Vatican news After Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis calls for prayer for peace in conflict zones around the world and calls on the international community to ensure respect for humanitarian law. By Christopher Wells “No more civilians on strike!” No more schools and hospitals on strike! No more workplaces on strike! Pope Francis on Sunday issued…
Vatican news Meeting with a group of young people from the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Pope Francis reflected on the meaning of pilgrimage, urging them to be “always on the move.” By Joseph Tulloch Pope Francis met on Friday morning with a group of young people from the Italian Union of…
Vatican news Pope Francis asks for prayers for victims and survivors of a plane crash in South Korea and expresses closeness to families around the world who are suffering the consequences of war. By Linda Bordoni Addressing the faithful on the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to the many families…
Vatican News speaks with Canada’s new cardinal, Archbishop Frank Leo of Toronto, about the challenges facing the world today. “We need a spiritual awakening,” he said, to “bring the newness of life, of God, into the world.” By Joseph Tulloch Twenty-one men are created Cardinals today, Saturday 7th December, during a Consistory held in Saint…
Vatican news The bishops of Central America call for a day of prayer to “associate fraternally” with the cry of the Church of Nicaragua, “which respectfully hopes to find an answer”. By Kielce Gussie The bishops of Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala called for a day of prayer for the current situation…
Vatican news Responding to an Italian grandmother concerned that one of her grandchildren had not been baptized, Pope Francis said “free love is more convincing than many words.” By Joseph Tulloch Pope Francis has responded to a letter from an Italian grandmother concerned that her granddaughter, now five, was not baptized by her non-religious parents….
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…