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Pope at General Audience: Holy Spirit is the protagonist of evangelization

Continuing his catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles at Wednesday’s General Audience this week, Pope Francis explains on how the Holy Spirit leads the deacon Philip to help the senior official of the Queen of Ethiopia to embrace Christ. 

Pope at Santa Marta: Receiving the Word of God fills us with joy

The encounter with the Word of God fills us with joy, and this is our strength. At the Mass at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis emphasized that we cannot ... 

Pope Francis recalls Puebla Conference 40 years later

Pope Francis meets participants at an International Congress examining developments in the Church in Latin America 40 years after the Puebla Conference, and ... 

Pope to Ursulines: “Make new life” by attracting people to Christ

Meeting some 90 members of the General Chapter of the Ursuline Sisters on October 3, Pope Francis urged them to “make new life” by opening the doors to Christ ... 

Polish cardinal among 5 to be declared Blessed

Pope Francis on October 2 authorized the promulgation of 8 new decrees regarding the beatification and canonization cause of 6 men and 2 women. 

Pope: ‘it is immoral to use nuclear energy to make war’

Pope Francis expresses his deep respect for the people of Japan who have had the perseverance and faith, throughout history, to overcome tragic trials and rise ... 

Holy See Press Office releases programme of Pope's visit to Thailand and Japan

Pope Francis is scheduled to travel to Thailand and Japan in November. It will be his 32md Apostolic Journey Abroad. 

Pope at Vespers: The Lord is calling you to bear witness

Pope Francis presides over the celebration of Vespers in Saint Peter’s Basilica to open the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October. In his homily, he urges ... 

Pope to inaugurate Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 

Tuesday, October 1st, marks the beginning of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 inaugurated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica with the ... 

Pope's October prayer intention: For a Missionary “Spring” in the Church

Pope Francis releases a video message accompanying his prayer intention for October, which is that the breath of the Holy Spirit engender a new missionary ... 

Indian ambassador to Holy See: Mahatma Gandhi still relevant today 

The world marks Mahatma’s Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on October 2. On the eve, the Ambassador of India to the Holy See, Mr. Sibi George, participated in ... 

Holy See and U.S. co-host Vatican Symposium 

“Pathways to Achieving Human Dignity: Partnering with Faith-Based Organizations”, is both the title and theme of the one-day Symposium, jointly sponsored by the ... 

Vatican investigation: laws that work and media that shames

Vatican Judiciary investigations concerning some persons serving in Holy See offices is proof that the processes, begun by Pope Benedict XVI and carried out by ... 

Vatican investigates financial transactions

Documents and electronic devices were acquired on Tuesday morning in some offices in the 1st Section of the Vatican Secretary of State in an investigation after ... 

Christus vivit: Life on the net and the "net" of life

They're called cybernauts, or "geeks": people who are addicted to the web. Agatha is a young Christian woman from Indonesia who has experienced the dark side of ... 

Christus vivit: Young apostles for young people

"Jesus, ever young". This is the title of the second chapter of "Christus vivit". Canadian Julian Paparella, a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, ... 

Church leaders call for action over Northern Ireland abortion legislation

Leaders of Ireland’s main Christian Churches express “grave concern” over the prospect of an almost unregulated abortion regime being imposed on Northern ... 

3 October: Remembering Lampedusa

Marking the National Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Immigration, statistics show that over 15,000 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean ...