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Catechists and students in Uganda

11/05/2021

Pope establishes ministry of catechist

Once entrusted to priests, catechesis is now becoming more and more the responsibility of the laity. (Image: "The Catechism Lesson" by Jules-Alexis Muenier, 1890)

11/05/2021

The ministry of catechist: A service with ancient roots that looks to the future

The Covid care center of CBCI’s St John’s Medical College in Bangalore was opened in August, 2020.

11/05/2021

Indian Church extends hand to ease pandemic crisis

Palestinians evacuate a building targeted by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on 11 May 2021

11/05/2021

Jerusalem: Patriarchs and Heads of Churches appeal for an end to violence

Shooting at a school in Kazan, Russia

11/05/2021

Eight Killed In Russian School Shooting

2021.04.10 Storia Laudato si Candela Ucraina 11 maggio 2021- Foto 3

11/05/2021

Ukraine: a flame that warms the poor and lights up Creation

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Rosary beads

04/05/2021

Shrines around the world link up for recitation of the Rosary

Join the daily live broadcast of the recitation of the Holy Rosary in link-ups with Marian shrines around the world, as part of the May marathon of prayer called by Pope Francis.

French policemen surround migrants who disembark a boat after they were rescued during an attempt to cross the Channel to reach England

11/05/2021

Bishops of Britain and Scotland call for protection of vulnerable migrants

Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy

10/05/2021

Formation of priests: A combination of strength and mercy

1931 - 2021
90th anniversary
of Vatican Radio

41 languages, 69 nationalities, 12,000 broadcast hours each year. Via satellite, digital platforms, or radio waves, the Pope's Radio reaches every corner of the globe.

Pope St Paul VI addresses the United Nations

11/05/2021

The new working class and the Pope's duty to be an "advocate of the poor"

Fifty years ago, ‘Octogesima adveniens’ was published. In it, Pope Paul VI spoke about the exodus toward the large urban centers, about the dignity of women and the pluralism of political options. He ...

Afghan forces have been involved in ongoing fighting against the Taliban.

11/05/2021

Afghanistan: Taliban announce three-day ceasefire for Muslim holiday

Afghanistan’s Taliban have announced a three-day truce that coincides with Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the month of Ramadan.

2021.04.26 Congregazione per il Clero - Il cardinale Marc Ouellet 3

26/04/2021

To choose a bishop: a man for the Church, not a "ladder-climber"

Vatican Museums. Beauty that unites!

2021.03.10 DerAlSurian01 - pagina di manoscritto di Der Al Surian

01/05/2021

Deir al-Surian: Saving ancient Christian manuscripts in Egypt

"Patris Corde" encourages us to remember St. Joseph

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

10/05/2021

Nigerian Bishops distance Church from alleged Buhari coup d'état

Catholic Bishops have distanced the Church from coup accusations and any plan that could lead to an undemocratic change of government in Nigeria.

Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, the Metropolitan Archbishop Bangui with Imam Oumar Kobine Layama.

07/05/2021

CAR’s Cardinal Nzapalainga: Hopes and challenges of peacemaking.

The Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese, Msgr Christian Carlassare in hospital

04/05/2021

South Sudan: From a hospital bed, Bishop-elect calls for new beginnings

Burkinabe soldiers patrol roads to contain the spread of violence

04/05/2021

Burkina Faso: Deadly attack leaves dozens dead

Mozambique's Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo, Francisco Chimoio

03/05/2021

Mozambique: Bishops promote hope for Cabo Delgado.

Migrants arrive on Lampedusa

10/05/2021

Over 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

Palestinian protesters run for cover from tear gas near al-Aqsa Mosque

10/05/2021

WCC joins calls for calm in Jerusalem as clashes continue

A Ukrainian soldier patrols a checkpoint near Mariupol, in eastern Ukraine

09/05/2021

Ukraine soldiers killed as tensions rise in eastern areas

Indonesian police carry the coffin of an officer killed in a gun battle in Papua, Indonesia

07/05/2021

Church leaders call for truce in Indonesian province of Papua

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