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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Answering Pope Francis’ appeal for Christians to mark Wednesday as a special day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the World Council of Churches joins in pleading for dialogue instead of threats. By Lisa Zengarini As the threat of Russian troops invading Ukraine continues to rise, Catholics around the world are joining in prayer for
Francis Messages World Communications Day MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 56th WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS Dear brothers and sisters, Last year we reflected on the need to “Come and See” in order to discover reality and be able to recount it beginning with experiencing events and meeting people. Continuing in
‘Long, winding, repetitious, irrelevant, unprepared homilies are signs of a sick spiritual life of the priest,’ says Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas. ‘Homily abuse can harm souls.’ ADVISE TO PRIESTS. Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas of the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. Today we make a spiritual journey again to the Upper Room to remember our
The 2022 World Watch List (WWL) released on Wednesday by Open Doors International shows that persecution against Christians continues to rise especially in Asian and African countries and that the COVID 19 pandemic has further exacerbated discrimination. By Lisa Zengarini 2021 recorded a new significant increase of persecutions against Christians across the world, according to
Pope Francis authorizes the conferral of the title Doctor of the Church on Saint Irenaeus, and the promulgation of three Decrees concerning the Heroic Virtues of three people on the path to canonization. By Vatican News staff reporter Pope Francis on Thursday received in audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the
Amoris Laetitia: When Jesus dwells in the family In 10 episodes — one each month — we bring you a video with the Pope’s reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family. The initiative, a joint collaboration between the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and
The Vatican’s Fides News Agency releases its annual list of Catholic missionaries who died a violent death in 2021, with the majority bearing witness to their faith on the African continent. By Devin Watkins Half (11) were killed on the African continent, followed by the Americas (7), then Asia (3), and finally Europe (1). Baptized
Pope Francis continued his catechesis series on St. Joseph at the weekly General Audience, focusing on his role as “a persecuted and courageous migrant.” Following the depiction of Jesus’ foster father in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13-23), the Pope explored the massacre of all children under the age of 2 in Bethlehem, ordered by King
The Dicastery for Communication releases a free App entitled “Vatican for All” to provide information on the activities of the Pope and the Church in the world for people with sensory disabilities, as part of the “No One Left Out” project. By Vatican News In the days leading up to Christmas, the “Vatican for All”
By Robert Mickens | Vatican City Pope Francis brought together his top Vatican aides this week for an annual late December appointment that he described as “a way to express (their) fraternity ‘out loud’ through the exchange of Christmas greetings”.But this year’s holiday gathering of mostly bishops and cardinals was actually a chance for the