Vatican
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Three-day paternity leave for Vatican staff
Mar 04, 2022
Pope Francis has granted a three-day paternity leave to new fathers who work at the Vatican.
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Lent is about eternal rewards, not appearances
Mar 04, 2022
Pope Francis cautioned on Ash Wednesday against the temptation to allow Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving to be taken over by an “illness of appearances” that cares more about earthly than eternal rewards.
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Pope’s March Intention: For Christians facing new bioethical challenges
Mar 04, 2022
For the month of March, Pope Francis has asked us to pray for Christians facing new bioethical challenges; may they continue to defend the dignity of all human life with prayer and action.
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Holy See invites entries for Jubilee 2025 official logo
Mar 04, 2022
The Vatican is holding a worldwide competition to choose the official logo for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.
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Pope Francis’ closeness to Ukrainian refugees
Mar 04, 2022
Through the Office of Papal Charities, Pope Francis has sent medical supplies to the Basilica of Santa Sofia in Rome – the national Church of the Ukrainian Catholic community in Italy. For several days now, trucks laden with food and basic necessities have been departing to bring aid for the people who are suffering the terrible effects of the war.
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Pope to visit Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan
Mar 04, 2022
A Holy See Press Office statement says Pope Francis will be travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on an Apostolic Journey in July.
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Pope appeals for closeness to the elderly forced into shelters to escape bombs
Mar 03, 2022
At the Wednesday general audience, thanks to the Poles who are taking in Ukrainian refugees. "Our prayer and fasting remind us that peace always begins with our personal conversion".
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Ash Wednesday: We implore the peace only God can give
Mar 03, 2022
Cardinal Pietro Parolin presides over the customary Mass on Ash Wednesday in Rome's Basilica of Santa Sabina in place of Pope Francis, who is resting due to acute knee pain doctors are treating. The Cardinal read the Pope's homily, which recalled this day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine.
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Way of the Cross every Friday during Lent in St. Peter's Basilica
Mar 03, 2022
The faithful have been invited to participate in the Way of the Cross service every Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome during Lent, which began with Ash Wednesday, March 2.
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Thousands of documents on feudal Japan found in a Vatican collection
Mar 03, 2022
Thousands of ancient rolls tell the story of anti-Christian persecution in Japan between the 17th and 19th centuries, they were restored and digitised with the collaboration of Japanese cultural institutions. The Salesian missionary Mario Marega brought them to the Vatican Apostolic Library in 1953.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan