Vatican

• Pope sends messages of solidarity to suffering Christians in Iraq, Nigeria

  Apr 06, 2015

  Cardinal Fernando Filoni, the prefect of the Congregation for Evangelization, travelled to Iraq to spend Holy Week and Easter with embattled Christians there, the Vatican announced.

  
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  Pope's Easter message: In this violent world, what we need is Christ's resurrection

  Apr 06, 2015

  Pope Francis reminded Christians this Easter of the strength which comes from Christ’s death and resurrection, calling them to be witnesses of peace and justice, especially for those suffering today in regions of extreme violence and persecution.

  
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  Pope Francis' Homily at Easter Vigil

  Apr 06, 2015

  The Lord is not sleeping; the Watchman is watching over his people (cf. Ps 121:4), to bring them out of slavery and to open before them the way to freedom.

  
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  Pope's Meditation After Via Crucis Procession

  Apr 06, 2015

  Here is the translation of the Pope's meditation after the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross), which took place at the ancient Colosseum of Rome on Good Friday.

  
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  Pope Francis' Homily at Chrism Mass

  Apr 05, 2015

  "The Lord 'gets involved' with us, becomes personally responsible for removing every stain, all that grimy, worldly smog which clings to us from the journey we make in his name."

  
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  If you're looking for the truth, you'll find the Resurrection: Pope

  Apr 05, 2015

  During his homily for the Easter Vigil Pope Francis said that the Resurrection of Jesus is a mystery we can only enter by going out of ourselves and looking for the truth.

  
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  Pope Francis Says He Hopes to Visit Colombia

  Apr 05, 2015

  Pope Francis expressed his hope to visit Colombia soon in a letter sent to Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga of Tunja, President of the Colombian Bishops Conference.

  
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  Pope to Priests: 'Do not let your feet remain dirty'

  Apr 03, 2015

  Pope Francis stressed this during his homily at the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica this morning, calling on priests gathered to realize God never feels it is too late to wash away priests' 'weariness' and that, “People love their priests, they want and need their shepherds!"

  
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  Pope Francis: 'Jesus' Love never deceives us'

  Apr 03, 2015

  Pope Francis arrived on Holy Thursday to the Casa Circondariale Nuovo Complesso Rebibbia, a prison in Rome to celebrate the Mass of the Lord's Supper.

  
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  Between the Cross and Hope

  Apr 02, 2015

  Palm branches, cries of hosanna: As in the rest of the world, Palm Sunday was the start of Holy Week for Catholics in Iraq. In Malabrwan, a small Christian village in the north of the country dozens of children gathered in the Chaldean parish church holding palm and olive branches to commemorate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.