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Pope at Angelus: ‘The poor are the builders of the new humanity’

Jul 06, 2020

Pope Francis reflects on the Gospel reading of the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time noting that the solace that Christ offers to the weary and the oppressed is not merely psychological relief or almsgiving.
Pope: Implement global ceasefire effectively and promptly

Jul 06, 2020

Pope Francis says he hopes a new UN Security Council resolution calling for a global ceasefire will be implemented "effectively and promptly," in order to provide aid for peoples suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Pope: Cooperatives for clean energy against climate change

Jul 06, 2020

In a tweet to mark the International Day of Cooperatives, Saturday, Pope Francis notes that cooperatives across the globe are making a real difference in the fight against climate change.
In an era of divisions, media must build bridges and break down walls

Jul 05, 2020

Pope Francis sent a message to this year’s Catholic Media Conference (June 30-July 2), organised by the Catholic Press Association. The event was held via teleconferencing for the first time, and centred on the topic ‘Together While Apart’.
Need for unity and prophesy in the Church

Jul 05, 2020

Pope Francis spoke on the need for prophecy in the Church today, saying “prophecy is born whenever we allow ourselves to be challenged by God, not when we are concerned to keep everything quiet and under control. When the Gospel overturns certainties, prophecy arises.
Covid-19: Pope Francis continues his gestures of closeness

Jul 04, 2020

Pope Francis supports efforts against Covid-19 with a donation to the World Food Programme.
Pope: ‘Care for the elderly, don’t leave them alone’

Jul 03, 2020

Pope Francis calls the parish priest of a community on the periphery of Rome that he visited in 2018 assuring the faithful there of his prayers and urging them not to leave the elderly alone during the summer months.
Pope's prayer intention for July: That families be loved, respected, guided

Jul 03, 2020

Pope Francis on Thursday releases a video message accompanying his prayer intention for July, which this month is for families that they be “accompanied with love, respect and guidance."
Vatican Financial Information Authority records increased collaboration in annual report

Jul 03, 2020

The Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF) releases its annual report and announces a change of its name to the Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (SFIA).
Vatican Council II: A seed that continues to grow

Jul 03, 2020

A great grace, a true prophecy for the life of the Church, a new Pentecost: these are some of the expressions used by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI to describe the most recent Council – a small seed that has become a tree and continues to bear fruit through the working of the Holy Spirit.