Global Church News

  • Pope makes unscheduled visit to relics of Polish martyrs killed in Peru

    Aug 01, 2016

    Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop at a church in Krakow to venerate the relics of two Polish Conventual Franciscans killed by insurgents in Peru in 1991.

  • Pope makes unexpected stop at Franciscan monastery

    Jul 31, 2016

    Before heading to an evening prayer vigil with youth, Pope Francis made an unannounced stop at a Franciscan monastery housing the relics of two martyrs, where he prayed for peace and an end to violence.

  • At Auschwitz, Pope prays for God's forgiveness

    Jul 31, 2016

    Pope Francis paid a solemn visit to the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps on Friday, where over a million people are believed to have lost their lives. At the memorials, he gave no speech and prayed in silence, but instead wrote in the guest book two simple lines begging for God's mercy and forgiveness.

  • The cruelty of Auschwitz still continues, Pope tells youth

    Jul 31, 2016

    Speaking from the balcony of the bishop's palace in Krakow, Pope Francis told youth gathered below that the horror lived by prisoners in the Auschwitz extermination camp isn’t over, but still continues in those who suffer various forms of cruelty today.

  • The Pope's powerful words at a children's hospital in Poland

    Jul 31, 2016

    Pope Francis paid a visit to the patients of a children's hospital in Krakow on Friday, where he expressed his solidarity with the sick and lauded the hospital in its caring for “the smallest and most needy,” showing his gratitude to those present for “this sign of love.”

  • Pope Francis visits Auschwitz

    Jul 30, 2016

    After celebrating a private Mass in the chapel of the Archbishop of Krakow, Pope Francis travelled to Auschwitz on July 29.

  • Francis' message to young Cubans: Dream of a better world

    Jul 30, 2016

    Pope Francis sent a video message to Cuban youth unable to attend World Youth Day on Friday, encouraging them to have hope and to bring the Gospel to life.

  • Pope Francis: Are you suffering? Jesus is with you

    Jul 30, 2016

    The Way of the Cross shows Christ's embrace of everyone who hungers, suffers, and dies – and the imperative for Christians to do works of mercy.

  • A 'cry of hope' after the death of Father Hamel

    Jul 30, 2016

    At a Mass said for the victims of Tuesday's church attack in France, the Archbishop of Paris appealed for hope as he remembered Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed by two Islamic State terrorists as he was celebrating the Eucharist.

  • Archbishop of Jakarta: We are opposed to the death penalty, we pray for the condemned

    Jul 29, 2016

    The government is preparing the execution of 14 prisoners of different nationalities within three days. They are all accused of drug dealing or drug possession. Msgr. Suharyo asks the faithful for special prayers "so that capital punishment is removed from our legal system."