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South Africa: Head of the Scalabrinians visits South Africa
By Admin Webmaster 8/17/2022 8:24:15 PMThe Superior General of the Scalabrinian Missionaries, Fr. Leonir Chiarello, has concluded his Canonical visit to South Africa.
Irish Capuchin: Poverty should not be the case in 2022
By Admin Webmaster 8/17/2022 8:21:30 PMAs 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.
Pope Francis: 'May Mary guide the destiny of Europe and the world'
By Admin Webmaster 8/17/2022 8:16:24 PMPope 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.
Pope at Audience: ‘Alliance between youth and elderly will save humanity’
By Admin Webmaster 8/17/2022 8:05:42 PMPope 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.
Our Lady of Altagracia jubilee concludes in Dominican Republic
By Admin Webmaster 8/17/2022 9:25:44 AMThe 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.
Ruffini: Connection alone is not enough to communicate
By Admin Webmaster 8/16/2022 7:26:03 PMPaolo 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."
Archbishop Peña Parra: Like Mary, may we welcome Christ in our lives and world
By Admin Webmaster 8/16/2022 9:49:54 AMThe 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.
Pope invites faithful to visit Our Lady in a Marian shrine and to remember Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 8:09:26 PMOn 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.
Pope on Assumption: Mary takes us by the hand, inviting us to rejoice
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 8:02:56 PMDuring 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.
Ukraine Nuncio: Celebrating feast of Assumption a ‘consolation’ in times of war
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 6:29:24 AMLeading 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.
Pope Francis at Angelus: 'Rekindle the flame of faith'
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 6:22:38 AMAt 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.
Pope Francis calls for attention to the "mortal danger" facing Somalia
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 6:15:45 AMAt 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.
Dominican Church closes Altagracia Jubilee celebrations
By Admin Webmaster 8/14/2022 8:29:58 AMOn 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.
US Bishops welcome Inflation Reduction Act addressing climate change
By Admin Webmaster 8/13/2022 6:37:20 AMThe 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.
Ukrainian President thanks Pope Francis for prayers in phone call
By Admin Webmaster 8/13/2022 6:33:49 AMPope Francis speaks by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who thanked the Pope for his constant prayers as the nation endures ongoing aggression.
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Welcoming Ukrainians in the heart of London
By Admin Webmaster 8/12/2022 9:17:44 PMThe 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.
Sister Ibtisam: ‘Pope Francis gave life back to Church in Iraq’
By Admin Webmaster 8/12/2022 8:30:13 PMIbtisam 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.
Cardinal Tomko’s love for service to Church recalled at funeral Mass
By Admin Webmaster 8/11/2022 8:21:13 PMCardinal 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.
Meet the first Cardinal of East Timor
By Admin Webmaster 8/11/2022 6:58:21 PMIn 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.
Pope: 'Going on mission means giving the best of ourselves and God's gifts'
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 7:42:36 PMIn 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.
Pope: Ukranian people still suffering from a “cruel war”
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 7:35:37 PMAt his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis asks for ongoing prayers for the people of Ukraine as the nearly six-month war with Russia continues.
Pope at Audience: Old age 'fruitful time to bear witness to Christ’
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 4:23:02 PMPope 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.
Cardinal Czerny: Edith Stein, a woman of truth and love
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 9:27:14 AMThis 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.
Pope: Indigenous Peoples’s sense of family and community is precious
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 9:23:11 AMPope Francis sends a tweet on the occasion International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed on August 9.
Pope remembers 'esteemed brother,' 'great faith' and service of late Cardinal Tomko
By Admin Webmaster 8/9/2022 7:41:29 PMPope Francis remembers 'great faith,' 'wisdom' and 'long and fruitful service' of late Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, who passed away on Monday at age 98.
Holy See: Ensure the peaceful use of energy
By Admin Webmaster 8/9/2022 7:38:39 PMThe 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.
Cardinal Parolin: Church is pacifist because she believes in and fights for peace
By Admin Webmaster 8/9/2022 7:34:34 PMAn 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."
Cardinal Jozef Tomko dies at 98
By Admin Webmaster 8/8/2022 4:17:36 PMSlovakian 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.
Pope at Angelus: 'Fear not but be vigilant'
By Admin Webmaster 8/7/2022 10:08:14 PMPope 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.
Pope applauds Ukrainian grain deal as sign of hope for peace
By Admin Webmaster 8/7/2022 10:01:36 PMPope 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.