Vatican City, Feb 15, 2021 / 11:01 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has praised the courageous witness of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians killed by ISIS in 2015, calling them “saints of all Christians.”
In a video message for the “Day of Co… […]
Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2021 / 10:17 am (CNA).- A Vatican diplomat said Monday that the advancement of more women in leadership positions in public life will contribute to peace and security.
Fr. Janusz Urbańczyk told the Organization for Security and … […]
Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).- The president of the national bishops’ conference has welcomed Italy’s new government with a message to Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who was sworn in Saturday.
Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti said… […]
Vatican City, Feb 15, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Monday named Fr. Gary W. Janak, a canon lawyer and licensed counselor, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas.
Bishop-elect Janak, 58, is vicar general and chancellor … […]
Vatican City, Feb 14, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to remember the closeness, compassion, and tenderness of God.
Speaking before the midday Angelus on Feb. 14, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading (Mark 1… […]
Vatican City, Feb 12, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis has encouraged people to have resilience in the fight against world hunger, drawing inspiration from the hardiness of legumes.
“I invite you to develop our art, to be vigorous and resili… […]
Vatican City, Feb 12, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- In approaching the penitential practices of Lent, Catholics can learn a lot from persecuted Christian communities, an advocate for Aid to the Church in Need said at the Vatican on Friday.
“Consider t… […]
Vatican City, Feb 12, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a Catholic bishop serving in a strife-torn diocese in Mozambique to lead a diocese in his native Brazil.
The pope named Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, who has overseen the … […]
Vatican City, Feb 12, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to practice charity in Lent this year by caring for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
In his message for Lent 2021, the pope asks people to “experience… […]
Vatican City, Feb 10, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis was presented on Wednesday with a historic Aramaic prayer manuscript rescued from the Islamic State’s destructive occupation of northern Iraq.
Dating back to sometime between the 14th an… […]
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