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Month: August 2023

Pope Francis asks for prayers as he travels to Mongolia, ‘the heart of Asia’

Pope Francis has asked for prayers as he prepares to visit “the heart of Asia,” the sparsely-populated country

Pope Francis: ‘We cannot be indifferent’ to people caught in drug addiction

Pope Francis said on Sunday we are called to act like Jesus and cannot be indifferent to the

Brazilian Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo dies at age 89

Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil, died Saturday morning at the

What Pope Francis’ trip to Mongolia could mean for Vatican relations with Russia and China

Pope Francis’ next international trip will bring him to Mongolia, a democracy sandwiched between the authoritarian powers of

Pope Francis: ‘Look to Jesus always’

Christ is with us and walking beside us in our daily journey through life, including our struggles to

Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality ‘truly important’ despite being ‘of little interest to the general public’

Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that the upcoming Synod on Synodality may be “of little interest to the general

Pope Francis: The Eucharist can fill ‘the wounds and voids produced by sin’

Jesus’ healing presence in the Eucharist can “fill with tenderness” the voids and wounds produced by sin in

Pope Francis: Like Our Lady of Guadalupe, mothers can be great evangelizers today

Our Lady of Guadalupe proclaimed the Gospel in “mother tongue,” Pope Francis said Wednesday in a message that

Peace, Life, and the Care for Creation – Pope Francis Continues Laudato Si’

Pope Francis recently announced that he will be writing a second installment of his encyclical Laudato Si’, published

Pope Francis writing a second environmental document after Laudato Si’

Pope Francis announced during an audience with lawyers Monday that he is writing a second part to his

Pope Francis: Christians ‘are invited to be open to change’

Christians should imitate Jesus in being steadfast — not inflexible — in their convictions, thus being open to

The Story of the First Papal Legate in China

In 1703, precisely 320 years ago, Carlo Tommaso Maillard de Tournon, who was dispatched directly by Pope Clement

Bishop Robert Barron at World Youth Day: An Authentic Encounter with Christ

Colm Flynn: Today, in the year 2023, when we hear so much about religion declining around the world

Pope Francis Merges Two Dioceses in Japan

Pope Francis this week merged the Diocese of Takamatsu with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka in Japan. Cardinal

Marian embrace: Gänswein speaks of loneliness and solace in first public appearance

In the bustling heart of Catholicism that is Rome, Archbishop Georg Gänswein once stood as a close aide

Vatican Transparency: APSA Releases Annual Profit Report for 2022

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) published its annual report last week. APSA is

Why did Pope Francis not hold the General Audience this Wednesday?

The traditional General Audience on Wednesday did not take place on August 16, 2023, at the Vatican.

Vatican Continues Diplomatic Efforts Regarding Ukraine & China

The Vatican is continuing its diplomatic efforts regarding both the war in Ukraine and the Church in China.

Vatican Secretary of State to Meet Refugees from Sudan in Four-Day Visit to South Sudan

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived in South Sudan on Monday, Aug. 14, to meet people

Pope Francis Calls for a ‘Spirit of Service’ on Feast of Mary’s Assumption

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the faithful to adopt a “spirit of service"

Are We Alone in the Universe? Vatican Astronomer Answers

In the quest for extraterrestrial life, the Vatican Observatory leads the scientific exploration beyond our solar system.

On a Day Like Today, the First Mass was Celebrated in the Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel: A Journey Through Art, History, and Worship from its Consecration to the Masterpieces of Michelangelo and Beyond.

LIVE from Lourdes | Holy Mass on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary

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LIVE from the Sanctuary of Lourdes | Marian Procession

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