Vatican
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Message of Pope Francis to the Diocese of Paris: Believers will be builders of a new humanity
Aug 17, 2019
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis sends a message to the Archbishop Michel Aupetit and the faithful of the Archdiocese of Paris, inviting them to be “builders of a new humanity rooted in Jesus Christ”.
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Pope Francis sends well-wishes to Rimini Meeting
Aug 17, 2019
Pope Francis greets participants in a friendship meeting taking place in the Italian city of Rimini, and urges them to show the Lord’s face to their c
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Pope expresses his closeness to people affected by monsoon rains
Aug 16, 2019
Following the recitation of the Angelus, Pope Francis prayed for the victims and the displaced, and for all the families left homeless.
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Pope Francis gives thousands of rosaries to Christians in Syria
Aug 16, 2019
Pope Francis announced Thursday that he is giving 6,000 blessed rosaries to Catholic communities in Syria as a sign of his closeness on the Marian Feast of the Assumption.
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Pope’s condolence for India’s flood victims
Aug 13, 2019
Vatican Secretary of State, Card. Pietro Parolin has sent a telegram to local authorities in India, expressing the condolence of Pope Francis for the
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Pope offers prayers for deceased Cardinal Obeso Rivera
Aug 13, 2019
Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his sorrow and offering his prayers following the death of the Archbishop emeritus of Xalapa, Mexico.
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Pope writes to people of Genoa one year after collapse of Morandi Bridge
Aug 13, 2019
Almost a year has passed since the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, which caused the death of 43 people. Pope Francis remembers that tragic day in a letter sent to the Genoese newspaper "Il Secolo XIX", also published in other newspapers of the group Gedi News Network.
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Cardinal Obeso Rivera of Mexico dead at 87
Aug 13, 2019
The emeritus Archbishop of Xalapa, Mexico, has died. He was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory of 28 June 2018.
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Pope at Angelus: Be ready for the final encounter with the Lord
Aug 12, 2019
Pope Francis reflects on this Sunday’s Gospel and on Jesus’ call to be vigilant and to “light our lamps” as we await the final encounter with the Father.
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Pope recalls 70th Anniversary of Geneva Conventions
Aug 12, 2019
Pope Francis recalls the importance of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, especially for those affected by armed conflict.
Sunday Reflection
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Living Faith
Today’s reading speaks about faith and our response to faith. They begin with Abraham, the Father of Faith. Abraham was a prosperous man of his time, living in Ur, located in the fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
