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Pope Francis: The greatest joy for every believer is to respond to God’s call
January 18, 2021
In his Angelus address on Jan. 17, the Day of St Anthony, the pope offered a reflection on Jesus’ first encounter and call of his disciples Andrew and Simon Peter in the Gospel of John
Pope Francis admits women to ministries of lector and acolyte in new motu proprio
January 11, 2021
In the motu proprio “Spiritus Domini,” issued on Jan. 11, the pope changed canon 230 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law to read: “Lay people who have the age and skills determined by decree of the Episcopal Conference, they can be permanently assumed, through the established liturgical rite, to the ministries of lectors and of acolytes; however this contribution does not give them the right to support or to remuneration by the Church.”
‘A martyr who died laughing’: Cause of priest imprisoned by Nazis and communists advances
January 07, 2021
Fr. Adolf Kajpr was a Jesuit priest and journalist who was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp after publishing Catholic magazines critical of the Nazis. Five years after his liberation from Dachau, Kajpr was arrested by Communist authorities in Prague and sentenced to 12 years in a gulag for writing “seditious” articles.
Pope Francis calls for a commitment to ‘take care of each other’ in 2021
January 04, 2021
In the live video broadcast from the Apostolic Palace, the pope said that “things will get better to the extent that, with God's help, we work together for the common good, putting the weakest and most disadvantaged at the center.”
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Archbishop Kondrusiewicz days after return to Belarus from exile
January 03, 2021
In a statement Jan. 3, the Holy See Press Office said that the pope had accepted the archbishop’s resignation in accordance with the Church canon that requests that a bishop offers his resignation to the pope at the age of 75.
Vatican City set to launch COVID-19 vaccinations this month
January 03, 2021
In a statement released Jan. 2, the head of the Vatican health service, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, said that the Vatican has purchased a low temperature refrigerator to store the vaccine and expects to begin administering vaccinations in the second half of January in the atrium of Paul VI Hall.
Pope Francis pens Christmas letter to ‘beloved people of Lebanon’
December 24, 2020
Pope Francis called on Lebanon’s political leaders to use their responsibility to seek the best interest of the public rather than personal gain.
Pope Francis on Christmas Eve: The poor manger was rich in love
December 24, 2020
Pope Francis offered “Midnight Mass” early this year due to Italy’s national curfew at 10 p.m. The country has entered into a lockdown for the Christmas season in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Pope Francis: ‘Christmas is the feast of love incarnate’
December 24, 2020
Speaking via livestream Wednesday from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said that he wanted to “offer some food for thought” as the world prepares for the celebration for Christmas.
Belarus to be consecrated to Mary on Immaculate Conception feast
December 08, 2020
Rome Newsroom, Dec 7, 2020 / 10:30 am MT (CNA).- The metropolitan archbishop of Minsk has asked all churches in Belarus to pray an act of consecration of Belarus to the Immaculate Heart of Mary after Mass on Dec. 8. “With faith in Mary’s help, let us turn to her to ask her Son, the
Rwanda’s first cardinal sees family as key to planting the seeds of peace
December 02, 2020
Cardinal Kambanda (pictured, photo credit: Vatican Media) lost his parents and five of his siblings in the 1994 genocide. The only other surviving member of his family is a brother who currently lives in Italy.
Pope Francis and NBA players discuss social justice in Vatican meeting
November 24, 2020
Pope Francis requested the meeting last week because he wanted to learn more about the American athletes’ social justice advocacy.
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