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Pope at Audience: Christ converts our hearts to love others

In his catechesis at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on how God converted the heart of Saul, the persecutor of Christians, and transformed him into the fearless preacher we know as Saint Paul. 

Pope prays after attack on synagogue in Germany

Before concluding the Wednesday evening session in the Synod Hall, Pope Francis prays for victims of the attack on the synagogue of Halle, in Germany. 

Pope sends telegram for death of Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araújo

In a telegram, Pope Francis expresses his sadness at the passing of the Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte in Brazil, who died on Tuesday morning at the age ... 

Pope at Mass: ideology should not replace faith 

Celebrating Holy Mass Tuesday morning at the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican, Pope Francis lamented Christians who judge everything “from the smallness of their ... 

Pope offers wishes to Jews on their holy days 

Pope Francis has sent a message to the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, on the occasion of the Jewish holy feasts of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and ... 

Amazon Synod Briefing: Ministers of the Word, face of indigenous Church

Participants share their personal experiences along with their impressions of Day 4 of the Synod for the Amazon with journalists during Thursday’s briefing in ... 

Voices from the Amazon Synod

Participants in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon include a number of lay men and women who have contributions to make to the ongoing discussions. 

#AmazonSynod. Young people, protagonists of integral ecology

On the afternoon of Monday, 7 October, the work of the Synod for the Pan-Amazon Region continued in the presence of the Pope, with the 2nd General Congregation ... 

Amazon Synod Day 3: The drama of drug trafficking and the call to ecological conversion

The sixth General Congregation of the Special Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region took place in the afternoon of the 9th of October in the presence of Pope ... 

Amazon Synod Briefing: Ecclesial presence and new forms of ministry

Two experts - Dr Carlos Afonso Nobre and Dr Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira - and an Amazonian Bishop, Erwin Kräutler, spoke with journalists at Wednesday's briefing ... 

Amazon Synod: Proposals for a female lay ministry

Synthesis of the Fifth General Congregation. 174 Synod Fathers were present for the Wednesday morning session. 

New ministries and the Amazonian face of the Church

Joined with the cry of the earth and of indigenous peoples, is the cry of so many communities scattered across a vast territory who are asking for the Eucharist ... 

Amazon Synod Day 2: The Church confesses "ecological sins"

The second working day of the special Synod for the Pan-Amazon Region ended with the fourth General Congregation. The afternoon session was held in the presence ... 

Amazon Synod Briefing: Defending and protecting indigenous peoples

At the press briefing following the morning’s General Congregation, the Prefect for the Dicastery for Communication reviews the various topics raised in the ... 

Synod: Summary of the second General Congregation of the Synod Fathers

The Synod Fathers meet for a second time on Monday to discuss some of the main topics of the day. Members of the Commission for the elaboration of the Final ... 

Amazonia: the women religious who "hear confessions"

The first briefing of the Synod hears about the experience of women religious in villages where priests visit very rarely. We cannot give absolution, they say, ... 

Synod: Summary of the second General Congregation of the Synod Fathers

The Synod Fathers meet for a second time on Monday to discuss some of the main topics of the day. Members of the Commission for the elaboration of the Final ... 

Synod: People of Amazon must be protagonists

The first press briefing for the Synod for the Amazon took place Monday afternoon at the Holy See Press Office. 

President of Vatican Bank: Reforms have completely renewed the IOR

Italy’s national business daily, “Il Sole 24 Ore”, publishes a wide-ranging interview with the President of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), or ... 

Brazilian Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araújo dies aged 95

Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, died on Tuesday aged 95. 

Archbishop of Aleppo condemns Turkish military offensive in northeast Syria

The Archbishop of Aleppo in Syria expresses dread following a Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria. 

Ecuador declares National State of Emergency

The Government of Ecuador is ending an almost half century of fuel subsidies and this is causing demonstrations so severe that a National State of Emergency has ...