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Pope sends greetings to Portuguese girl suffering grave illness
Pope Francis sends a video message to Edna, a young Portuguese girl with whom he had corresponded ahead of World Youth Day in Lisbon, encouraging her to continue her struggle with a life-threatening illness and to pray for young people.
IOM Director General: Pope Francis offers eloquent voice on migration
Following an audience with Pope Francis, Amy Pope, the Director General of the UN International Organization for Migration, praises the Holy Father’s passionate advocacy regarding migration and laments how migrants are often vilified in election years.
Myanmar conflict heavily impacting Christians in Chin State
The Myanmar Witness project of the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience releases a report revealing the impact of Myanmar’s conflict on Church communities in Christian-majority Chin state.
Building relations between the Church and Jewish communities
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Viktor Eichner of the World Jewish Community highlights relations between the Catholic Church and Jewish communities around the world, and thanks Pope Francis for his commitment to preserving our memory of the Holocaust.
Pope: Prayer gives meaning to the apostolate
Pope Francis thanks the Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) for their work in sustaining the “mystique of prayer” in the Church.
Pope to ecumenical commission: Pray and work for communion
Pope Francis highlights the dialogue of charity, truth, and life in his address to the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde celebrates 491 years since its creation.
On 31 January 2024, the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde will celebrate 491 years since its creation.
Pope Francis: Bless the persons, not the union
In an address to the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis discusses the Sacraments, human dignity, evangelisation, and Fiducia supplicans.
Pope: Fr. Hamel, a light against blasphemous violence in God’s name
Pope Francis sends a message to an awards ceremony in Lourdes dedicated to Fr. Jacques Hamel, a French priest killed in 2016, highlighting the role of information in building a ‘more fraternal world that respects everyone’s beliefs.’
Over 100 children from Gaza to receive medical treatment in Italy
A humanitarian effort coordinated by the Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land will bring over 100 injured Palestinian children from Gaza to Italy for medical treatment.
Pope at Ecumenical Vespers: ‘Christian journey to unity rooted in prayer’
Pope Francis presides over Ecumenical Vespers to close the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and invites all Christians to avoid the devil’s trap of division through prayerful, selfless service.
Holy See: ‘Unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza must end
In a speech to the United Nations Security Council, the Holy See's UN representative says “it is essential to avoid an entire population paying the consequences of a heinous act of terrorism.”
United Nation’s says 12 killed at Gaza shelter
The UN's Palestinian refugee agency says 12 people were killed when a United Nations facility sheltering civilians was struck in Khan Younis.
Pope to Roman Rota: Discern annulment cases 'with prayer, on your knees'
Pope Francis inaugurates the Vatican's judicial year and urges officials of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota to pray fervently as they discern all aspects of cases that hit their docket.
China: New Bishop of Zhengzhou consecrated
Father Taddeo Wang Yuesheng was appointed by Pope Francis as the Bishop of Zhengzhou on December 16, 2023, and the announcement of his appointment coincides with the day of consecration, within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China.
Anglican Archbishop Ernest: Christians moving toward greater communion
On the last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Archbishop Ian Ernest, the Anglican representative to the Holy See, speaks about the fraternal bond of friendship shared by Catholics and Anglicans.
Anglican priest highlights ecumenism in response to violence in Nigeria
Reverend Doctor Anthony Ishaya, a Nigerian-born Anglican priest taking part in the WCC’s ecumenical program with the Bose Community, speaks with Vatican News about the role of ecumenism in response to violence in his home country.
Cardinal Consalvi was ‘honest broker, man of faith’ who withstood Napoleon
As Rome’s Venerable English College hosts a symposium to celebrate Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher calls the 19th century Vatican diplomat a man of great faith and humanity who reveals the Church’s relevance for our own challenging times.
Haiti: Six abducted nuns released in Port-au-Prince
Six nuns of the Congregation of Saint Anne who were taken hostage by armed men on 19 January have been released, along with two abducted laypeople, according to Haitian Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince.
SECAM-CCEE 7th Seminar discusses synodality in Africa and Europe
The joint seminar bringing together representatives of Catholic bishops in Africa and in Europe kicks off in in the Kenyan capital with a special focus on young people.
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