Vatican
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Pope greets Polish faithful on pilgrimage to Piekary Slaskie Shrine
Aug 21, 2023
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis greets the Polish pilgrims who will be visiting the Shrine of Our Lady in Piekary Slaskie in Poland, which draws thousands of women and young people on this day.
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Thousands die at Sea
Aug 18, 2023
Pope Francis called attention to the thousands of people who have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to immigrate to Europe in 2023.
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Be ‘champions of fraternity’
Aug 18, 2023
On the UN International Youth Day, Pope Francis urges young people to dream big and promote a culture of care by becoming “champions of fraternity”.
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Pope Francis meets with President of Madagascar
Aug 18, 2023
Pope Francis meets with the President of Madagascar, Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, and recalls his 2019 Apostolic Journey to the nation.
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Pope blesses 150th National Assumption Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Aug 17, 2023
Pope Francis sends greetings to the some 20,000 faithful from France and all over the world who were gathered in Lourdes on 15 August 2023 for the 150th pilgrimage for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Pope Francis merges two dioceses in Japan
Aug 17, 2023
Pope Francis this week merged the Diocese of Takamatsu with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka in Japan.
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Pope at Angelus: Mary’s life marked by service and praise
Aug 16, 2023
At the Angelus on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis reflects on the “secret” that characterized the lives of Jesus and Mary: service and praise.
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Pope entrusts prayers for peace to Mary, Assumed into Heaven
Aug 16, 2023
Pope Francis renews appeals for peace in Ukraine and around the world, encouraging us to continue to hope and pray for peace.
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Polish Cardinal Dziwisz: ‘Enough of bloodshed in Ukraine!’
Aug 16, 2023
As the Church in Poland celebrates the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the image of Our Lady of Kode?, Queen of Podlasie – Mother of Unity, Cardinal Stanis?aw Dziwisz laments the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and appeals for an end to the bloodshed.
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Pope: Church must accompany workers in midst of job insecurity
Aug 14, 2023
Pope Francis sends a message to a meeting of the Christian Workers’ Movement in the Spanish city of Segovia, and urges the Church to accompany people struggling on the margins of the economy.



Sunday Reflection
God is not like us
God is beyond us. That is what the readings point to this weekend. The fact that God is a mystery and beyond our thinking is not something that should frustrate or disappoint us but, rather, it should be a source of our hope and the ground that we walk on as Christians.
