Pope Francis mourns victims of Thai daycare centre attack Pope Francis sends his condolences to victims of an attack on a daycare centre in Thailand, assuring spiritual closeness to those affected by the “unspeakable violence.” By Vatican News staff reporter More than 30 people died, including 23 children, in a violent attack at a daycare

Protesters burn archbishop’s letter calling for end to liturgy dispute The majority of clergy in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese reject the ‘uniform mode’ of the Syro-Malabar Eucharistic liturgy.   Indian Catholics burned Saturday an archbishop’s letter instructing parishes to implement a new mode of celebrating the liturgy. Laymen were pictured Oct. 1 setting light to the circular letter

Pope’s October prayer intention: A Church that walks together Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of October, in which he asks that the Church be one of synodality, which means walking together, along the same road. By Francesca Merlo As is customary at the beginning of every month, Pope Francis has released

The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appealed to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to ‘stop the spiral of violence and death’ in Ukraine and denounced the ‘absurd’ risk to humanity of catastrophic nuclear war a s tensions escalate. On the seventh-month war as he addressed the public in St. Peter’s Square, last Sunday, the Holy Father also called on Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ‘be open’ to

Vatican to host international meeting on “Sport for All” At a press conference in the Vatican on Wednesday, organizers present the International Summit “Sport for All: Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to each Person” to be held at the New Synod Hall on Friday and Saturday, bringing together people from around the world to underscore the

Pope at Audience: Prayer is indispensable aid to discernment At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis focuses on the importance of prayer in discernment, which allows us to enter into intimacy with God. By Christopher Wells Continuing his catechesis on discernment, at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of prayer. He said

Pope: A “Life of Jesus” for a closer relationship with Him Andrea Tornielli’s book “Life of Jesus”, with an introduction by Pope Francis, hits the shelves in Italian on 27 September. The Editorial Director of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication tells the story of Christ alternating the Gospel texts with a personal and historical reconstruction

Pope at Audience: Discernment helps us recognize God in unexpected events Pope Francis sheds light on the theme of discernment during his catechesis at the weekly General Audience by recalling the example of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and highlights how God works through unforeseen events and mishaps. By Benedict Mayaki, SJ Pope Francis continued his

Pope John Paul I: “A servant” for the people As the day for his beatification arrives, newly-released audio from then-Bishop Albino Luciani, future Pope John Paul I, provides a sketch of a pastor living in service to others. By Andrea Tornielli “My mother never told me to go and become a priest, never; but she

Pope to Caritas Spain: Love is the most essential trait Speaking to a delegation of representatives from Caritas Spain on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, Pope Francis praised the nation’s Catholic charities saying the name Caritas recalls the essential trait of love we must bear, all created in the image of God’s boundless love.