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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Vatican News “I once again make this appeal to all people of good will: that, at least on the feast of the birth of the Saviour, one day of peace may be respected”: This was the appeal launched by Pope Leo XIV in view of the Christmas holidays, on Tuesday 23 December, from Castel
Collaborators for the exchange of traditional Christmas greetings. The Pope recalls his ‘beloved predecessor’ Francis and his encouragement to be a Church that is ‘welcoming to all,’ urging them consider the ‘major ecclesial, pastoral, and social challenges’ and to become a sign of peace for a world marked by conflict. By Salvatore Cernuzio Mission and
1. *January: For prayer with the word of God* Let us pray that praying with the word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. 2. *February: For children with incurable diseases* Let us pray that children suffering
Holy See Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin presides over at Mass in a hospital chapel in Rome, and visits the oncology ward, bringing Christmas greetings to the patients. By Edoardo Giribaldi Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over Mass this morning, December 16, in the chapel at Rome’s Dermopathic Institute of the Immaculate Conception. In his homily,
Speaking at the Jubilee for Italian Diplomacy, Pope Leo repeats the appeal of Paul VI for an end to war, and calls on diplomats to be men and women of dialogue. By Christopher Wells Pope Leo XIV highlighted the virtue of hope as “the name the will takes on when it firmly strives for the
Some Protestant scholars welcome Vatican document clarifying Marian titles facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Pope Leo Mary Jesus crown Pope Leo XIV places a crown on the Madonna of Sinti, Roma, and Walking Peoples during the audience of the Jubilee of the Roma, Sinti, and Traveling Peoples in Paul
CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 07:00 am Jimmy Lai, the Catholic human rights advocate whose long-running national security trial in China has drawn criticism and charges of persecution, was found guilty on Dec. 15 of multiple violations of China’s national security laws, bringing an end to several years of what advocates have described as
During his homily on the Sunday of the Jubilee of Prisoners, Pope Leo XIV challenges both inmates and those responsible for the prisons to hold on to hope and he reminds everyone “that no human being is defined only by his or her actions and that justice is always a process of reparation and reconciliation.”
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic educators in Africa to help young people regain confidence in their future, especially those driven to leave the continent. In a message addressed to a congress held in Nairobi, he calls for formation that strengthens family life, revives solidarity and sacrifice, and shapes leaders committed to the common good. Vatican
On the occasion of the solemnity of December 8, we look back at several reflections from Popes throughout the years—a Marian path that connects to the dogma proclaimed by Pope Pius IX. By Amedeo Lomonaco Each year on the Advent journey, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception invites the Church to turn its gaze toward