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Pope Francis closes 2022 with this intention for which he asks the whole Church to pray

Commitment and “working with the people”: for Francis, “being a volunteer who helps others is a choice that makes us free; it opens us to other people’s needs.”

Dec 01, 2022 01:06

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Local Church

USA: Bishop Barron responds to LGBT bill passed by Senate

The bill will also heighten the threats to religious liberty that have persisted after the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision of 2015.

Dec 01, 2022 00:57

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Local Church•Papal Trips•Pope Francis

Pope Francis: New date confirmed for historic Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan adn Congo

The long-awaited visit was due to take place in July of this year, but was postponed after the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would not be able to travel on advice from his doctors.

Dec 01, 2022 00:54

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Persecuted Christians

Who Are Qatar’s Christians? They Are More than 13% of the Population, but Without Full Religious Liberty

In the country hosting the World Cup, the majority of the baptized are immigrant workers from India, Pakistan and the Philippines.

Nov 30, 2022 15:22

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Dicasteries•Vatican City

Jesuit Resigns from Vatican Secretariat for the Economy and Is Succeeded by a Spanish Layman

Dr Maximino Caballero Ledo, who had been working as General Secretary of the Secretariat for the Economy, succeeds the Prefect who resigned.

Nov 30, 2022 15:21

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Church and World•Pope Francis

Russia Accuses Pope of Russophobia after His Statements to a Jesuit Magazine

The Russian Ambassador to the Vatican presented a formal complaint.

Nov 30, 2022 15:13

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Local Church•Vatican City

China’s Response to the Holy See’s Protest: “China Is Prepared to Work with the Vatican”

They say they’re not aware of the Vatican’s protest.

Nov 30, 2022 15:10

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Local Church•Testimonies

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, Receives Sentence from the Chinese Communist Government

The Cardinal’s conviction comes after a two-month trial. He is fined US$510.

Nov 28, 2022 15:59

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Local Church•Vatican City

China Defaults on Agreement with the Vatican One Month after “Renewing” It

Made public at the end of October of this year was that China and the Hoy See were renewing their Agreement over the appointment of Bishops. One month later, China defaulted on that Agreement.

Nov 28, 2022 15:50

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Angelus•Pope Francis

How Will Jesus Come and How Can We Recognize and Welcome Him? Pope’s First Advent 2022 Reflection

Pope Francis’ reflection before praying the Angelus on Sunday, November 27, 2022, in Saint Peter’s Square.

Nov 28, 2022 15:41

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Pope Francis

Pope’s Three Guidelines to the International Theological Commission

In his address to the International Theological Commission, the Holy Father asked his listeners to ask themselves if the Theology classes arouse astonishment and he noted the need to increase the number of women theologians in the Commission.

Nov 26, 2022 03:25

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Local Church•Pope Francis

Nine Months After the Invasion of Ukraine, Pope Writes to the Ukrainian People

“I would like the affection of the Church, the strength of prayer, the love that so many brothers and sisters from all latitudes feel for you, be caresses to your faces,” says the Holy Father to Ukrainians, in a letter addressed especially to the people.

Nov 26, 2022 00:05

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Pope Francis has elevated 16 Carmelite nuns from Compiègne

Pope Francis canonizes the nuns whose martyrdom meant the end of the French Revolution: famous for the book by Geroge Bernanos

The Martyrs of Compiègne: Pope Francis Declares Carmelite Nuns Saints Through Rare Canonization

Pope Francis begins 2024 by asking all Catholics to pray for this intention

In the video illustrating his prayer intention for the month of January, the Pope underlines that some 250 million children worldwide are not attending school. Migration and displacement due to war and poverty are the main causes of this phenomenon. The Pope invites us to pray “for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.”