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Pope at Audience: ‘We are forgiven as we forgive others’

In his continuing catechesis on the Our Father at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis reminds us that we are forgiven in the measure with which we forgive those who trespass against us. 

Pope to young French pilgrims: I'm counting on you!

Young people from the Diocese of Aire and Dax meet with Pope Francis on Thursday, during a pilgrimage to Rome as part of Youth Days for the Landes region of ... 

Pope invites the deaf to help others “hear” the voice of God

Pope Francis receives members of the Italian Federation of Associations for the Deaf in audience in the Vatican, and stresses the need for inclusion and a ... 

On feast of St George, Pope gives Rosaries to young people

On his Name Day, Pope Francis donated — through the Office of Papal Charities — six thousand Rosaries from World Youth Day to young people from the Archdiocese ... 

Holy See denounces sexual crimes in conflict 

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York, addressed a UN Security Council debate on “Women, peace and ... 

Sri Lanka: Interreligious dialogue vital to healing process

The Undersecretary at the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue speaks about the importance of dialogue at this time of fear and insecurity in Sri ... 

India’s Latin-rite Church dedicates Divine Mercy Sunday to Sri Lanka bomb victims

Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), is inviting the Latin-rite faithful to ... 

Cardinal Bo prays for Philippines quake victims

The President of the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences expresses his sorrow for the earthquakes that have struck the Philippines causing death and ... 

Sri Lanka Catholic, Christian Churches call for restraint, investigation after bombings 

On April 23, Sri Lankans began burying their dead amid security concerns that the government failed to act on intelligence reports that attacks were being ... 

Mozambique paying the price of climate change

The people of Mozambique continue to pay the high price of climate change as yet another tropical cyclone prepares to make landfall. The southeast African ... 

Dozens die following floods in South Africa and Colombia

Severe weather conditions in South Africa and Colombia provoke floods and landslides that leave dozens of people dead and hundreds homeless. 

Earthquakes strike Philippines

A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after 6.1 quake hit the country's north and killed at least 11 people. 

New IRA admits responsibility for murder of journalist 

The dissident republican group the New IRA claims responsibly for the killing of journalist Lyra McKee who was shot dead in Londonderry, Northern Ireland last ...