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Category: Vatican News

The Church’s new cardinals – who’s who?

Who are the 13 new cardinals created by Pope Francis from around the world? They hail from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe…   Here are brief biographies...

Pope Francis: ‘The Church is the work of the Holy Spirit’

Catholics risk going astray if they neglect the four essential characteristics of Church life, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday. In his address Nov....

Fairtrade International pays courtesy call on Pope Francis

A Fairtrade International delegation met with Pope Francis on Monday, 23. November, to present the work Fairtrade is doing around the world to promote fairer trading...

Love is mystical root of believer’s life – Pope at Audience

At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis turned his gaze to the prayer life of the early Church, as he continued his catechesis on prayer. “The Church’s...

Pope Francis prays for late Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at his home in Tigre, Argentina, from suspected chronic heart failure. At the untimely age of just sixty, he leaves an unfillable void...

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Agony of a pope: what he said and what they heard

AGONY OF A POPE: WHAT HE SAID AND WHAT THEY HEARD!!!!!!!!!!! So many of my friends: Catholics and non-Catholics alike have been sending messages to me, asking why Pope...

Pope at Angelus: God prepares His wedding banquet for everyone

In his address to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the recitation of the Angelus, Pope Francis reflected on God’s plan of salvation for humanity. In the...

Blessed Carlo Acutis is a model for young people to put God first – Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Sunday that the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis provides a witness for young people that true happiness is found when one puts God first. “Yesterday in...

‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis presents new encyclical in Angelus address

Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” in his Angelus address Sunday, saying that “human fraternity and the care of creation” were the...

‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis calls for unity in new encyclical

Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the world’s growing divisions, laid bare by the coronavirus crisis, in his new encyclical Fratelli tutti, published...