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Pope calls for prayers for humanitarians risking their lives

Aug 20, 2024

On World Humanitarian Day, Pope Francis calls for prayers for humanitarian workers who bear witness to fraternity, while risking their lives to help others.
Pope Francis receives president of Malawi at Vatican

Aug 20, 2024

Pope Francis receives Malawian president Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera at the Vatican.
Pope at Angelus: Welcome the gift of heavenly Bread found in Jesus

Aug 19, 2024

Pope Francis encourages us to rediscover a sense of wonder and gratitude as we reflect on today's Gospel when Jesus says He is the "living Bread that came down from heaven," the total gift of Himself as heavenly Bread that satisfies the hunger of our hearts.
Pope: May new Blesseds be an example of reconciliation and peace

Aug 19, 2024

At the Angelus, Pope Francis prays that four martyrs beatified in the Democratic Republic of Congo might be examples of peace and reconciliation. He asks for continued prayers that paths of peace may be opened wherever war rages.
Pope encourages women on Polish pilgrimage to joyful witness

Aug 19, 2024

After the Angelus prayer, Francis addressed a thought to the many participants in the traditional gathering held at the Marian shrine in Piekary Slaskie.
Pope: Death penalty never brings justice, but is a poison for society

Aug 19, 2024

Pope Francis pens the preface to “A Christian on Death Row: My Commitment to Those Condemned,” a new book by Dale Recinella, set for publication by the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) on August 27. The 72-year-old former Wall Street lawyer has spiritually accompanied death row inmates in several Florida prisons as a lay chaplain since 1998, alongside his wife Susan.
Pope urges a return to literature: Unplug & READ

Aug 16, 2024

Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside their screens regularly and spend time with a book of literature or poetry, Pope Francis said.
Pope on Assumption: The Blessed Mother leads us toward eternal life

Aug 16, 2024

During his Angelus address on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis reminds the faithful that the Blessed Mother should never be confused for a motionless statue, but rather always recognized as our hardworking companion, preceding us joyfully on our quest toward Heaven with the Lord.
Pope Francis decries grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza, appeals for ceasefire

Aug 16, 2024

During the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Assumption, Pope Francis entrusts the worry and sorrow of people suffering due to conflict and war to Mary Queen of Peace. He recalls the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza and remembers all the peoples of the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar.
Ten years after Pope Francis’ visit, Korean Church working toward unity

Aug 15, 2024

Ten years on from Pope Francis’ visit to South Korea for the 6th edition of the Asian Youth Day, Fr. Diego Cazzolato, a Consolata Missionary, said the Church is seeking to unite immigrants from the Philippines and Nigeria through acts of closeness, while fostering interreligious dialogue in hopes of guiding new generations into a safer world.