Italian Catholic Action and emphasises the importance of embracing others through reflections on missing, saving, and life-changing embraces.
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Pope: 'A negotiated peace is better than an endless war'
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 8:41:33 PMIn an interview with CBS, Pope Francis calls for an end to the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and around the world. He says there is room for everyone in the Church pointing out that if a parish priest doesn't seem welcoming, one can look elsewhere: “There is always a place, don't run away from the Church.”
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Pope to Hungarian pilgrims: 'The gift of peace begins in our hearts'
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 8:28:10 PMPope Francis encourages Hungarian pilgrims to heed the example of their Saints and Blesseds to help build peace and thanks the Hungarian Church for welcoming Ukrainian refugees fleeing war.
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Cardinal Parolin on Pope Francis’ pontificate: No reversals on reforms
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 8:33:41 PMCardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses key issues roiling the Church during the presentation of the new book, “Five questions agitating the Church”, by noted Vaticanist Ignazio Ingrao.
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Pope Francis receives Hungarian President
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 8:14:33 PMHungary’s President, Tamás Sulyok, is received in private audience in the Vatican by Pope Francis.
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Pope: Open the door to Our Lady
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 10:14:26 AMPope Francis sends a video message to the Diocese of Termoli-Larino in southern Italy, that will welcome the statue of Our Lady of Fatima from April 27 to May 5, 2024. In it, the Pope encourages the faithful to open their doors and hearts to the Mother of God.
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Pope at Audience: Live faith, hope and charity, to merit eternal life
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 9:56:50 AMDuring his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis transitions from discussing the cardinal virtues to the theological ones, recalling that faith, hope and charity help us follow Christ, guide our journey together toward holiness, and restore us, even when we fall.
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Cisco signs the "Rome Call for AI Ethics"
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 9:41:09 AMCisco, the multinational digital communications technology company, signs the Pontifical Academy for Life’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics” committing to an ethical approach to artificial intelligence in the areas of Ethics, Education and Rights.
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Pope Francis meets with Ghana's Vice President
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 9:35:12 AMPope Francis receives Ghana's Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in the Vatican.
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South Sudan: Bishop Hiiboro Kussala reflecting on Vocations highlights gratitude
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2024 9:23:13 AMReflecting on the recently celebrated World Day of Prayer for Vocations, South Sudan’s Catholic Bishop of Tombura Yambio says he is filled with gratitude for his own call to be a priest, for the priests he works with, and for the number of young people responding to join the seminary in his diocese.
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The Church and Democracy
By Admin Webmaster 4/23/2024 9:02:46 PMLess than a year after Pope Francis' return visit to Portugal, a special conference in Rome organized by the Portuguese Embassy to the Holy See and Sovereign Military Order of Malta commemorates the installation of democracy in Portugal fifty years ago, and celebrates the occasion with a lecture of Professor Manuel Braga da Cruz of the Catholic University of Lisbon,...
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‘Happy Name Day’: Well-wishers greet Pope on feast of St George
By Admin Webmaster 4/23/2024 8:27:49 PMFriends and supporters from around the world offer prayers and best wishes to Pope Francis on the feast of his heavenly patron, St George.
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Earth Day: Pope Francis urges responsibility for our common home
By Admin Webmaster 4/23/2024 9:58:03 AMOn World Earth Day 2024, Pope Francis reminds everyone of our duty to protect the planet and safeguard peace.
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EU Bishops: Enlarging EU presents opportunity and challenges
By Admin Webmaster 4/23/2024 9:42:14 AMFaced with prospect of enlarging the European Union to include new members, the Bishops of the European Union (COMECE) say the possibility offers hope and opportunities, but also presents a series of challenges that must be concretely confronted.
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Grandparents and grandchildren to gather with Pope Francis for April event
By Admin Webmaster 4/23/2024 9:30:16 AMAt a press conference hosted by the Holy See Press Office, organizers unveiled a 27 April event sponsored by Italy's "Fondazione Età Grande" (Old Age Foundation) that will bring together grandparents and grandchildren to the Vatican's Paul VI Hall as a way to promote the role and contribution of the elderly in today's world.
