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Pope at Requiem Mass: the Resurrection is the aim and purpose of life

Pope Francis celebrates a Requiem Mass in St Peter’s Basilica for Cardinals and Bishops who have died during the past year. In his homily, he provides three stimuli for reflecting on the Resurrection. 

Great joy and expectation in Thailand for Pope’s visit

Pope Francis is making his 4th pastoral visit to Asia later this month. His upcoming 32nd Apostolic Journey, November 20 to 26, is taking him to Thailand and ... 

Pope to Catholic Universities: Educate students to social, relational responsibility

Pope Francis receives members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, and reminds them that the fruits of study must have a relational and ... 

The Pope and mission: “Without Jesus we can do nothing”

At the end of the Extraordinary Missionary Month, we are providing a few extracts from the book-length interview of Gianni Valente from Fides News Agency with ... 

Pope at Angelus: The merciful gaze of Jesus leads to conversion

Pope Francis says Jesus’ merciful gaze rests upon us even before we ourselves realize our need for salvation. 

Pope prays for Christians and other victims of violence in Ethiopia

Pope Francis led the faithful in prayer for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians and other victims of violence in Ethiopia. 

Pope at All Souls’ Mass: The Christian’s place is in the wounded hands of God

For All Souls’ Day, Pope Francis offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome. 

Pope celebrates Mass in Roman catacombs on All Souls Day

Pope Francis visits the Catacombs of Priscilla, in Rome, to mark the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed with the celebration of Holy Mass. 

Pope at All Saints Angelus: ‘Holiness is both gift and call’

At the Angelus prayer on Friday, Pope Francis reflects on the Solemnity of All Saints, and reminds us that holiness is both a gift and an invitation. 

Lauretan Jubilee: A call to holiness

Mass is celebrated on Friday at the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto, Italy for the solemn proclamation of the Lauretan Jubilee. The Holy Year will begin ... 

Holy See backs future global convention on crimes against humanity

Archbishop Bernadito Auza, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, on 31 October addressed a UN General Assembly meeting on crimes ... 

Grech: A Synod is always a missionary crossroad for the Church

An interview with the Pro-Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops on the value of synodality in Pope Francis’ Pontificate and his experience of the Amazonian ... 

South Sudan’s ‘Women of Courage’

Loreto Sister Orla Treacy, the recipient of a 2019 “Woman of Courage” Award, talks about her work in a remote area in South Sudan where she runs a boarding ... 

Timor-Leste marks 30 years since Pope John Paul II’s visit

Pope St John Paul celebrated Holy Mass at the esplanade of Tasitolu in the capital Dili on October 12, 1989. 

Christus vivit: knowing how to tell everyone that “God loves you"

One year after the Synod on young people, Catholic youth from around the world engage with "Christus vivit", Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation. We read in one ... 

Christus vivit: growing up reading the right book 

One year after the Synod on young people, Catholic youth from around the world engage with "Christus vivit", Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation. 24-year-old ... 

Christus vivit: sanctity is a young flower

One year after the Synod on young people, Catholic youth from around the world engage with "Christus vivit", Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, which reminds ... 

Christus vivit: if Jesus carries the scent of the people

One year after the Synod on young people, Catholic youth from around the world engage with "Christus vivit", Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation. Is there a ... 

Impunity for crimes against journalists on the rise - UN

“Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a world of confusion and disinformation”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres ... 

Hungary & Russia to protect persecuted Christians in Middle East

The leaders of Hungary and Russia have agreed to cooperate in protecting persecuted Christians, including in war-torn Syria and other Middle Eastern nations. ...