The press briefing on the fifth day of the Synod General Assembly reveals that participants marked the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace with a special moment dedicated to the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and the The escalation that followed emphasized the role of women in the Church and focused…
Vatican news In response to the Pope’s appeal, Catholics around the world are celebrating a day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving for peace in the Middle East. By Joseph Tulloch Today, Monday 7th October marks exactly one year since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. Catholics around the world marked the anniversary…
In his speech on the second module of the Synod’s Instrumentum Laboris devoted to “Relations”, the general rapporteur, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, returns to the moment of prayer in the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Majeure on Sunday evening, saying “May prayer for peace help us to place our work today in the right perspective.” By Vatican News Pope…
Vatican news Pope Francis leads the recitation of a rosary for peace in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and prays that violence and hatred will be extinguished from human hearts. By Devin Watkins “Transform the hearts of those who fuel hatred, silence the din of weapons that generate death, extinguish the violence that simmers…
Vatican news Pope Francis writes the preface to the book “As Jesus taught us: the prayer of the pilgrims of hope” (Edizioni San Paolo), which will be published on Wednesday October 9. The text is a collection of the pope’s reflections on prayer, some previously unpublished. By Pope Francis I learned to pray from my…
Vatican news As the Church marks the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on September 1, Indian Bishop Allwyn D’Silva, chairman of the Human Development Office of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, reflects on the importance of praising God for his wonderful gift of Creation. By Bishop Allwyn D’Silva The World…
Vatican news In a video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis prays that “each of us may listen with our hearts to the cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and climate change, committing ourselves personally to taking care of the world in which we live.” By Christopher…
Vatican news Pope Francis briefly left the Vatican today to visit the Church of St. Augustine in Rome, where the remains of St. Monica, mother of the Bishop of Hippo, are kept. By Vatican News Pope Francis went discreetly and solemnly to the Church of St. Augustine in the heart of Rome on Tuesday afternoon…
Vatican news Pope Francis thanks Catholics in the Italian city of Rimini for praying the rosary each month in their town square and urges Christians to spread the Gospel of peace, even when faced with persecution. By Devin Watkins For ten years, Catholics have gathered in Rimini, in northern Italy, on the 20th of each…
Vatican news The Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton OFM, writes to the friars of the Custody to invite them to dedicate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, to prayer for peace in the Middle East and in the world. By Vatican News The Latin Patriarch of…