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Pope’s visit to Belgium will 'energise’ Catholic community

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 11:35

As Pope Francis arrives in Belgium, Fr. Walter Ceyssens, a Jesuit working with young people, shares his hopes and expectations for the Pope’s visit to the country.

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Pope Francis bids farewell to Luxembourg

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 11:30

Following a short farewell ceremony at Luxembourg’s Findel Airport, Pope Francis wraps up his apostolic visit to tiny nation in the heart of Europe and sets off for the second leg of his Apostolic journey.

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'Forgetful' Europe and 'useless massacres'

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 10:59

Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on Pope Francis’ powerful call to European leaders to seek the path of dialogue in order to restore peace to the entire continent.

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Pope in Luxembourg: Service, mission, and joy are at the heart of the Gospel

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 10:00

Addressing the Catholic community of Luxembourg, Pope Francis emphasises the importance of service, mission, and joy, and calls on the Church to embrace hospitality, engage in missionary outreach, and live the Gospel with joyful hearts.

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Luxembourg’s English-speaking Catholics welcome Pope Francis' message

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 09:51

As Pope Francis visits Luxembourg for his 46th Apostolic Journey abroad, the chaplain of the country's English-speaking Catholics says the Pope bears a powerful message of unity and encouragement.

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Pope Francis expresses his closeness to the people of Mozambique through their Bishops

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 07:57

The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM), on an “ad Limina Apostolorum” Visit to the Vatican from 23 September to 27 September, were this week received in audience by Pope Francis

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Pope elevates Apostolic Administration of Estonia to a Diocese

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 06:48

Pope Francis creates the Diocese of Tallinn, elevating the Apostolic Administration of Estonia to a full-fledged diocese and appointing Bishop Philippe Jourdan as its first Ordinary.

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Pope Francis visits Luxembourg 'to spread new humanism'

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 06:00

As Pope Francis visits Luxembourg for the first leg of his 46th Apostolic Journey abroad, Fr. Jean Ehret tells Vatican News that the Pope's visit is a welcome display of his mission to spread a ‘new humanism’ across Europe.

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Pope: Luxembourg can be a model of cooperation on behalf of peace

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 05:26

In the first official speech of his eight-hour visit to Luxembourg, Pope Francis highlights the crucial role of the small nation at the heart of Europe in fostering European unity and peace, and decries resurgent nationalism and wars.

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Japanese Bishops push for death penalty abolition after acquittal of death row inmate

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 04:36

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan has renewed its call for the abolition of the death penalty following the acquittal of Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row inmate.

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Pope: JPII 'still a source of inspiration for today's restless world'

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 04:30

Pope Francis pens the preface to a new book entitled "The Goal is Happiness," published by Italian publisher, Edizioni Ares. The collection of mostly unpublished texts by Karol Wojtyła, curated by Marina Olmo in collaboration with the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, contains 366 reflections on faith and other topics written by Wojtyła before being elected Pope.

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Pope departs on Apostolic Journey to Luxembourg and Belgium

Vatican News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 01:29

Pope Francis sets off on his Apostolic Visit to Luxembourg and Belgium after meeting at his Vatican residence with several people who sleep rough near St. Peter’s Square.

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Pope’s Belgium visit to be a moment for ‘listening and encounter'

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 12:32

Fr Tommy Scholtes, spokesperson for the Belgian Bishops’ conference, says that the Pope’s upcoming visit to the country will be an opportunity for him to "dialogue, listen and respond".

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Pope entrusts visit to Luxembourg and Belgium to Our Lady

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:23

Pope Francis makes his customary visit to the ancient icon of 'Maria Salus Populi Romani' ahead of his Apostolic Journey to Luxembourg and Belgium.

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Road to Rome: A pilgrimage on the Southern Via Francigena

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 09:13

The Via Francigena, a cultural pilgrimage route stretching from Canterbury to southern Italy, is preparing for the Jubilee with international participation and offers rich natural, cultural, and spiritual experiences.

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Israel conducting extensive strikes in Lebanon

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 09:08

Israel has been conducting extensive strikes across Lebanon.

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Celebrating Caritas Nigeria Day 2024

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 08:16

The 2024 Caritas Nigeria Day has been commemorated this week at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Durumi Abuja. It was a day of gratitude for the Catholic Secretariat, particularly the staff and management of the local Church’s humanitarian arm- Caritas Nigeria.

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Saudi Arabia: Vatican Library at Islamic Arts Biennale in Jedda

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 08:03

From January 25 to May 24, 2025, various works from the Vatican Library’s collections will be featured in the AlMadar section of the Islamic Arts Biennale, held at the Hajj terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. This architectural landmark is significant for Muslims worldwide, as it welcomes millions of travelers heading to Mecca each year.

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Cardinal Parolin: Pope will urge Europe to rediscover foundational values

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 07:30

As Pope Francis prepares to depart for Luxembourg and Belgium, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin says the Apostolic Journey will bring the light of courage and hope to Europe, along with an invitation to “rediscover its roots.”

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Church in Tamil Nadu advances interreligious dialogue in southern India

Vatican News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 05:45

The Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore held a two-day Interreligious Dialogue (IRD) workshop aimed at fostering understanding and cooperation among various faith communities across India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.

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