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Breaking: Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi Apostolic Nuncio in Poland

By |2023-08-09T10:08:14+01:00August 9th, 2023|News, Vatican|

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, currently Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria as his representative in the central European nation of Poland. The transfer of the Italian Archbishop from the West African nation to Poland was announced Tuesday, August 8, and published by the Holy See Press Office. Born in October 1963 in the Archdiocese of Milano,

Pope Francis: ‘Next World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea’

By |2023-08-07T09:28:12+01:00August 7th, 2023|News, Vatican|

At the conclusion of the Holy Mass for World Youth Day, Pope Francis expresses his deep gratitude for every person who made “this grace-filled event” possible and announces the Asian country as the next WYD site in 2027. By Edoardo Giribaldi Before making the excitedly-awaited announcement that the next World Youth Day will take place

Prayer Appeal Sent for Missionary Priest, Seminarian Abducted from Nigerian Diocese

By |2023-08-04T09:24:39+01:00August 4th, 2023|News, Vatican|

By Jude Atemanke Minna, 03 August, 2023 / 9:47 pm (ACI Africa). The Catholic Diocese of Minna in Nigeria has sent out a prayer appeal for the safe release of a Priest and seminarian reportedly abducted from the Diocese on Thursday, August 3. Fr. Paul Sanogo, a member of the Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr) and Seminarian Melchior

8 unique things to know about World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

By |2023-08-02T14:19:21+01:00August 2nd, 2023|News, Vatican|

After four years of waiting — one year longer than expected due to the pandemic — and fears that the pope’s health issues would force another postponement, World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, will finally take place in a few days, from Aug. 1–6, and it promises to be unique in many ways. This

8 unique things to know about World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

By |2023-08-02T14:05:57+01:00August 2nd, 2023|News, Vatican|

The 37th World Youth Day gets underway with Mass celebrated by the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, providing hundreds of thousands of young people their first opportunity to share their faith journey. By Francesca Merlo - Lisbon, Portugal In a flurry of excitement and joy, the first day of World Youth Day came to a close

World Youth Day opens in Lisbon with Mass for thousands of pilgrims

By |2023-08-02T13:59:05+01:00August 2nd, 2023|News, Vatican|

The 37th World Youth Day gets underway with Mass celebrated by the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, providing hundreds of thousands of young people their first opportunity to share their faith journey. By Francesca Merlo - Lisbon, Portugal In a flurry of excitement and joy, the first day of World Youth Day came to a close

The Vatican Flag (the theology of the flag)

By |2023-07-29T19:30:16+01:00July 29th, 2023|News, Vatican|

This is the Roman Catholic Church flag. It was adopted by the Holy see on June 7th 1929. It is white and yellow, (gold) with two keys crossed and a Papal Tiara(that thing that looks like crown) inbetween the keys. The white and yellow represents the albumen of an egg and the yellow (Gold) represents

World Youth Day pilgrims from Mexico surprised by private visit with Pope Francis

By |2023-07-29T06:48:59+01:00July 29th, 2023|News, Vatican|

  Father Ignacio Bello was surprised to receive a handwritten letter from the pope himself inviting him and his group of World Youth Day pilgrims to the Holy Father’s Vatican residence on the morning of July 25, 2023. | Chiara Beltrán Hannah Brockhaus By Hannah Brockhaus When Father Ignacio Bello invited Pope Francis to join

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Fernández

By |2023-07-12T07:13:21+01:00July 12th, 2023|News, Vatican|

Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the Vatican’s recently appointed doctrinal chief Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, at a consistory on Sept. 30. The 86-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after reciting the Angelus prayer on July 9. This is the full list:

Pope Francis: Do you ‘live as a witness of Jesus?’

By |2023-07-03T11:16:25+01:00July 3rd, 2023|News, Vatican|

Every baptized person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis said on Sunday. In his Angelus address July 2, the pope recalled that at our baptism, each of us received “the gift of the prophetic mission.” The pope, addressing an estimated 15,000 pilgrims and tourists

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