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Saint Pio Foundation to release photos of Padre Pio
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2024 8:28:13 PMThe Saint Pio Foundation is set to unveil ten photos of the beloved 20th century saint, in order “to foster devotion to Saint Pio.”
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Pope to La Mennais Brothers: be fathers to those you serve
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2024 8:21:34 PMOn the occasion of their General Chapter, Pope Francis urges the Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploermel – known as the La Mennais Brothers – to be “fathers who reflect the loving and compassionate face of God”.
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Pope at Regina Coeli: Jesus the Good Shepherd awaits us with open arms
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2024 9:52:03 AMAt the Regina Coeli on Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis reminds us that Jesus loves us without limit, giving His life for us. He prays that we may go meet the Lord and allow ourselves "to be welcomed and lifted up by the loving arms of our Good Shepherd."
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Called to sow seeds of hope and to build peace
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2024 9:43:42 AMThe Fourth Sunday of Easter also known as the Good Shepherd Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. This year marks the 61st anniversary of this event which was initiated by Pope Paul VI during the Second Vatican Council in 1964.
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Pope remembers Pius VII, a man of communion in difficult times
By Admin Webmaster 4/21/2024 8:14:59 AMPope Francis invites Italian pilgrims from the Dioceses of Cesena-Sarsina, Savona, Imola and Tivoli Pope Francis to heed the legacy of the Servant of God Pope Pius VII, a courageous witness of the Gospel in times of struggles and divisions.
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Pope to future priests: Become shepherds with Christ's loving heart
By Admin Webmaster 4/21/2024 8:04:14 AMWith Christ's loving heart, open arms and with a smile, be shepherds to your people, suggests Pope Francis when addressing seminarians of Seville, Spain, on the eve of Good Shepherd Sunday.
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Pope calls historians to be experts in and servants of humanity
By Admin Webmaster 4/21/2024 7:57:53 AMPope Francis receives members of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences on the 70th anniversary of the Committee’s foundation.
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Pope Francis receives Prime Minister of Belize
By Admin Webmaster 4/21/2024 7:27:38 AMPope Francis receives John Briceño, the Prime Minister of Belize, at an Audience in the Vatican on Saturday.
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Vatican Museums' Graphic Arts on display in Minneapolis in the sign of encounter
By Admin Webmaster 4/21/2024 6:46:13 AMThe Thrivent Art Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, inaugurates the exhibition "Art That Unites: A Dialogue between the Centuries from the Vatican Museums and Thrivent Art Collection." The exhibition, in collaboration with the Vatican Museums, presents some of the most significant contemporary graphic masterpieces from the pontifical collections, exhibited for the first time in the United States.
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A conversation with the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
By Admin Webmaster 4/20/2024 5:47:51 AMIn view of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations (21 April) we asked Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, some questions.
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Cardinal Dolan marks anniversary of ‘Pontifical Mission for Palestine’
By Admin Webmaster 4/20/2024 5:38:27 AMCardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, was in Jerusalem from 12-18 April, in his capacity as President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. During his visit, he participated in formal meetings and in encounters with local Christian communities.
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Pope modifies Vatican judicial norms with new motu proprio
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2024 8:46:05 PMWith a new Apostolic Letter issued 'motu proprio,' Pope Francis modifies laws governing the Vatican's judicial system, especially regarding remuneration and pensions for judges.
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Vatican offers free cancer screening for homeless women in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2024 8:41:20 PMUnder the Colonnade of St. Peter's Square, the Vatican Dicastery for the Service of Charity runs a clinic offering dozens of homeless women free screening for breast cancer, as part of an initiative with the Komen Italy association.
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Pope asks children to be “artisans of peace”
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2024 4:59:53 PMPope Francis asks Italian children to pray for their peers in Ukraine and Gaza, and encourages them to be “artisans of peace” as he meets with students and teachers of the Italian National Network of the Schools of Peace to the Vatican.
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'Get caught up in God's love,' Pope urges Discalced Carmelites
By Admin Webmaster 4/19/2024 9:23:57 AMPope Francis invites Discalced Carmelites to immerse themselves entirely in the Lord's presence in order to be filled with joy and love.