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The Consistory for the creation of the 21 new cardinals will be on 27 August

29/05/2022

Pope announces 21 new Cardinals from around the world

Catholics in Slovakia pray the Rosary (file photo)

29/05/2022

Pope promotes Rosary for peace, urges Christians to listen more

29/05/2022

Pope at Regina Coeli: True love never stifles but leaves us free to love

28/05/2022

Pope's pilgrimage of peace, hope, closeness to DRC and South Sudan

Pope Francis receives members of the Cursillos Movement of Italy

28/05/2022

Pope encourages Cursillos to 'go beyond' for mission and unity

Sculptor Timothy Paul Schmalz at work on his new sculpture, the Life Monument

28/05/2022

Life Monument intended to reveal beauty and sacredness of life

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28/05/2022

Central African Republic abolishes death penalty

The National Assembly of the Central African Republic moves to abolish the death penalty with a law passed by acclamation which must now be promulgated by President Faustin ...

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Pope Francis greets a member of the Buddhist delegation

28/05/2022

Pope to Mongolian Buddhists: Humanity must renounce all forms of violence

The late Cardinal Angelo Sodano with Pope Francis in 2017

28/05/2022

Pope sends condolences upon death of Cardinal Angelo Sodano

Pope Francis offers his condolences for the death of Italian Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who served as the Vatican Secretary of State for 15 years and who died on Friday at the age of ...

Memorial to the victims of the Texas school shootings

28/05/2022

US Archbishop: Gun control a question of life, along with abortion

US Archbishop Michael Jackels of Dubuque sends a message to the faithful recalling the importance of the healing role of the Eucharist, especially as the nation struggles to come to terms with the ...

The Canales Sheran family at Our Lady of Suyapa Major Seminary, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

28/05/2022

Laudato si' family in Honduras: ‘We feel part of an integral Church’

The Canales Sheran family doesn’t come from a long lineage of Catholics. But the family of five has wholeheartedly embraced Pope Francis’ message in Laudato si’ and they seek in everything to lead ...