Category: Vatican
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Top Jesuit supports ‘LGBTQ Catholics’ event held at order’s headquarters in Rome
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Oct 11, 2024 / 17:00 pm Father Johan Verschueren, the general counsellor and delegate for the Interprovincial Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus in Rome, expressed his support for the “LGBTQ Catholics” event held recently at the general house of the Society of Jesus in the Eternal City.…
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Lebanese bishop makes impassioned plea for peace at synod briefing
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Oct 5, 2024 / 10:35 am A Lebanese bishop made an impassioned plea for peace and forgiveness at the Synod on Synodality’s daily press briefing on Saturday, as the assembly’s first week drew to a close. Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batroun shared his personal experience of violence and forgiveness, recounting…
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Analysis: This week at the Synod on Synodality — revolution or much ado about nothing?
By Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Oct 3, 2024 / 17:45 pm Perhaps it is in the very nature of the Synod on Synodality to take steps back after having taken several steps forward. But the tone of the opening days of the synod’s final general assembly makes it apparent that, for the moment, there is…
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Synod on Synodality retreat aims for ‘renewed’ Pentecost through Mary and the rosary
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Sep 30, 2024 / 17:10 pm Secretary-General of the Synod of Bishops Cardinal Mario Grech opened a two-day retreat on Monday for participants of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, encouraging synod participants and the Catholic faithful to pray the holy rosary for the duration of the Oct.…
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Pope Francis at Angelus: ‘True power is taking care of the weakest’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Sep 22, 2024 / 09:25 am On Sunday, Pope Francis recalled Jesus’ teaching that true power is found by taking care of others, not by exploiting them or using them. “With a word as simple as it is decisive, Jesus renews our way of living. He teaches us that true…
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Pope Francis at Angelus urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 am During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others whose bodies were recovered by Israeli military in Gaza last month. “I am praying for the victims and continue…
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Pope Francis will not go to Paris for Notre Dame cathedral reopening
By Courtney Mares Aboard the papal plane, Sep 13, 2024 / 14:28 pm Pope Francis definitively ruled out the possibility of visiting France for the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral on his return flight on Friday from Southeast Asia. Speaking during an in-flight press conference on the papal plane on Sept. 13, the pope…
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Pope Francis begins historic apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Sep 2, 2024 / 08:18 am Pope Francis departed Rome on Monday to commence his 45th apostolic journey, one that will take him to Southeast Asia and Oceania over the course of nearly two weeks. During his 11-day journey — the longest trip of his papacy to date — the…
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Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak in Gaza
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 1, 2024 / 13:15 pm After the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas were recovered by Israeli forces this weekend, Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for peace in the Holy Land, urging the release of the remaining hostages and humanitarian aid for the polio outbreak in Gaza.…