Vatican
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Pope thanks Bose Monastics for 'fruitful presence' in Church and society
Nov 13, 2018
Marking 50 years from the writing of the Rule of the Monastic Bose community, Pope has expressed gratitude for its witness and for its fruitful presence in the Church and in society.
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Pope to PAS: science provides the ‘charity of knowledge’
Nov 13, 2018
Pope Francis meets in audience with members of the Pontifical Academy of Science gathering in Rome on Monday for the Plenary Assembly, thanking them for their contribution to contemporary world problems.
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Pope: 100 years from the 'senseless slaughter'. We must invest in peace, not in war
Nov 12, 2018
At the Angelus, Pope Francis remembers the end of the Great War, and asks everyone to "reject the culture of war". The gesture of St. Martin, of sharing with the poor, "shows everyone the way to build peace". The "poor and generous widow as a model of Christian life to be imitated".
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Pope prays for peace in Middle East with head of Assyrian Church
Nov 12, 2018
During an audience with Mar Gewargis III, Pope Francis prays for an end to the suffering of Christians in the Middle East, and celebrates the fruits of ecumenical dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.
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Pope to German journalists: 'Thanks for focusing on people'
Nov 12, 2018
Pope Francis welcomes journalism students and faculty from the German Institute for the Promotion of Young Journalists celebrating it’s 50th anniversary.
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Pope Francis: ‘Singing elevates soul to listen to the Spirit’
Nov 12, 2018
Pope Francis encourages the “Alumni of Heaven” Choir Association to continue proclaiming the Gospel through song and to cultivate a rich spiritual life through the Sacraments.
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Pope: communion, service and mercy foster “Eucharistic culture”
Nov 12, 2018
Pope Francis on November 10 met participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses.
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Pope at Angelus: ‘Let’s think of the widow’
Nov 12, 2018
Like Jesus, Pope Francis asks us to imitate the poor widow who gives everything, saying that she is the “model of the Christian life”.
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Pope draws attention to three important dates
Nov 12, 2018
Pope Francis draws attention to the beatification of 16 people in Spain, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, and the World Day of the Poor.
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Pope: The Eucharist influences the baptized, but also the earthly city
Nov 12, 2018
In the audience to the members of the Pontifical Council for International Eucharistic Congresses, Pope Francis urges the next Eucharistic Congress in Budapest (in 2020) to be a witness in modern and secularized society, where faith has become marginal.
Sunday Reflection
The power of love
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Joseph Lubula