Celebrating Christian Unity

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Celebrating Christian Unity

Pope's pilgirmage to Nicaea, 800 years of Canticle of the Creatures, Pope calls for global peace in "State of the World," New Papal Preacher, 21 Baptized in Sistine Chapel.

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21.01.25

This week’s newsletter collates all the relevant news from the Vatican:

As the 2025 Jubilee Year unfolds, Christian unity takes focus, with Pope Francis preparing a historic pilgrimage to Nicaea.

Travel with us to Assisi as the Franciscans celebrate 800 years of St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Creatures.”

In his “State of the World” address, Pope Francis called for global peace, diplomacy, and justice amid rising tensions.

In the Vatican, Father Roberto Pasolini begins his role as the new Papal preacher, and Pope Francis baptized 21 children in the Sistine Chapel — encouraging us to recall and celebrate the anniversary of our baptism.

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Pope Francis calls surrogacy ‘deplorable,’ calls for global ban in speech to ambassadors

Pope Francis called surrogacy “deplorable” and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of “so-called surrogate motherhood” in a speech to all of the world’s ambassadors to the Vatican on Monday.

Pope Francis Confirms His Upcoming Trip to Dubai for the COP28 Climate Conference

In a recent interview with TG1, Pope Francis confirmed speculations about his second visit to the United Arab Emirates to address the COP28 on climate matters.

Pope Francis travels to northern Italy to share a special meal with his cousins

Pope Francis traveled to northern Italy on Saturday to celebrate the 90th birthday of his second cousin Carla

Pope Francis celebrates World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Calling for “a new bond between the young and old,” Pope Francis marked the third annual World Day

The Synod on Synodality Concludes

Pope Francis approves final document of the synod and does not issue post-synodal exhortation.

How to communicate with hope in today’s Europe?: ‘Only God is the answer’

How to communicate with hope in today’s Europe? That is the question a group of Church communicators and journalists tackled during a June 3–5 meeting in Prague organized by the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe.

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