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Pope: martyrs ensure growth and fruitfulness to People of God

In his catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on how the Apostles create the first batch of Deacons, and how one of them, Saint Stephen, became the Church’s first martyr. 

Pope: more Church sectors needed in fight against human traffficking

Pope Francis on 26 September met participants in the general assembly of Talitha Kum, a worldwide network of religious congregations fighting against ... 

Pope at Mass: lukewarm faith turns our lives into graveyards

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday inviting the faithful not to content themselves with a fake inner peace that bears no fruit. 

Pope to Emmanuel Community: Being with people in difficulty is the key

Pope Francis meets with members of the Emmanuel Community from Lecce, celebrating 40 years of activity and thanks them for embodying faith in service. 

Pope's meeting with Jesuits in Mozambique and Madagascar

The Jesuit publication, “La Civiltà Cattolica”, publishes the full text of the conversations between Pope Francis and his Mozambican and Malagasy Jesuit ... 

Pope sends prayers to UNITALSI ahead of pilgrimage to Lourdes

Pope Francis sends a message in which he offers his prayers to the participants of UNITALSI’s national pilgrimage to Lourdes… UNITALSI is run by volunteers, ... 

Pope Francis spends the day at “Cittadella Cielo”

On Tuesday, Pope Francis visited “Cittadella Cielo”, a facility staffed by members of the “Nuovi Orizzonti” community. 

Pope at Mass with ‘Nuovi Orizzonti’ Community: God always helps you rebuild your lives

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass on Tuesday afternoon with members of the “Nuovi Orizzonti” Community south of Rome. 

Communicate by witnessing

Speaking to the media team of the Holy See, the Successor of Peter suggests a different way of communicating, an attitude that follows the example of the ... 

Pope Francis sends video message to UN Climate Action Summit

Pope Francis sends a video message to participants at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019, taking place in New York on September 23. 

Parolin: destruction of rainforests is environmental, social and ethical crisis

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on September 23 addressed a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Multilateral Action ... 

Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust gets underway in Cape Town

An international “Pilgrimage of Trust” begins in Cape Town, South Africa. Organized by the Taizé Community, the event brings together young people from all over ... 

Talitha Kum: 10 years of hard work against human trafficking

Women religious from across the globe are in Rome to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Talitha Kum, an international network of Consecrated Life against ... 

Refugees arrive safely in Rome on 2019 Nansen Award prize-giving day

Wednesday 25 September is the date of the official prize-giving ceremony during which the 2019 UNHCR European Nansen Award for Refugees takes place. 

Interior ministers demand EU response to new migrant crisis

Italy and Malta are pressuring fellow European Union nations to help them with migrants rescued at sea. Their countries' interior ministers and those from ...