Welcoming 200 members of the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) lead by its President Ronald S. Lauder, on Tuesday, Pope Francis said the common religious heritage of Jews and Christians should be seen as an “incentive to act together” for a more...
Lawyers defending Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other Hong Kong democracy activists took the floor Monday in the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, the same courthouse where a Protestant pastor was sentenced to one year in jail for sedition last week. In the third court date this...
In a telegram signed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and addressed to the Apostolic Nuncio in Türkiye, Archbishop Marek Solczyński, on Tuesday, Pope Francis expressed his deep sadness upon learning of the deaths and injuries caused by the explosion of a bomb in...
At least 153 people are dead and another 82 are injured after being crushed and trampled at a Halloween street party in Seoul, most of whom were young people who suffocated to death. Speaking on Sunday at the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to...
“Let us #PrayTogether with the children of every continent who today are reciting the Rosary for peace in the world,” writes Pope Francis is in a tweet on Thursday. “Let us entrust to Our Lady’s intercession the suffering people of Ukraine and other people who...
Speaking in Geneva during the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu called for joint efforts to foster “a globalization in solidarity” which respects diverse cultures and ensures the recognition of the inherent dignity of all. The Permanent Observer of the Holy See...
We are in Brisbane, the capital of the State of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia with about 2.5 million inhabitants. Here, amidst the beauty of nature and the wounds of the environment caused by human negligence, exploitation, and the consequences of...
In an address during the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s Head of Delegation underlined the Holy See’s position, stating that atomic energy must only be used for peaceful purposes. The archbishop...
[gallery size="full" ids="36118,36119,36120"] It was 10:00 A.M. on May 15, 2022, at St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City in Rome when Pope Francis proclaimed Blessed Marie Rivier, the foundress of the Presentation of Mary Sisters as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. St. Marie Rivier was...
The universal Church throughout the world will be celebrating the Second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 24, 2022, the Sunday nearest to the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. The theme chosen by the Holy Father Pope Francis...