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Pope at Mass: Migrants are symbols of all those rejected by society

Pope Francis presides over Holy Mass for migrants in St Peter’s Basilica, marking the 6th anniversary of his visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa. 

Pope visits Jesuit headquarters 

The Vatican Press Office has said that Pope Francis paid a private visit to the General Curia of the Jesuits in Rome on Sunday. 

Statement on Pope Francis' meeting with leaders of the UGCC

The Holy See Press Office has released the following statement on the two-day meeting of Pope Francis and his collaboraters in the Roman Curia with the ... 

Pope at Angelus: ‘true joy is to walk in the company of the Lord'

Pope Francis speaks of the missionary characteristic of the Church and on how it brings joy, peace and healing. 

Pope prays for migrants killed in Libyan detention center

Pope Francis prays for the migrants killed this week by an air strike on a detention center in Libya, and recalls the many victims of massacres in Afghanistan, ... 

A new saint for the Church and Fulton Sheen soon to be Blessed 

Pope Francis on July 5 declared a new saint and approved 8 decrees, taking a woman and 7 men a step closer to sainthood. Among them, a miracle has been ... 

The Pope and the Amazon: the Church cannot remain silent

Pope Francis sends a message to a meeting of “Laudato sì” Communities and reminds them how “social justice and ecology are deeply interconnected”. 

Pope to Ukrainian Greek-Catholics: I hold you in my heart

Pope Francis convenes a two-day meeting with the leaders of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, including Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, ... 

Ukrainian Greek-Catholic leaders meet with Pope at the Vatican

A two-day meeting with leaders of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, convened by Pope Francis, begins Friday at the Vatican. Present for the encounter are the ... 

Calle Nicholls: an Aboriginal student in the footsteps of Francis Xavier Conaci

Established in 2016, the Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student to undertake study at ... 

Philippine bishops re-elect Archbishop Valles as president

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) re-elected Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao as its president. The vice president, treasurer and ... 

European Bishops: Charismatic Renewal should bring Christians together

General Secretaries of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) meet in Birmingham, England, focusing their encounter on the hierarchical and charismatic ... 

Pakistani bishops meet Prime Minister, contribute to water reserves

A delegation of the Catholic Church of Pakistan met Prime Minister Imran Khan on July 4 and expressed the concerns and issues of the Christians of the country. ... 

German archbishop: 'solidarity with vulnerable refugees fading'

The 4th Catholic Refugee Summit in Essen highlights the need to tackle xenophobic tendencies and populism. 

Sri Lankan monk calls for support for Buddhist Sinhalese govt.

The leader of Sri Lanka’s most powerful Buddhist nationalist group, held a rally in Kandy on July 7, calling on the country’s Buddhist temples to help win votes ... 

Greeks cast their ballots in National Elections

Greek voters are casting their ballots in the country's first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's Syriza ... 

Libya mulls shutting migrant centres

The government in Libya is considering closing detention centres where thousands of migrants are being held. 

Greek centre-right poised to win Sunday's election

Greeks vote on Sunday in a national election that, according to the polls, Greece’s opposition centre-right New Democracy party is heavily favoured to win. 

Holocaust survivor who forgave Nazis dies age 85 

Eva Kor, who survived horrific medical experiences during the Holocaust and later called for forgiveness of Nazi perpetrators, has died at the age of 85. 

In the "School of Peace", Afghan children learn about peace and mutual acceptance 

The "Tangi Kalay - School of Peace", close to the Afghan capital, Kabul, was established with the efforts of Italian Barnabite missionary, Father Giuseppe ...