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Pope at Ash Wednesday Mass: ‘focus on what is essential’ 

Pope Francis is urging Christians to slow down, focus on what is essential: “wake up to the message of the Lord”. 

Pope Francis marks the beginning of Lent

Following a tradition almost as old as the Church in Rome herself, Pope Francis goes to the Basilica of Santa Sabina to mark the beginning of Lent on Ash ... 

Pope Francis prays for victims of Alabama tornado

Pope Francis expresses his condolences to victims of a tornado, which struck Alabama in the United States. 

Pope at Audience urges Christians to open their hearts 

During the weekly General Audience Pope Francis continued his catechesis dedicated to the “Our Father”. 

Pope : Easter, both a personal and a communal journey

Pope Francis sends a message to the Brazilian Catholic Bishops’ Conference who are promoting this years’ “Fraternity Campaign”. 

Pope's March prayer intention: Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities

Pope Francis on Tuesday released a video message accompanying his prayer intention for March, which this month is " Recognition of the Right of Christian ... 

Pope at Mass: Preserve the memory of what the Lord has done

Preserving the memory of the history of salvation: When you “turn away” your heart, you risk having a “heart without a compass”. That was the message of Pope ... 

Vatican conference to study role of religions in SDGs 

The March 7-9 conference entitled, “Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was presented at a press conference in the Vatican on March 5. 

Holy See: freedom of religion - “litmus test”of other human rights

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 5 attended a meeting on freedom of religion of belief. 

France: Card. Barbarin sentenced to six months suspended sentence

A French court on Thursday convicted a French cardinal for failing to report to authorities allegations of sexual abuse of minors by a priest. 

Abp Pizzaballa: Jesus accompanies us to the Easter garden

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem, in the Holy Land, sends a message of Lent to his “friends in Christ”. 

Venezuela bishops: this lent we are crossing the desert of our lives

A Lenten message released by the Secretary General of Venezuela’s Bishop’s Conference describes the deep crisis afflicting the nation as a biblical “desert”. 

India’s alarming air pollution crisis

According to the 2018 World Air Quality Report, 22 of the world’s 30 worst cities with air pollution are in India. 

Venezuela: Opposition leader returns after breaking travel ban

Opposition leader Juan Guaido has arrived back in Venezela, without any major action taken against him, for defying a Supreme Court ruling not to travel outside ... 

Deadly tornadoes strike United States

Rescue workers continue to search for survivors of deadly tornados that swept through the southern United States over the weekend.