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Pope Francis baptizes children in Sistine Chapel

On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Sistine Chapel, and baptizes 32 children. 

Pope at Angelus: ‘Jesus teaches us to be meek, simple, respectful'

Pope Francis explains that Jesus shows us how to fulfill the Father’s plan with filial obedience, meekness, simplicity and respect as we go about our mission to ... 

A contribution on priestly celibacy in filial obedience to the Pope

A book by the Pope emeritus and the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship addresses a theme on which Pope Francis has expressed himself ... 

Pope to Ethiopian College: “Welcome” at heart of Ethiopian presence in Rome

Pope Francis receives the community of the Pontifical Ethiopian College on the centenary of its establishment by Pope Benedict XV. 

Pope at Mass: ‘he who says he loves God but does not love his brother is a liar'

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Casa Santa Marta and reflects on how love is expressed through concrete actions. 

Philippine archbishop urges prayers, aid amid volcano eruption

Taal Volcano in the Philippines showed streams of lava beginning to gush out of the vent on Monday, with a thick dark cloud of ash, smoke and steam in the sky. ... 

Cardinal Tagle urges prayers for peace amidst tension in Middle East

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila delivered a homily at a predawn Mass, a few hours before the Black Nazarene procession at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila ... 

Ireland’s Church Leaders unite to welcome new Power-Sharing Deal

The leaders of Ireland’s main Churches welcome the agreement reached between Northern Ireland’s political parties and the UK and Irish Governments. In a ... 

Cardinal Gracias calls for solidarity and respect for all in India

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), expressed the Church’s concern over a new citizenship law that is ... 

Bishops Co-ordination group makes annual visit to Holy Land

Bishops from across Europe and North America will travel to the Holy Land on Saturday on a visit that will focus on the promotion of dialogue and peace. 

South Sudan leaders set date for truce, vow to pursue peace 

South Sudan’s political leaders vow to recommit to a truce agreement, to avoid further armed conflict, and to pursue dialogue in the quest for peace in the ... 

Dozens of migrants drown in weekend tragedies

Turkish authorities say eight children are among at least the 11 migrants who drowned when their boat sank off Turkey's western coast. The tragedy came hours ... 

Iran admits military shot down passenger jet

Iran has admitted that its military mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet earlier this week killing all 176 people aboard in the tense aftermath of a ... 

Migrant tragedy as boat capsizes off Western Greece

At least twelve migrants died off the coast of Western Greece on Saturday morning when their boat capsized in still vague circumstances. 

Probe underway into deadly plane crash in Iran

Iranian investigators say the crew of a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly after take-off on Wednesday had tried to turn back.