Pope: Missionaries speak with the Church’s language of love

Pope: Missionaries speak with the Church’s language of love

Vatican news In a message to a conference for missionaries in the Americas, Pope Francis invites the Church’s missionaries to speak to people in the language of love, which all humanity can understand. By Devin Watkins Pope Francis on Thursday sent a message to the approximately 1,300 participants in the 6th American Missionary Congress (CAM6),…

Pope sends message to book launch on promoting peace

Pope sends message to book launch on promoting peace

Vatican news Pope Francis addresses a message to participants in a book presentation in Tenerife, Spain, on a Spanish-language publication devoted to “Past, Present and Future of Transitional Justice: The Latin American Experience in Building World Peace.” By Vatican News Pope Francis addressed a message to participants in the presentation in Tenerife, Spain, of the…

Pope Francis meets with leaders of the US Organized Communities

Pope Francis meets with leaders of the US Organized Communities

Vatican news Pope Francis meets with leaders of the Organized Communities of the United States, Industrial Areas Foundation-West/Southwest, at Casa Santa Marta, who presented the progress made by the Ecclesial Network of Organized Communities (RECOR). By Vatican News “To communicate to the Holy Father the progress made and to consult him on the next steps…

Venezuelan Bishops urge transparency over electoral results

Venezuelan Bishops urge transparency over electoral results

Vatican news Amid widespread unrest, the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference said it joins its voice to “all those inside and outside Venezuela who demand the verification of the results of the vote.” By Joseph Tulloch Protests have broken out across Venezuela following a dispute over elections held on Sunday. The national electoral authority declared incumbent President…

Pope: Church must eradicate situations that protect abusers

Pope: Church must eradicate situations that protect abusers

Vatican news Pope Francis sends a message to participants at a safeguarding conference in Panama and calls on Church institutions to eradicate situations that protect abusers who hide behind their positions of authority. By Devin Watkins “Humanizing relationships in any society, including in the Church, means working tirelessly to form mature and coherent individuals who,…