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Pope: Jesus' liberating action for a suffering humanity 

Pope Francis on Sunday reflected on the Gospel reading of the day and invited the Church to continue to go forth into the world bringing Jesus's salvific message to a suffering humanity. 

Pope Francis at Mass: ‘Consecrated life renewed in encounter with Jesus’

On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Pope Francis in his homily at Mass for the World Day for Consecrated Life invites religious men and women to be ... 

Pope Francis: ‘Usury humiliates and kills’ 

Speaking to members of an Italian National Anti-Usury Group, Pope Francis condemned financial exploitation and called for education to confront usury and ... 

Pope Francis meets Turkish president in private audience

In a private audience on Monday, Pope Francis meets with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussing the country’s Catholic community, its hosting of ... 

Pope urges us to learn to do now what we will do in heaven: Adore!

At the Santa Marta Mass Pope Francis reflects on the way the people of Israel go up to the Temple with the Ark of the Covenant and adore God in silence 

Vatican delegation invited to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has for the first time formally invited a delegation from the Holy See to attend the inauguration of the Pyeongchang ... 

UK minister: Dialogue and respect to combat religious intolerance

Lord Ahmad met with top Vatican officials and addressed a conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University 

Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network now in the process of 'Recreation'

Fr. Jagdish Parmar SJ speaks about Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (PWPN) and Eucharistic Youth Movement (EYM). 

Israel condemns Poland's Holocaust complicity bill

Israel has condemned a bill passed by Polish legislators to regulate speech related to concentration camps present in the country during World War II and run by ... 

Britain seizing assets of 'corrupt' Russian oligarchs 

The British government has warned that Russian oligarchs suspected of corruption will be forced to explain their wealth in Britain. Saturday's announcement came ... 

Kurds shocked over 'mutilated' female fighter video, Turkey remains silent

Mobile phone footage of Turkish-backed rebels mutilating the corpse of a female Kurdish fighter killed in Syria has caused outrage. 

Presidential runoff underway in Cyprus

Voters in Cyprus are voting in a presidential runoff that pits incumbent Nicos Anastasiades against Stavros Malas, a former health minister. 

Chlorine gas bomb dropped on rebel-held part of Idlib

A chlorine filled bomb was reportedly dropped on a rebel-held Syrian town in Idlib province were numerous people were treated for "suffocation".