Angelus

Pope Francis Explains the Trinity with the Sign of the Cross 

Address on the occasion of the Marian Angelus prayer on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

Jun 04, 2023 14:41

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Local Church

Special Synod Convoked in India Given the Imminent Risk of a Schism Over the Liturgy

The conflict in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church dates back to 2021 when the leadership decided to change the way of celebrating mass in that Eastern Catholic rite to a single mode.

Jun 01, 2023 13:11

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis Invites To Be Inspired in Nelson Mandela and in A Servant of God for An Educational Pact in Africa

Discurso a los miembros de of the “International Religions and Societies Foundation”.

Jun 01, 2023 13:05

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Pope Francis

Pope Proposes Tool, Anchor and Compass to Latin American Entrepreneurs

Speech to members of the Business Council of Latin America.

Jun 01, 2023 12:57

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Vatican City•Young People

Vatican Observatory will train 24 students in astronomy and astrophysics

The school is held at the headquarters of the Vatican’s astronomical observatory in the Papal Summer Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome.

May 31, 2023 23:33

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Church and World•Pope Francis

Russia Returns 371 Children to Ukraine. By the Intercession of the Pope?

President Zelensky made it known that Russia had returned Ukrainian children to their country of origin.

May 31, 2023 15:06

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Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

Report Reveals That Children Inherit Their Parents’ Faith and Political Ideas

The religious and political affiliation of young people with their parents lasts longer among Protestants.

May 30, 2023 15:10

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Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Commission for the protection of minors signs agreement with a second dicastery of the Roman Curia

The Agreement, signed on behalf of the Dicastery by the Prefect Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-Sik and by the Commission President, Cardinal Sean O’ Malley OFM Cap., identified three main areas of shared interest.

May 30, 2023 03:03

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Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: Pope Francis Creates Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas

And Names Most Reverend George Leo Thomas as First Metropolitan Archbishop of Las Vegas.

May 30, 2023 02:59

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Pope Francis

Pope calls on Church to pray in June for abolition of torture

The Pope condemns not only the most violent forms of torture, but also those that are “more sophisticated, such as degrading someone, dulling the senses, or mass detentions in inhumane conditions.” Horrified that it is currently still practiced, the Pope calls on the international community to “commit itself concretely to abolish torture, guaranteeing support to victims and their families.”

May 30, 2023 02:47

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Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Israel Has Fewer Women in Parliament, But More Women Workers Among the Ultra-Orthodox

The lack of adequate representation in the government and in the Knesset deals a severe blow to the status of women in Israel and can be expected to profoundly affect their lives for the worse.

May 29, 2023 07:21

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Church and World•Vatican City

These Are the Two Objectives That the Pope Asked the Cardinal He Sent on the Russia-Peace Mission

The mission does not have mediation as its immediate objective, but tries to «promote a climate, an environment that can lead to paths of peace.»

May 29, 2023 06:59

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