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Pope to newly ordained bishops: Be close to God and His people

Pope Francis meets with Bishops ordained in the last year and participating in a course organized by the Congregations for Bishops and for the Eastern Churches. 

Pope returning to Vatican after 31st Apostolic Journey abroad

Pope Francis concluded his three-leg Apostolic Visit to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius on Tuesday morning. He is scheduled to touch down in Rome at about ... 

Highlights of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Mauritius

Here is video footage of some of the best moments from Pope Francis’ one-day visit to Mauritius. 

Pope to Mauritius’ authorities: Promote jobs for youth, welcome migrants

Pope Francis greets the authorities, representatives of civil society, and diplomatic corps of Mauritius, and urges them to welcome migrants and to extend ... 

The strength of a people asking to be confirmed in the faith

Following Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to three African nations, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication reflects on the mystery of the Church that ... 

Holy See urges hesitant states to ratify Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

On International Day against Nuclear Tests, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Holy See Permanent Observer to the UN in New York, urges a total ban on nuclear ... 

Bahamas: Catholic Church trying to meet basic needs of hurricane survivors

Archbishop Patrick Pinder of Nassau told Vatican News that his archdiocese is trying to meet the immediate needs of the evacuees as well as those who have ... 

Pope Francis made us proud to be Mauritians!

Pope Francis’ one day visit to Mauritius saw the entire population come together to welcome their special guest. 

From a Roma camp to a bakery, Adriana's leap into a new life

Abandoned, rejected, discriminated against, life in a Roma camp, and then an unexpected gift: the freedom to choose to live the life she always wanted. This is ... 

Google pays homage to “Pakistan’s Mother Teresa” with Doodle

Sr. Ruth Pfau, the German-born Catholic nun of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, who died in 2017, is credited with eradicating leprosy or Hansen’s disease ...