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Canon David Oakley has been named the next Bishop of Northampton

Canon David Oakley, Rector of St Mary’s College, Oscott, the largest seminary in England and Wales, has been named the next Bishop of Northampton. He succeeds...

Pope at Mass: authority is not in commanding but in coherence and witness

Pope Francis speaks about the harm done by “incoherent” Christians and “schizophrenic” pastors who do not bear witness and thus distance themselves from the...

Video: Pope Francis baptizes children in Sistine Chapel

On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Sistine Chapel and baptizes 32 children. Following a long-standing tradition, Pope Francis...

Pope at Angelus: ‘Jesus teaches us to be meek, simple, respectful’

Pope Francis explains that Jesus shows us how to fulfill the Father’s plan with filial obedience, meekness, simplicity, and respect as we go about our mission to...

First Vincentian Family meeting underway in Rome

For the first time in the history of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, leaders of the over 150 Bodies and Institutions of the Vincentian Family are currently meeting in...

Full text: Pope Francis reflects at Angelus on Feast of Epiphany

In the Vatican Basilica, after the celebration of Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord ended, at 12 noon the Holy Father Francis appeared at the study...

Pope urges Christians to worship God not themselves

Pope Francis has called on Christians to worship God and not themselves. Speaking during celebration of Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, the Holy...

Merciful care should affirm the dignity of the sick, pope tells Catholic hospital in Thailand

The dignity of the human person can be recognized and affirmed through loving medical care to the sick and injured, Pope Francis told the staff of St. Louis Catholic...

In a meeting with Thailand’s Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, Pope Francis encourages peace

Catholics and Buddhists share should work together to advance the cause of mercy in the world, Pope Francis said Thursday during a historic meeting with the Supreme...

Pope arrives in Thailand to begin 7-day apostolic visit to Asia

The Holy Father, Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok  after an eleven-hour flight from Rome for his 32nd apostolic journey expected to last for seven days. Thailand is the...