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Pope at Angelus: We are called to prepare for Eternal life with our choices

Before the recitation of the Marian prayer, Pope Francis focuses his attention on Sunday’s Gospel reading in which Jesus is provoked by a question by the Sadducees and in turn offers a wonderful teaching on the resurrection of the dead. 

Pope announces visit to South Sudan

Pope Francis, following the recitation of the Angelus announces a visit to the African nation of South Sudan. He also offers prayers for Bolivia and recalls a ... 

Pope: economics without ethics leads to “throw-away” culture 

Pope Francis on Friday met members of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism and urged for the promotion of a more just and humane economy that contributes to the ... 

Pope at St John Lateran: There is no heart God cannot raise again

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. In his homily, he entrusts three verses from the liturgical readings ... 

Pope: 2019 Ratzinger laureates teach us to engage in active dialogue with cultures

At a ceremony in the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis conferred the Ratzinger Prize on Canadian Catholic philosopher Charles Margrave Taylor, and Jesuit priest ... 

Pope to Music Congress: Let us become more joyful interpreters of the Gospel

Pope Francis on Saturday receives participants of the Pontifical Council for Culture’s Third International Congress entitled, “Church, Music, Interpreters: A ... 

Pope Francis meets with President of the Republic of Lithuania

Pope Francis meets the President of the Republic of Lithuania in audience in the Vatican. 

Pope urges opportunities for prisoners to reform and reintegrate 

Pope Francis on Friday met some 50 participants in an international conference on the Catholic Church’s pastoral care of prisons. 

Pope to Salvation Army: Humble service speaks louder than words

Pope Francis meets with a delegation from the Salvation Army, and says that holiness is best shown in concrete acts of goodness and solidarity. 

Berlin Wall: 3 Popes, 1 Fallen Wall

As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we take a look at what Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis have said about ... 

World Day of the Poor: Clinic open for Rome’s poor

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization releases a press statement ahead of the 3rd World Day of the Poor, marked on the 17th of November. 

Iraqi Cardinal calls for prayer and fasting

Cardinal Sako asks all Chaldean Catholics to fast and pray for peace as Iraq undergoes new protests and violence. 

US Bishops meet for Fall General Assembly

The 2019 Meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) opens on Monday. 

Bishops of Chile condemn violence and the looting of churches

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Chile releases a statement calling for an end to the ongoing violence and expressing solidarity with the faithful of the ... 

Bolivia’s Bishops call for a peaceful solution to the country's political crisis 

The Bishops of Bolivia release a statement in which they call on citizens to refrain from acts of vandalism and violence and urge the National Assembly to forge ... 

Armistice Day: Remembering bravery and sacrifice

The 11th of November marks Armistice Day which remembers all those who have died for their country during conflicts. It also offers an opportunity to shine the ... 

Church helping flood victims in South Sudan

The Church rushes to assist flood-struck people in South Sudan after heavy rains affect East Africa. 

Crisis deepens in Bolivia

The political crisis in Bolivia is deepening as factions of Police revolt, causing major problems for Bolivia`s President Evo Morales, who`s won a fourth term. ... 

World remembers 30th Anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall

Germany and its allies marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a historic moment in events that ended Communism in eastern Europe. And, ... 

Document on Human Fraternity ray of light for Judaism

World Jewish Congress President, Ronald S. Lauder, and Cardinal Miguel Ayuso address a Conference on Human Fraternity: A Reflection for Common Coexistence at ... 

Bushfire emergency in two Australian States 

In Australia’s State of New South Wales, towns were evacuated and hundreds of residents told to flee on Friday as a record number of emergency-level bushfires ... 

The Fall of the Wall: "nothing special to report "

A Vatican Radio Archive programme marks the Fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989.