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Pope Francis: Subsidiarity means everyone has a role in healing society
September 23, 2020
“To emerge better from a crisis, the principle of subsidiarity must be enacted, respecting the autonomy and the capacity to take initiative that everyone has, especially the least,” Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis blesses bell that will ring out in defence of unborn
September 23, 2020
Pope Francis blessed a large bell on Wednesday that Polish Catholics hope will ring out in the defence of unborn life.
Taiwan foreign ministry: Vatican-China deal will not affect diplomatic recognition
September 15, 2020
Taiwan’s foreign ministry says it has received assurances from the Vatican regarding the renewal of the Vatican-China deal
Vatican official visits Belarus after archbishop blocked at border
September 11, 2020
A senior Vatican official arrived in Belarus for talks on Friday after the leader of the country’s Catholic Church was barred from returning to his homeland
China’s foreign ministry: Vatican deal has been ‘implemented successfully’
September 11, 2020
A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said China’s interim deal with the Vatican has been “implemented successfully.”
Pope Francis to sign a new encyclical on human fraternity on October 3
September 05, 2020
Pope Francis will sign the third encyclical of his pontificate in Assisi
Pope Francis: Economics should not ‘sacrifice human dignity to the idols of finance’
September 04, 2020
Pope Francis told heads of state and business leaders that human dignity and “ecological conversion” ought to shape the future of Europe’s economy. 
Pope Francis calls for solidarity at first audience with pilgrims after lockdown
September 02, 2020
In his first Wednesday audience with pilgrims since Italy’s lockdown, Pope Francis called for solidarity to reawaken unity and bring God’s love to a suffering world.
Cardinal Parolin stresses ‘spiritual consonance’ between Pope Francis and Benedict XVI
September 01, 2020
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has written an introduction to a book describing the continuity between Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Pope Francis calls Mozambique bishop after Islamist militants seize port city
August 21, 2020
Pope Francis made an unexpected phone call this week to a bishop in northern Mozambique, where militants linked to the Islamic State have seized control of the port city of Mocimboa da Praia
Nuncio meets Zimbabwe government minister after clash over Catholic bishops’ letter
August 21, 2020
The Vatican’s representative in Zimbabwe met with a senior government official on Wednesday amid tensions following a pastoral letter issued by the country’s bishops
Abbot who helped revive traditional monasticism laid to rest in France
August 20, 2020
A Benedictine abbot who helped to revive traditional monasticism and Gregorian chant in France was buried on Wednesday in the 11th-century Abbey of Fontgombault, the monastery he led for more than 30 years
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