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Pope at Angelus: no one must be excluded from society 

Before praying the Angelus Pope Francis reiterates the need for a society that excludes no one, regardless of when they arrived or where they came from. 

Pope establishes Sunday of the Word of God

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio "Aperuit illis", published on 30 September, establishes that "the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to ... 

Pope at Angelus appeals for peaceful political solutions for Cameroon

Pope Francis asks for prayers to accompany a fruitful political dialogue in Cameroon. 

Pope at Mass: We must not fail to weep. We must not fail to respond

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In his homily, he reflects on this Sunday’s liturgical readings and reminds us “it is ... 

Pope at Mass: promote a culture of hope by caring for the young and the old 

Pope Francis urges us to care for the young and for the old, in families and in society at large. Speaking at Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, he says that to ... 

Pope: without the joy of the Gospel one cannot be a missionary

Pope Francis on 30 September met representatives of missionary congregations of Italian origin and urged them to go out and joyfully proclaim the Gospel of ... 

Pope unveils sculpture commemorating migrants and refugees

Following the celebration of Mass and the recitation of the Angelus, Pope Francis unveils a sculpture entitled “Angels Unawares” by Canadian artist, Timothy ... 

Pope says sport helps cultivate values of life 

Pope Francis meets representatives of the Italian Gymnastics Federation in Audience in the Vatican on their 150th Anniversary. 

Pope: sacred music helps faithful participate actively in liturgy

Receiving members of the Italian Association of Saint Cecilia (AISC), Pope Francis said that while helping raise hearts to God, church music also builds bridges ... 

Pope urges young people to be part of “revolution of tenderness”

Pope Francis receives members of the “Centro Social Padre David de Oliveira Martins” of Braga, in Portugal, and tells the young people not to be afraid to ... 

Pope’s condolence for death of former French president Chirac

In a telegram to French President, Emmanuel Macron, Pope Francis expresses his condolence for the death of former French President Jacques Chirac, who passed ... 

Pope praises ice-hockey skaters for their capacity to get back on their feet

Pope Francis receives participants of the International Ice Hockey Federation Semi-Annual Congress. 

Pope addresses ethical challenges of technological progress 

Pope Francis meets in Audience with participants at the meeting on the "Common Good in the Digital Age", promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture and the ... 

Parolin: more action needed in the fight against human trafficking

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, addressed a breakfast meeting organized the Group of Friends United Against Human Trafficking in New York ... 

Pope approves Commissioner for "Heralds of the Gospel"

The Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life announces the Pope’s decision following an investigation of the ... 

The Holy See and China: the door is open 

A new book entitled "The Agreement between the Holy See and China" is presented in Rome. 

How I live "Christus vivit": young people tell us on video

A year after the Synod on Young People, and six months after the publication of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, the Dicasteries for Laity, Family and ... 

The Church celebrates Extraordinary Missionary Month

The Universal Church is preparing to observe and celebrate an Extraordinary Missionary Month in October this year. 

Amazonian activists in Ecuador join “Fridays For Future” 

Students took to the streets across the globe in the hundreds of thousands on Friday, marking a second wave of worldwide protests demanding swift action on ... 

North-east India based tour operator bags National Tourism Award

At a ceremony marking World Tourism Day in New Delhi on 27 September, the International Pilgrimage Revolution (IPR) was honoured in the Best Inbound Tour ...