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  • Archbishop Gallagher: ‘I wouldn’t rule out Pope going to Ukraine in August’

    Jul 11, 2022

    In an interview with Italian news program Tg1, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, says Pope Francis believes a visit to Ukraine would have positive results, and offers condolences for the death of former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo.

  • Pope at Angelus: See and have compassion like the Good Samaritan

    Jul 11, 2022

    At the Angelus prayer on Sunday Pope Francis calls on the faithful to follow the example of attentiveness and compassion of the Good Samaritan and, therefore, to be “disciples of the Way” pointed by Jesus.

  • Pope to visit Assisi and Matera in September

    Jul 11, 2022

    Pope Francis will visit the Italian town of Assisi for an Economy of Francesco event, and city of Matera for the conclusion of the 27th National Eucharistic Congress, in late September.

  • Cardinal Parolin visits the Usratuna center for disabled persons

    Jul 11, 2022

    On his last stop in South Sudan, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin visits the Usratuna center for disabled persons, where the Little Apostles and lay collaborators work to cater for people with disabilities, and brings the Pope’s blessings to them, saying that Jesus is represented in people who are ill.

  • Pope: Zero Tolerance of abuse is non-negotiable

    Jul 11, 2022

    In the fifth installment of the interview granted to Reuters' correspondent, Phil Pullella, Pope Francis reflects on the fight against pedophilia and insists that the Church's commitment to fight the scourge is non-negotiable.

  • At Angelus, Pope makes appeals for Sri Lanka, Libya, Ukraine

    Jul 11, 2022

    Pope Francis renews his appeal for peace in Sri Lanka, urges constructive dialogue and reconciliation in Libya, and calls once again for an end to the “senseless war” in Ukraine. And he prays for seafarers and their families as he recalls “Sea Sunday,” observed today throughout the world.

  • US Archishop calls Biden’s promotion of abortion ‘deeply disturbing’

    Jul 11, 2022

    The chair of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities says the US president’s decision to use his presidential power “to promote and facilitate abortion in our country” is “deeply disturbing and tragic.”

  • Pope 'deeply saddened' by 'senseless' assassination of Shinzo Abe

    Jul 11, 2022

    Pope Francis has offered his "heartfelt condolences" to the loved ones of Shinzo Abe, following the assassination of the former Japanese prime minister Friday. The Holy Father says he is praying that in the wake of "this senseless act," that "Japanese society will be strengthened in its historic commitment to peace and nonviolence."

  • Sea Sunday: Stella Maris supporting seafarers in Ukraine

    Jul 11, 2022

    As Sea Sunday is observed this 10 July, the Chief Executive of Stella Maris UK, Martin Foley, speaks about the impact the war in Ukraine is having on the lives of seafarers and how the maritime charity is reaching out to seafarers and fishers, and their families.

  • St Benedict

    Jul 11, 2022

    St Benedict of Nursia is the sixth-century abbot who gave Christian monasticism its lasting foundation in Western Europe.