Vatican news Pope Francis urges political and civil authorities in Amazonian countries to safeguard the fundamental rights of the indigenous Yanomami people, who live on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. By Devin Watkins “I call on the political and civil authorities to ensure the protection of the people (yanomami) and their fundamental rights, and…
On the eve of the 98th World Mission Day, scheduled for October 20, the Pontifical Mission Societies are releasing a video to present the faces and voices of missionaries working in the four corners of the world. By Lorena Leonardi “As we embark on this journey together, we ask you to be not mere spectators…
Vatican news Father James Bhola Lengarin, Superior General of the Missionaries of the Consolata, the institution founded by Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, highlighted the importance given by the Italian priest to education during a “meeting point” organized at the Holy See Press Office in anticipation of the canonizations by Pope Francis on the morning of Sunday,…
Over the weekend, the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality focuses on decision-making processes, emphasizing the need for transparency, accountability and evaluation. By Christopher Wells The work at the Synod in recent days has focused on the Journey section of the Work instrumentwith a particular emphasis on how Church leaders make and implement decisions….
On the feast of St. Francis, Friday, 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, dialogue with cultures and religions. By Salvatore Cernuzio The Second…
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis celebrates the life and testimony of Blessed Father Moisés Lira Serafin, beatified the day before at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, during a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. By Alessandro Di Bussolo Remembering Blessed Father…
Vatican news Pope Francis concludes his short visit to the Diocese of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea with a brief visit to a group of Argentine missionaries and nuns at the humanist school of the Holy Trinity parish in Baro. By Lisa Zengarini After addressing the faithful of the diocese of Vanimo, Pope Francis made…
Vatican news Ten years after Pope Francis visited South Korea for the 6th Asian Youth Day, Consolata missionary Father Diego Cazzolato said the Church seeks to unite immigrants from the Philippines and Nigeria through acts of outreach, while fostering interreligious dialogue in the hope of guiding new generations toward a safer world. By Antonella Palermo…
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a definitive decision regarding the alleged supernatural events related to the shrine of the Holy Mountain in Puerto Rico. In the face of attempts to attribute to Elenita de Jesús the identity of Jesus or the Virgin, the judgment is “confirmation of…
The National Eucharistic Congress, held in the American city of Indianapolis, concluded with the celebration of Mass and a homily by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who called for a renewed commitment to Eucharistic and missionary conversion. By Vatican News Reflecting on the theme of the National Eucharistic Congress, taken from the Gospel of John, “Abide…