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Pope Francis received the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Communication in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace

How to foster synodal communication: Pope Francis responds

Oct 31, 2024 17:42

Pope Francis received the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Communication in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Francis has announced plans to cut funds to the Vatican’s media operations

Bishop Bosco Puthur, warns of impending “canonical actions” against priests and laity resisting recent mandates on worship practices

the Missionaries of Charity convent in Bas Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

In his prayer intention for November, the Pope invites us to pray that “all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.” The pain experienced on the death of a child, Pope Francis remarks, “is so great, that there’s no word” to describe it. When facing that pain, “encouraging words” “are not helpful,” even when they are “spoken with the best of intentions.”