Cardinal-elect Koovakad is first serving organizer of papal visits to be created Cardinal
By Admin Webmaster 10/8/2024 9:24:13 AMAfter Pope Francis announced he would create Indian-born Fr. George Koovakad a Cardinal on December 8, our Editorial Director recalls that there have been two previous appointments as Cardinals for organizers of papal visits, though both were conferred after they were no longer in the role.
Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel unite with Pope in prayer for peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/8/2024 9:21:08 AMIsraeli and Hebrew-speaking Catholics have joined Pope Francis and the universal Church in prayer, fasting, and penance for peace on October, according to the Patriarchal Vicar of St. James.
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7th October: Catholic community worldwide prays and fasts for peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/8/2024 9:14:32 AMIn response to the Pope’s appeal, Catholics worldwide mark a day of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for peace in the Middle East.
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Cardinal-elect Kikuchi: A surprising and confusing Sunday
By Admin Webmaster 10/8/2024 9:08:43 AMCardinal-elect Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, shares his thoughts on his personal blog about how he heard the news on Sunday that Pope Francis will create him a Cardinal on December 8.
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October 7: 'A cry to Heaven to implore peace'
By Admin Webmaster 10/8/2024 9:02:52 AMAs people of goodwill pray and fast on October 7 to implore God's gift of peace for the world, our Editorial Director reflects on the first anniversary of Hamas' brutal attack on Israel and the military escalation that has followed throughout the Middle East.
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‘I am close to you,’ says Pope to martyred flock in the Holy Land
By Admin Webmaster 10/8/2024 8:48:19 AMMarking one year from the Hamas attacks on Israel that plunged the Holy Land into all-out war, Pope Francis addresses a letter to the Catholics of the region decrying the “shameful inability of the international community and powerful countries to put an end to the war” and expressing his closeness to those who "suffer the devastation which the powerful impose on others."
Pope Francis leads Rosary prayer for peace for ‘world in danger’
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2024 8:46:47 AMPope Francis leads the recitation of a Rosary for peace at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and prays that violence and hatred may be extinguished from human hearts.
On the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, heeding Pope Francis’ call to pray for peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2024 8:40:34 AMThe feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on 7 October. This year, Catholics worldwide are encouraged to take to heart Pope Francis’ call to pray the Rosary for peace in our troubled world and for wars to end.
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Pope Francis announces Consistory for creation of 21 new Cardinals
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2024 8:33:20 AMPope Francis announces a consistory for the creation of 21 new Cardinals from around the world to be held in the Vatican on 8 December 2024.
Pope at Angelus: Children are God's greatest blessing
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2024 8:26:21 AMDuring his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis encourages Christian couples to persevere in love, marriage, and welcoming the beautiful gift of life, which he acknowledges is demanding, but well worth it.
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Pope Francis renews appeal for ceasefire in Middle East
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2024 8:22:17 AMAt the conclusion of his midday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis appeals for a ceasefire in the Middle East, a release of hostages, and facilitating humanitarian aid to those in need.
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Pope: Vatican Gendarmes serve 'like angels watching over us'
By Admin Webmaster 10/6/2024 8:09:09 AMPope Francis presides at Mass on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps, and invites the Vatican police force to always demonstrate God's tenderness even as they perform their duties.
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Patriarch Pizzaballa: 'A year after October 7 we ask for peace'
By Admin Webmaster 10/6/2024 8:04:36 AMAhead of the day of prayer and fasting for peace called by Pope Francis, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, shares his reflections with Vatican News on these 12 months of war, suffering, and fear in the Middle East, which began on that tragic day of October 7, 2023.
Bishop Khairallah on Synod: 'I carry from Lebanon a message of forgiveness'
By Admin Webmaster 10/6/2024 7:47:33 AMAt the Synod press briefing on October 5, Lebanese Bishop Mounir Khairallah shares his personal experience of tragedy, as his parents were brutally murdered when he was 5 years old, saying he forgave his parents’ murderer and urging others to embrace reconciliation even amid conflict.
Synod Briefing - Day 4: 'We must overcome fear of one another'
By Admin Webmaster 10/6/2024 7:37:39 AMOn Saturday, October 5, several participants in the Synod on Synodality brief journalists on the reports presented in the small working groups and express their hopes that the Synod second session can provide an opportunity to seek peace and respect for human rights.
