Vatican

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  Pope at Chrism Mass: Pray for the joy of priests

  Apr 18, 2025

  Pope Francis calls for praying for the joy of priests during the homily he prepared for the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday which was read by Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

  
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  Mass of the Lord's Supper: May we, like Jesus, be Eucharistic people

  Apr 18, 2025

  During the Mass in Coena Domini, Cardinal Gambetti reflects on Jesus' humble act of washing His disciples' feet, calling the Church to become a Eucharistic people who serve with love and share in His closeness.

  
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  Vatican: It is impossible to remove oneself from baptismal registry

  Apr 18, 2025

  The Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Archbishop Filippo Iannone, and its Secretary, Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, have signed an explanatory note outlining the reasons for prohibiting deleting entries from parish registers that record the administration of the sacrament of Baptism.

  
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  Pope Francis and Rome‘s Chief Rabbi exchange Easter greetings

  Apr 18, 2025

  On the occasion of Easter, Pope Francis and the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, exchange messages of mutual good wishes, continuing a tradition of fraternal dialogue and interreligious friendship.

  
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  Pope Francis visits prison inmates on Holy Thursday

  Apr 18, 2025

  Pope Francis visits Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on the afternoon of Thursday, marking a return to the historic penitentiary where he celebrated the Holy Thursday liturgy in 2018.

  
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  Pope welcomes Gemelli hospital physicians and staff to the Vatican

  Apr 17, 2025

  Days before Easter, Pope Francis receives a group of doctors and staff from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, along with members of its affiliated university and structures, in the Vatican, and thanks them, during the 20 minute encounter, for their good work.

  
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  Pope Francis: Have we strayed? Our loving Father waits for us

  Apr 17, 2025

  In Pope Francis' prepared catechesis for the weekly General Audience, which was not held due to his ongoing convalescence, he recalls the parable of the Prodigal Son and reassures us faithful that no matter how far we have strayed, our loving Father waits for us with open arms.

  
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  Pope prepares Via Crucis mediations

  Apr 16, 2025

  The Holy See Press Office shares that Pope Francis continues to show improvements and announces that the Pope wrote the meditations for the Good Friday Via Crucis at Rome's Colosseum.

  
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  Cardinal Parolin: Vatican diplomacy increasingly at the service of peace

  Apr 16, 2025

  The Cardinal Secretary of State highlights the fundamental aspects of the reform of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. An institution, the Cardinal says, called by Pope Francis to form witnesses of faith at the service of the Church, committed to building bridges of dialogue and justice

  
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  Vatican suppresses Sodality of Christian Life

  Apr 16, 2025

  The Superior General of the Sodalitium of Christian Life (SCV), José David Correa González, signs the decree that definitively dissolves the society of apostolic life following accusations of abuse and corruption by the founder and leadership of the group.