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Pope: Pray Rosary for Our Lady's intercession in wars lashing our world

Pope Francis urges the faithful to pray the Rosary, especially during the month of May, as he entrusts to the Blessed Virgin Mary the cause of peace for the wars in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and Myanmar. 

Pope: May St. Stanislaus obtain for us gift of peace

Pope Francis recalls that Poland observes the feast of its patron saint, St. Stanislaus of Krakow, on Wednesday, and encourages the Polish faithful to ask for ... 

Pope at Audience: The world needs Christian hope

Pope Francis reflects on the theological virtue of hope as he continues his cycle of catecheses on the vices and the virtues. 

Logos and mottos for Pope’s visit to Asia released

Ahead of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and Singapore, the Vatican releases the official logos and mottos for ... 

Pope urges parish priests to become missionaries of synodality

Pope Francis releases a mandate for the parish priests who were gathered for the “Parish Priests for the Synod” international meeting in Rome last week, urging ... 

Vatican conference on building a network of "cities of refuge" 

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences hosts a conference focusing on the transformative potential of art, commencing with the Pope's call to establish a network of ... 

"Changes" photo exhibit inaugurated in St. Peter's Square

Inaugurated on 7 May in the Charlemagne colonnade of Saint Peter's Square, the photo exhibit curated by Lia and Marianna Beltrami with the Dicastery for ... 

Nigerian nun organizes Yak Iyamma Team to fight human trafficking

Trafficking in persons has been a cruel reality in Nigeria since the 1980s, one that is unfortunately still present. In response to an appeal made by the ... 

DRC: Bishops condemn bombing of IDP camps near Goma

Following the 3 May twin bombing of the Lac Vert and Mugunga Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s eastern region, which ... 

Cardinal Ambongo: Through Synodality, Church in Africa living in a “new Kairos” moment

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) says the Church in Africa is living in a “new Kairos” moment as the ... 

Anti-semitism and Palestine

David Neuhaus, S.J., Professor of Scripture in Israel and Palestine, is a long-term member of the Holy Land Catholic Church's Justice and Peace Commission. In ... 

Israel reopens vital Gaza crossing point

Israel says it has reopened one of the main crossing points into Gaza just days after a Hamas rocket attack. 

Vatican & World News 08.05.2024