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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
After presiding over Mass on Sunday 17 August, Pope Leo will share lunch with some 100 people experiencing poverty from the Diocese of Albano, and the Director of Caritas Albano says ‘they are all eager to speak with him, to share their stories and struggles.’ By Daniele Piccini The last shall be first. Those who live
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday receives in audience a group of pilgrims from Venice, including three inmates of the city’s Santa Maria Maggiore prison. By Christopher Wells Three inmates from Venice’s Santa Maria Maggiore Prison are among a group of pilgrims received by Pope Leo on Thursday at the Vatican. The group’s Jubilee pilgrimage of
Pope Leo XIV will visit with the poor assisted by the Diocese of Albano, celebrating Holy Mass on Sunday, August 17, and then joining them for lunch after the Angelus. By Vatican News UPDATED On Sunday, August 17, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to celebrate Holy Mass in Albano with the poor assisted by the
The Vatican has published a new Rescript, signed by the Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and approved by the Holy Father, that introduces several new measures regarding paternity leave, the rights of parents with children who are incapacitated or have a severe disability, and the granting of family allowances. By Vatican News Five
A New Song for a Broken Pot: Reimagining Hope in the Nigerian Crucible Fr Raymond Olusesan Aina, MSP The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Gwagwalada-Abuja, Nigeria Introduction: The Jubilee of Hope in a Nation of Paradoxes A nation’s heartbeat can be heard not just in its anthems or its markets, but in the collective
The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) calls for a worldwide Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace on August 14, 2025, the eve of the Solemnity of the Assumption. By Linda Bordoni As war continues to afflict so many peoples across the world he world – from Gaza to Sudan, from Ukraine to Myanmar,
Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to share not only material goods but time, presence, and empathy. By Vatican News Addressing the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo reflected on the Gospel passage from Luke, inviting the faithful to ask themselves how they are investing the “treasure” of their lives. Quoting
By Marcus Onuh, Caritas Nigeria In a bid to further strengthen collaboration and continuity within the universal church’s structures, the Executive Secretary, Caritas Nigeria and Director, Church and Society Department of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Peter Babangida Audu, paid a courtesy visit to the Auxiliary Bishop of Minna Diocese, Most Rev. Luka
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Holy Mass on Sunday, August 17, with the poor assisted by the Diocese in Albano, a small town in the vicinity of Castel Gandolfo, the location of the Papal Residence in the Alban Hills outside Rome. By Vatican News On Sunday, August 17, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to celebrate
A papal telegram sent to the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference conveys Pope Leo’s condolences to Ghanaians mourning the deaths of ministers, government officials and civilians who perished in the crash of a military helicopter on 6 August. Vatican News Pope Leo has expressed his sorrow over the deaths of ministers, government officials