Art and Culture•Meetings•Spirituality

Pope's Address to Italian Caritas Chapters

‘See, therefore, the main objective of your being and of your acting: to be stimulus and spirit so that the whole community grows in charity and is able to find ever new ways to be close to the poorest, able to read and address the situations that oppress millions of brothers – in Italy, in Europe, in the world’

Apr 21, 2016 17:38

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General Audience

GENERAL AUDIENCE: On Jesus as 'Divine Doctor'

‘Before Jesus, no sinner is excluded — no sinner is excluded! — because God’s healing power knows not infirmities that cannot be cured; and this must give us confidence and open our heart to the Lord so that He will come and heal us’

Apr 13, 2016 18:14

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Santa Marta

Pope's Morning Homily: Denial of Conscientious Objection Is Persecution

At Casa Santa Marta, says devil is behind the persecution brought by culture and modernity

Apr 12, 2016 18:16

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Justice and Peace

Holy See to UN: Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems Should Be Prohibited

These weapons do not protect us against attacks and terrorism of all kinds perpetrated by people using rudimentary methods, but ready to sacrifice their lives … The real fight is the one which will restore justice, respect for human rights, respect for minorities’ rights, political participation and integral development.

Apr 12, 2016 18:01

Staff Reporter

Spirituality

Pope's Message to Peacebuilding Conference

«Mercy is so to speak ‘political’ because it is expressed in solidarity, which is the moral and social attitude that responds best to the awareness of the scourges of our time and of the inter-dependence of life at its different levels»

Apr 12, 2016 16:15

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Young People

Letter to Commemorate National Day of Catholic University di Sacro Cuore

‘Necessary also, however, is a constant capacity of renewal of the academic Institution itself, called to combine the inalienable original and constructive values with the new needs of a complex university system open to new international scenarios.’

Apr 11, 2016 18:26

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Art and Culture

Rome's Papal Basilicas to Be on Big Screen

90-Minute 3D Film Will Be Available for 3 Days Next Week in More Than 50 Countries

Apr 05, 2016 13:36

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Meetings

Pope's Telegram for Death of Cardinal Georges Marie Martin Cottier

‘With profound gratitude, I remember his strong faith, his paternal kindness, and his intense cultural and ecclesial activity, especially in the service of Pope St. John Paul II and Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI as Theologian of the Papal Household.’

Apr 01, 2016 15:00

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Angelus

Pope's Regina Caeli Address on Easter Monday

‘If Christ is resurrected, we can look with new eyes and a new heart at every event of our life, including the most negative. The moments of darkness, of failure and also of sin can be transformed and proclaim a new way.’

Mar 31, 2016 15:27

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Local Church

Prelate Named for St. Paul-Minneapolis

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has been serving as apostolic administrator since Archbishop Nienstedt’s resignation

Mar 24, 2016 17:17

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Archives

St. Patrick's Day: A Celebration and a Challenge

«As Irish people, we cannot think of Patrick – the captive, the slave in exile, the undocumented, the migrant – without acknowledging the enormous humanitarian and pastoral challenges facing growing numbers of people who find themselves displaced and without status in our world»

Mar 16, 2016 17:24

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Meetings

Pope Announces Winner of Education Prize: A Refugee Recognized for Teaching With Play

Following Awards Ceremony in Dubai, Winner Says Was ‘Amazing’ to Hear Pope Say Her Name

Mar 14, 2016 13:37

Staff Reporter