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Pope prays for flood victims in DRC and appeals for release of Colombia hostsages

Vatican News - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 06:02

Pope Francis appeals for the release of people who have been kidnapped in Colombia. He also expresses his closeness to the population of the Republic of Congo affected by extreme flooding.

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Pope at Angelus: Our Baptism made us children of God

Vatican News - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 05:11

During his Sunday Angelus on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis reminds faithful that the day they were baptized, we became children of God forever, and this date of great grace must be remembered and celebrated.

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Nicaragua: new priests ordained as UN appeals for missing religious

Vatican News - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 04:53

Cardinal Brenes ordains nine priests in Managua, while the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on the Nicaraguan government to disclose the whereabouts of the Bishop of Siuna, Isidoro Mora.

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Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel

Vatican News - Sun, 01/07/2024 - 03:18

As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel, welcoming them into their new life of faith.

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Orthodox Christmas overshadowed by Russian-Ukraine missile clash

Vatican News - Sat, 01/06/2024 - 09:18

Orthodox Christmas has been overshadowed by massive clashes between Ukraine and Russia, with Moscow saying it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia. The violence came at a time of Western concerns that Russia reportedly uses ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack Ukraine, which in turn seeks to bring the 22-month war beyond its borders.

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Shelling escalates on Lebanon – Israel border

Vatican News - Sat, 01/06/2024 - 08:44

The situation in the Middle East worsens as tensions rise on the Lebanon - Israel border.

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Lord's Day Reflection: ‘Exactly like any ordinary man’

Vatican News - Sat, 01/06/2024 - 08:00

As the Church marks the Baptism of the Lord, Marilynne Robinson offers her thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Exactly like any ordinary man”.

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Pope prays for victims of Iran terror attack and for peace in the world

Vatican News - Sat, 01/06/2024 - 05:37

Pope Francis prays for the victims of a terror attack that killed almost 90 people in Iran, whilst also turning his thoughts to the devastating wars that are ravaging our world.

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Pope at Angelus: Magi teach us to wonder at the humble Child Jesus

Vatican News - Sat, 01/06/2024 - 05:04

At the Angelus prayer on the Feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis invites Christians to look to the Child Jesus and wonder at His humility, as the Magi did when they arrived at the manger in Bethlehem bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and to see the problems of the world through the eyes of children.

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Pope at Epiphany Mass: Imitate the Magi to approach the Christ Child

Vatican News - Sat, 01/06/2024 - 03:41

Pope Francis presides over Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, and recalls three ways that imitating the Three Kings may lead us closer to God.

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Maronite bishops sound the alarm over Gaza war extending to Lebanon

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 07:58

Closing their monthly meeting Bkerké, the Lebanese bishops issue a statement calling for the international community to step in to prevent a new full-scale war between Hezbollah and Israel, and for a permanent ceasefire in the Holy Land.

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Lord's Day Reflection: ‘Attraction, Indifference and Repulsion’

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 07:31

As the Church marks the Epiphany of the Lord, Fr. Marion Nguyen, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Attraction, Indifference and Repulsion”.

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Sudan paramiliary chief commits to ceasefire amid continued fighting

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 05:34

Following a series of meetings with African Heads of State, the Sudanese paramilitary leader says he is committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country. However, fighting continues unabated, and no date or location for talks between the warring parties has been announced.

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Centesimus Annus Foundation offers new courses on Catholic Social Doctrine

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 05:10

The ‘Centesimus Annus Pro Pontefice' Foundation opens registrations for new in-person and online courses to explore the contribution of the Social Doctrine of the Church to our world’s ongoing transformation and crises.

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Cardinal Onaiyekan on Nigeria's massacres: Insecurity crisis raises serious questions

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 05:00

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria, calls for a concrete response to the insecurity crisis witnessed in the latest Christmastime massacre, warning this coordinated series of attacks raises serious questions, and expresses gratitude to Pope Francis for his drawing attention to the 'horror' plaguing the West African nation.

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Pope encourages Italian cooperative to live active charity

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 04:43

Speaking to members of Unicoop Florence and The Heart Melts Foundation, Pope Francis says the mystery of the Lord’s Incarnation shows us that being close to those in need is “the privileged way to encounter Him.”

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Pope ‘deeply saddened’ for lives lost in Iran explosions

Vatican News - Fri, 01/05/2024 - 02:30

Pope Francis expresses his heartfelt condolences, sorrow, and prayers for those who were killed or injured by explosions in Kerman, Iran, and for those who mourn their loss.

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Benedictine Nuns move into Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

Vatican News - Thu, 01/04/2024 - 11:42

Six nuns of the Benedictine Order from the Abbey of Santa Scholastica in Victoria, Argentina, accompanied by their Abbess, are welcomed in the Vatican by the president of the Governorate. They will form a monastic community in the Monastery, which served as Benedict XVI’s home after his resignation and until his death.

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Archbishop Mourad: World is letting the Syrian people die

Vatican News - Thu, 01/04/2024 - 11:02

In an interview to Vatican News, the Archbishop of Homs launches an impassioned plea for the Syrian people who risk dying of hunger after the World Food Programme suspended its general food assistance programme in the war-torn country due to funding shortages.

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‘An uninterrupted path of unity’ since 1964 meeting of Paul VI, Athenagoras

Vatican News - Thu, 01/04/2024 - 08:25

On the 60th anniversary of the historic meeting in Jerusalem between Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Athenagoras I, Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, explores the spirit of encounter set in motion by the two Church leaders.

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