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Pope at Angelus: Prayer lifts us out of spiritual laziness to help others

Mar 01, 2021

At the Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis reflects on the Transfiguration of Jesus, and urges Christians to turn our experience of prayer into a desire to carry hope to the world.
Pope appeals for release of 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria

Mar 01, 2021

Pope Francis joins the Bishops of Nigeria in appealing for the release of 317 schoolgirls who were abducted in northwest Nigeria on Friday.
Pope Francis: St Gabriel an example for young people, 100 years on

Mar 01, 2021

Pope Francis sends a letter marking the start of a jubilee year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the canonisation of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Poland celebrates 90th anniversary of Divine Mercy apparition

Feb 27, 2021

A Vatican Archbishop celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first Divine Mercy apparition on Monday in the Polish city of Plock.
From Pius XI to Pope Francis: A history of Spiritual Exercises at the Vatican

Feb 27, 2021

For nearly 100 years, popes have set aside time for an annual retreat and meditation on spiritual exercises.
Pope Francis’ guide for Lent: The call to pastoral conversion

Feb 27, 2021

In his 2013 apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”), Pope Francis spoke of his dream for a “missionary option” (No. 27).
Holy See reiterates calls for nuclear disarmament, arms control

Feb 25, 2021

During the High-Level Segment of the 2021 Conference on Disarmament, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, highlights the importance of joint efforts geared towards disarmament, calling it an “ethical imperative” as the world continues on the path towards peace and fraternity.
Former Vatican ambassador in Baghdad looks ahead to Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq

Feb 24, 2021

When Cardinal Fernando Filoni served as the papal nuncio in Iraq in the early 2000s, he remained in Baghdad amid bombings and suicide attacks.
Pope sends telegram on the death of Italian Ambassador in DRC

Feb 24, 2021

On Tuesday evening, Pope Francis sends a telegram to Italian President Sergio Mattarella noting the 'exemplary witness' of the Italian Ambassador, and the 'expert and generous service' of the police offier both slain in an attack on Monday.
Archbishop Gallagher to UN: Inalienable human rights must be defended

Feb 24, 2021

The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States sends a video message to the United Nations, and highlights the inalienable nature of human rights that must be respected, even amid measures implemented to curb the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.