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Pope Francis asks Catholics to join prayer for peace in the Holy Land
May 21, 2021
Staff Reporter
Pope Francis thanked God for the cease-fire agreed to in the Holy Land, adding a prayer “for the pursuit of paths of dialogue and peace.” He asked all Catholics – “pastors and faithful” – to “unite themselves spiritually” to a prayer initiative promoted by the Bishops of the Holy Land, who will celebrate the Vigil
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Appeals for Peace & Justice
May 19, 2021
Staff Reporter
"It is important that all the Church will join the mother Church of Jerusalem in the prayer of intercession," Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa told EWTN, " for peace and justice in the Holy Land.”
Pope Francis blesses Carlo Acutis statue for orphanage in Egypt
March 19, 2021
Courtney Mares/CNA
The pope received the family of Carlo Acutis in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace on March 18 after his general audience. Acutis’ parents, Andrea and Antonia, were present for the blessing of the statue of their recently beatified son, as were Carlo’s younger twin siblings, Francesca and Michele.
An invitation to break bread with the needy
March 18, 2021
Staff Reporter
"Even in the pandemic," Bishop John Keenan of Paisley went on to say, "the Table has kept going with takeaways and deliveries."
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