Pope to young people: 'Let the Lord fill you with joy'
By Admin Webmaster 10/6/2024 7:26:34 AMIn a video message to participants in the "Madrid Live Meeting 2024," Pope Francis urges young people to let the Lord fill them with joy and to always welcome the wisdom of the elderly.
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Pope Francis to family businesses: 'May your faith guide you'
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 6:50:02 PMPope Francis encourages an association of family businesses to let their faith guide them in all they do, to remember 'the Church is God's family,' and to live their service with a 'universal heart.'
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Pope reorganizes Diocese of Rome to better integrate center and peripheries
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 6:37:48 PMIn a move aimed at fostering greater ecclesial communion, Pope Francis issues a Motu Proprio' titled 'La vera bellezza' (True Beauty), restructuring the Diocese of Rome by merging the five central prefectures with the surrounding peripheral areas, to make Rome 'one large home for all.'
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Martin Selmayr: The European Union is a peace project
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 6:30:03 PMThe new EU ambassador to the Holy See speaks to Vatican Media touching on issues such as the value of history in teaching us that the real solution to problems arises from a shared vision and the need to seek a "just peace."
Lord's Day Reflection: 'Communion with God'
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 6:25:10 PMAs the Church marks the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Communion with God".
Synod Briefing - Day 3: An invitation to listen to all
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 7:04:27 AMOn the feast of St. Francis, 4 October, the second general congregation of the General Assembly of the Synod heard reports from the five Language Tables, and held an open discussion with more than thirty speakers addressing topics such as charisms and ministries, liturgy, and dialogue with cultures and religions.
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Malawi: Catholic broadcaster Luntha TV forging ahead even in the face of challenges
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2024 6:52:52 AMLuntha TV, founded and managed by the Montfort Missionaries in Malawi, has grown to become one of a handful of leading Catholic television stations in Africa. Father David Niwagaba, the current Director, shared with Vatican News the ups and downs of running a Catholic TV station in Africa
EU Bishops echo Pope’s call to pray for peace on October 7
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 8:59:09 PMEuropean Bishops rally around Pope Francis’ and Cardinal Pizzaballa’s appeal to observe a day of prayer, penance and fasting for world peace on October 7, marking one year since Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel that sparked the ongoing conflict.
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Pope: Custody of Holy Land ‘a mission of peace and dialogue amid conflict’
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 9:12:39 PMPope Francis writes the preface for the new book, “Like a Pilgrimage - My Days in the Holy Land” (Ts Edizioni), written by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, together with Italian journalist Roberto Cetera from L’Osservatore Romano. It was presented during the Franciscan Festival in Bologna on Sunday, September 29.
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Pope Francis receives President of Kyrgyzstan in audience
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 4:59:40 PMPope Francis holds an audience for Mr Sadyr Zhaparov, President of Kyrgyzstan.
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Study groups present work, goals to Synod
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 8:33:05 AMAt the first General Congregation of the Synodal Assembly on October 2, members of the ten groups established by the Pope in February to explore theological and canonical aspects of various themes, along with representatives of three other Commissions, explained the work accomplished up to this point and the outlook for the future.
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Pope to close conference focused on ending inequalities in Rome
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 8:28:36 AMPope Francis will visit the Basilica of St. John Lateran on October 25 to attend the conclusion of a long-running conference on the theme, “The Responsibility of Christians in Response to the Expectations of Charity and Justice in the City of Rome,” a journey that began 50 years ago.
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Synod Briefing: Assembly fasting and praying for peace on 7 October
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 8:25:34 AMThe newly-renovated Holy See Press Office hosts a press conference to shed light on the opening of the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality.
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Decarbonising churches: How an English diocese is turning theory into reality
By Admin Webmaster 10/4/2024 8:20:42 AMThe Diocese of Salford, led by Bishop John Arnold, is driving the decarbonization of Church buildings through the "Guardians of Creation" initiative, aligning with Pope Francis' call for urgent environmental stewardship.
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Pope: Prayer allows the Spirit to change our hearts
By Admin Webmaster 10/3/2024 7:23:38 PMPope Francis pens the preface to the book, “As Jesus Taught Us: The Prayer of Pilgrims of Hope” (Edizioni San Paolo), which will be released on Wednesday, October 9. The text is a collection of the Pope's reflections on prayer, some unpublished.