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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.
Cardinal Gulbinowicz dies ten days after Vatican sanctions
November 16, 2020
A Polish cardinal recently sanctioned by the Vatican for sexual abuse has died at the age of 97
Video shows 90-year-old cardinal telling kidnappers: ‘I will preach what is the truth’
November 13, 2020
When 90-year-old Cardinal Christian Tumi was interrogated in captivity by armed separatists in Cameroon last week, he calmly told his captors that he had been called by God to preach only what is true. A video published on social media Nov. 7 revealed a conversation that took place while Cardinal Tumi was held overnight by separatist militias
Catholic charity sends aid to Mozambique after reports of mass beheading
November 12, 2020
In response to reports that militants linked to the Islamic State had beheaded more than 50 people in northern Mozambique, a Catholic charity is sending emergency aid to the affected diocese. Local media in Mozambique have reported that Islamist militants carried out executions on a soccer field in the village of Muidumbe in the country’s
French bishops’ appeal for public Masses during lockdown rejected by judge
November 09, 2020
The French bishops’ appeal to continue public Masses during France’s national lockdown was rejected Saturday by the Council of State. “The bishops deplore above all that the faithful will thus remain unable to participate in Mass, the summit of their faith and an irreplaceable encounter with God and with their brothers,” the French bishops’ conference
Cardinal is freed after kidnapping by gunmen in Cameroon
November 06, 2020
Cardinal Christian Tumi, who was kidnapped by gunmen Thursday evening in Cameroon’s Northwest Region, has been freed. “Glory be to God. Cardinal Tumi has been freed by the Separatist fighters. He is fine and in good health,” Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo diocese announced on the afternoon of Nov. 6. The 90-year-old archbishop emeritus of
Vatican diplomat: Catholics can help UN to live up to its principles
October 28, 2020
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio to the UN, made the remark at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the intergovernmental organization’s founding.
Pope Francis urges laity to ‘take a step forward’ in evangelization
October 14, 2020
Pope Francis called for the laity to “take a step forward” in carrying out the Church’s mission of evangelization in a preface to a book written by an Italian bishop. “The time is now. The mission of the laity is not a privilege of a few and it involves total dedication,” Pope Francis wrote in the
Pope Francis: Business management requires fair and clear conduct, not corruption
October 05, 2020
Pope Francis told a group of investment bankers Monday that fair conduct and transparency are essential in the field of finance. “Christian thought is not contrary in principle to the prospect of profit, rather it is contrary to profit at any cost, to profit which forgets man, makes him a slave, reduces him to one
Pope Francis: The path to holiness requires spiritual combat
September 28, 2020
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Christian life requires concrete commitments and spiritual combat in order to grow in holiness.
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