Vatican
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Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
Mar 10, 2024
Pope Francis has asked that 2024 be marked as a Year of Prayer. The Holy Father announced its launch on Sunday, January 21, 2024, on the fifth annual celebration of the ‘Sunday of the Word of God’.
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Pope Francis to the world’s children: ‘If we really want to be happy, we need to pray’
Mar 10, 2024
Pope Francis has issued a message to the world’s children in anticipation of the Church’s first-ever World Children’s Day, which will take place in Rome from May 25–26, reminding them that the key to happiness lies in cultivating a prayer life and personal relationship with Christ, which in turn forms the basis of broader social action.
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Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2024
Mar 10, 2024
The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2024, which will include five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most sacred week of the year.
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Pope Francis: Thomas Aquinas' thought more relevant than ever
Mar 08, 2024
On the 750th anniversary of Thomas Aquinas’ death, Pope Francis praises the thinker's "fresh and valid insights to our globalised world, dominated by legal positivism and casuistry."
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Pope calls the father of Giulia Cecchettin, an Italian victim of femicide
Mar 08, 2024
As Gino Cecchettin presented a book dedicated to his 22-year-old daughter, who was murdered in November 2023, he revealed that the Pope called him: “The Pope represents 2 billion people, and when you hear his words, you feel 2 billion people giving you a pat on the back.”
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Pope Francis: ‘Of all vices, pride is the great queen’
Mar 07, 2024
Pope Francis this week used his general audience to focus on the vice of pride, with the Holy Father for the second consecutive week relying on an aide to read his remarks.
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Pope urges respect for 'complementary dignity' ahead of International Women's Day
Mar 07, 2024
Pope Francis sends a message of support to an event marking International Women's Day, calling for "respect for the equal and complementary dignity of women and men."
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Pope to celebrate Mass in Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Holy Thursday
Mar 07, 2024
Pope Francis will preside over the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Rebibbia women’s prison on Holy Thursday.
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Pope: ‘Pray for people suffering from horrors of war’
Mar 06, 2024
Pope Francis invites Christians to pray for all people who suffer from the horrors of war and to invoke peace for our world.
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Meeting highlights key leadership role women play addressing global challenges
Mar 06, 2024
In conjunction with International Women's Day, Church leaders, ambassadors, and experts are meeting in Rome for a one-day meeting focusing on "Women leaders: Towards a brighter future". Speakers from around the world are highlighting the critical need for women’s leadership in tackling global challenges.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.