Vatican news Estonian Catholics will make a pilgrimage to the country’s oldest shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 24, as the Apostolic Administration of Estonia prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary. By Marge-Marie Paas – Tallinn Estonian Catholics will travel to the country’s oldest shrine on Saturday, August 24, to celebrate 25…
Vatican news In a letter addressed to Mgr Jacques Habert of Bayeux and Lisieux, Pope Francis commemorates the 80th anniversary of the landing of Allied forces in Normandy. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis' letter commemorating the landing of Allied forces in Normandy on June 6, 1944 was read during a ceremony in Bayeux Cathedral, on…
Vatican news As the Apostolic Administration of Estonia prepares to celebrate its centenary this year, Archbishop Philippe Jourdan recalls the challenges his flock endured during several decades of Soviet rule and the hopes Catholics have for the future of their Church. By Devin Watkins “A hundred years may not seem like a lot for a…
Vatican news Ten years after the invocation for peace by Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and the leaders of Israel and Palestine, the Pope must commemorate this historic anniversary and launch a new call for peace as the war in the Holy Land continues. continues. Deborah Castellano Lubov Ten years ago, Pope Francis organized…