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Pope's June prayer intention: "The Priests' Way of Life"

Pope Francis releases a video message accompanying his prayer intention for June, which is that priests may commit themselves to "solidarity with those who are most poor." 

Pope: Vatican Postal and Telephone Services promote spread of Christian message

Pope Francis receives employees and managers of Vatican City State's postal and telecommunications services. 

Pope Francis: ‘the Church needs vocations’

Pope Francis tells participants at a Congress for the Pastoral Care of Vocations in Europe not to be afraid to take up the challenge of continuing to proclaim ... 

Pope sends condolences upon death of Cardinal Sgreccia

Pope Francis sends his condolences for the passing of Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, who died on Wednesday at the age of 90. 

Pope names delegate to Lourdes for care of pilgrims

Pope Francis has named Bishop Antoine Hérouard, auxiliary of Lille, France, as his special delegate charged with the pastoral care of pilgrims visiting Lourdes. ... 

Pope at Audience: Walking together in the richness of diversity

Pope Francis reflects on his recent Apostolic Visit to Romania during his Wednesday General Audience, saying it was a joy to be able to walk as a pilgrim among ... 

Pope appeals to judges to ensure social justice for the most vulnerable

Pope Francis closes the Pan-American Judges' Summit on Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine, organized by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences warning ... 

CHARIS: a new service for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal

CHARIS, a new unified service for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, will be inaugurated at Pentecost. Father Alexandre Awi Mello, secretary of the Dicastery for ... 

Card. Ouellet on D-Day: ‘Christians are committed to fostering culture of peace'

A Vatican official commemorates D-Day on its 75th anniversary with the celebration of Mass in the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy where Allied ... 

Australia: Cardinal Pell begins appeal against conviction

A court in the Australian city of Melbourne begins hearing Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction. A jury found the Cardinal guilty of sexually ... 

Caritas Uganda: tackling needs, pushing for good policies 

Caritas Uganda was founded in 1970 and is the overall coordinating body for the socio-economic development of the Uganda Episcopal Conference. With over a ... 

Abp of Dublin appeals for end to recurrent violence in the city 

The Archbishop of Dublin in Ireland, Diarmuid Martin condemns the level of violence in the capital city in recent weeks and says those who ‘traffic in evil’ ... 

D-Day: Commemoration, Sacrifice, Hope

As the D-Day landings are commemorated, the Bishop of the British Armed Forces, Paul Mason speaks to Vatican Radio about remembrance and the heroism of those ... 

Sudan: death toll rises to 100, opposition rejects talks offer

Sudan’s opposition leaders reject the ruling military council’s invitation for a return to talks, as the death toll in a brutal crackdown on protesters shoots ... 

New report warns Rohingya moms and babies in camps at risk

A leading aid agency is warning that around 75 percent Rohingya babies are born in unsafe and unhygienic makeshift shelters. This means hundreds of mothers and ... 

Sudan’s military calls snap elections after brutal crackdown

Sudan’s ruling military council calls for snap elections within 9 months, a day after troops carried out a deadly crackdown on a protest camp in the capital, ...