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Category: Vatican News

Pope Francis: Free Mary from associations with the mafia

Pope Francis is calling for authentic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary to be freed from “superstructures, powers or conditioning that does not correspond to the...

Pope at Audience: Healing the world is an opportunity to build something better

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not only “exposed the plight of the poor and the serious inequality that reigns in the world,” but even exacerbated them, Pope...

Pope Francis baptises conjoined twins separated in Rome

Pope Francis has baptised twins who were born conjoined at the head and were separated at the Vatican’s pediatric hospital. The twins’ mother had said at a press...

Pope Prays At Santa Maria Maggiore

Pope Francis calls for world free of nuclear weapons

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Japan, Pope Francis once again called “for prayer and commitment to a world completely free of nuclear...

Pope at Angelus: Eucharist provides strength to care for others

Pope Francis reflected on Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of the loaves (Mt 14:13-21) during his catechesis at the Sunday Angelus. He said the people had gone to...

Covid-19: Vatican launches #sendyourhug campaign to support elderly

Pope Francis on Sunday invited young people around the world to perform “gestures of tenderness” toward the elderly, as many are forced into isolation to observe...

We are called to become “healthily restless seekers of the Kingdom of Heaven” – Pope Francis

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on two of the parables told by Jesus in the day’s Gospel: that of the treasure hidden in the field, and that of the...

Pope to Catholic Media: Be signs of unity amid diversity

The Catholic Press Association (CPA) was founded over one hundred years ago in the United States with the aim of “serving and uniting” it’s members. It has nearly...

Spend more time in prayer – Pope Francis.

In a homily to mark the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to pray more when things challenge them rather than complain “It is...

New Directory for Catechesis released

The long-awaited updated Directory for Catechesis was released in the Vatican on Thursday. It was drafted under the direction of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the...