Pope Francis•Young People

What Is “Short-Term or Weak Thinking”? Pope Francis Explains It to Recently Graduated Young People

The Pope’s address to scholarship holders of the Toniolo Young Professional Association on the occasion of its 10th Annual Assembly

Jan 12, 2024 21:45

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Pope Francis

What Does It Mean for the Church to Communicate? The Pope’s Three Answers for Communication Offices

The Holy Father’s address to the participants in the Symposium “University for Ecclesiastical Communicators”

Jan 12, 2024 21:41

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Ecumenism•Pope Francis

Pope to Orthodox: “I Believe that Our Past Histories Can Gradually Be Healed”

The Holy Father’s address to the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration with the Orthodox Churches and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

Jan 12, 2024 21:35

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Pope Francis•Woman

Group of Women Headed by A Princess Pray Over Pope Francis Who Gives Them Three Characteristics of Mary to Imitate

The Holy Father’s address to a delegation from the “Sentinels of the Holy Family”

Jan 11, 2024 17:23

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Spirituality

Life is vocation to joy

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, January 14, 2024. 

Jan 11, 2024 00:09

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Local Church

All Africa responds unanimously to Rome: no blessing of same-sex couples

The Episcopal Conferences of all Africa, which have firmly reaffirmed their communion with Pope Francis, believe that the extra-liturgical blessings proposed in the Fiducia supplicans Declaration cannot be carried out in Africa without exposing themselves to scandal. They remind, as Fiducia supplicans clearly does, the clergy, religious communities, all believers and people of good will, that the Church’s teaching on Christian marriage and sexuality remains unchanged.

Jan 11, 2024 00:03

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Dicasteries•Pope Francis

Pope Francis appoints new members and consultants for Synod and Historical Sciences Committee

A total of 8 people join two realities of the Holy See

Jan 10, 2024 01:12

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General Audience•Pope Francis

Gluttony explained in a simple, thoughtful and comprehensive way by the Pope

Pope’s General Audience January 10, 2024 on gluttony

Jan 10, 2024 01:05

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Local Church

USA: Surrogacy is an Injustice to All Involved, Bishop Barron Says in Support of Pope Francis

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth, issued this reflection in support of the Holy Father’s recent remarks to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See

Jan 10, 2024 00:51

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Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

Jubilee 2025: Jubilee 2025 backpack for pilgrims introduced

The backpack and all the accessories that make up the Pilgrim’s Kit – a wide-brimmed hat, a scarf, a water bottle, a waterproof poncho, and a wrist rosary – were made using recycled and eco-sustainable components.

Jan 10, 2024 00:43

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Gender Ideology•Homosexuality•Local Church

Scotland: Church voices concern as government looks into banning ‘conversion practices’

While the Church supports legislation which protects people from physical and verbal abuse, a fundamental pillar of any free society is that the state recognises and respects the right of religious bodies and organisations to be free to teach the fulness of their beliefs and to support, through prayer, counsel and other pastoral means, their members who wish to live in accordance with those beliefs

Jan 10, 2024 00:20

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Pro Life

Idaho’s life-saving law to come before US Supreme Court

The Biden administration is attempting to use federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions that are illegal under Idaho law. High court halts Biden admin from forcing emergency room doctors to harm women, their unborn children

Jan 09, 2024 02:27

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