Vatican
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Pope draws attention to three important dates
Nov 12, 2018
Pope Francis draws attention to the beatification of 16 people in Spain, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, and the World Day of the Poor.
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Pope: The Eucharist influences the baptized, but also the earthly city
Nov 12, 2018
In the audience to the members of the Pontifical Council for International Eucharistic Congresses, Pope Francis urges the next Eucharistic Congress in Budapest (in 2020) to be a witness in modern and secularized society, where faith has become marginal.
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Pope: The church is not a marketplace with a 'price list' for the sacraments
Nov 10, 2018
"It is true that the celebrations must be beautiful - beautiful - but not worldly, because worldliness depends on the god of money. It is an idolatry like others. This makes us think about our attitude to the house of God, our respect for churches when we enter ".
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For Pope and Gewargis III, peace in the Middle East must be based on the primacy of the law
Nov 10, 2018
In a joint statement, Francis and the Catholic Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East note the progress on the path of unity and reiterate that "it is not possible to imagine the Middle East without Christians. This conviction is founded not simply on religious grounds, but also on social and cultural realities, since Christians, with other believers, greatly contribute to the specific identity of the region”.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the bones found in Vatican Nunziature
Nov 09, 2018
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, responds to journalists’ questions about the bones found in the Vatican Nunziature to Italy.
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Pope authorizes decrees on the causes of saints
Nov 09, 2018
Pope Francis met Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on November 7, and authorized the promulgation of 16 decrees concerning 24 persons.
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Pope: Unhealthy drinking water an immense shame in 21st century
Nov 09, 2018
Pope Francis sends a message to an International Conference entitled, "The management of a common good: access to drinking water for all" which is taking place in Rome on the 8th November.
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Pope at Mass: Bearing witness, complaining, asking questions
Nov 09, 2018
At the Mass Thursday morning at Casa Santa Marta, the Pope warns against the sin of “murmuring,” which is a part of our daily life. And he reminds us that the logic of the Gospel is contrary to the logic of the world.
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Poverty caused by evils as old as humanity
Nov 09, 2018
How is it that God in heaven can hear the cries of the poor, but so many people watching or standing nearby either cannot or just do not care? Pope Fr
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Cardinal O'Brien: Don't let Holy Land become a 'museum'
Nov 08, 2018
Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, told journalists Wednesday that the order of knighthood is committed to providing good educational opportunities in the Holy Land to help Christians remain in their homeland.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD