“We need the ever new breath of God, the Spirit, who sets us free from every form of self-absorption, revives what is moribund, loosens shackles and spreads joy,” the Holy Father said in his Address for the Opening of the 16th Synod of Bishops in...
Rome, Oct 5, 2021 --- The dates of the next World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal, have been announced. The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place on Aug. 1-6, 2023. Making the announcement on Oct. 3, Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of...
Vatican City, Sep 27, 2021 / 06:40 am Pope Francis encouraged young Catholics on Monday to “testify joyfully that Christ is alive.” In a message for World Youth Day 2021, released on Sept. 27, the pope invited youth to join a “spiritual pilgrimage leading to the celebration...
Vatican City, Sep 19, 2021 / 05:15 am Pope Francis said on Sunday that in God’s eyes, success is measured “not on what someone has, but on what someone gives.” In his Angelus address on Sept. 19, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading, Mark 9:30-37,...
Pope Francis has appointed Filipino Dominican Fr. Albino Barrera, a theologian and economist, as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The 65-year old priest, who is based in the United States, is a moral theologian and professor of economics and theology at Providence...
Bratislava, Slovakia --- Pope Francis told political authorities in Slovakia on Monday to “follow the road of the Beatitudes” to build a just, peaceful, and fraternal society. “Your constitution expresses the desire that the country be built on the legacy of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Patrons...
Vatican City, Sep 7, 2021 / 03:30 am The Vatican released Tuesday a preparatory document and handbook for the 2023 synod on synodality to be reviewed by all Catholic dioceses in the world over the next six months. “It is precisely this path of synodality which God...
Vatican City, Aug 29, 2021 / 05:30 am Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians to intensify their prayer, penance, and fasting for the situation in Afghanistan, as he entrusted the souls of those who have died to God’s mercy. “In historical moments like this we cannot remain...
A Filipino missionary priest has been ordained bishop in Papua New Guinea on Aug. 29, signaling the start of his new ministry. In a ceremony held at the St. Gerard Cathedral, Bishop Joseph Durero formally assumed his post as the third shepherd of the Diocese of...
KRAKÓW, Poland – When he became pope, St. John Paul II said, “There would be no Polish Pope without the Primate.” The primate he referred to was Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, who will be beatified September 12. Wyszyński, the “Iron Primate” known for his resistance to communism,...