VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis, in his traditional Easter Sunday address, denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage, even as the coronavirus pandemic has triggered severe social and economic …
Read More »Pope at Easter Urbi et Orbi: ‘Risen Christ is hope that does not disappoint’
Pope Francis delivers his traditional Easter message “Urbi et Orbi” – to the city and to the world – underlining how today we celebrate the event that gives us hope that does …
Read More »Pope at the Easter Vigil: Christ alive today, always helps to start anew
Celebrating the ninth Easter of his pontificate, Pope Francis delivered a homily at the Easter Vigil Mass, reflecting on what it means to go to Galilee, where the Risen Lord will precede …
Read More »The hope of children at the heart of the Via Crucis led by the Pope
Pope Francis presides over the Via Crucis, in an almost empty St. Peter’s Square: a moving symbol of the loneliness and isolation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic imbued with the hope provided …
Read More »Christians celebrate Good Friday and Easter under virus problems
JERUSALEM (AP) – Christians in the Holy Land celebrated Good Friday without the mass pilgrimages typically seen in the days leading up to Easter due to the coronavirus, and worshipers in many …
Read More »Pope Francis: Look to Heaven for True Justice
Pope Francis presided over the formal inauguration of the Vatican’s judicial year on Saturday, calling on those engaged in the Vatican’s judiciary to be witnesses “to the immense heritage of values that …
Read More »Pope Francis celebrates Dante: prophet of hope and poet of mercy
Pope Francis publishes an Apostolic Letter entitled “Sinceridad lucis aeternae” on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri, and highlights the relevance, timelessness …
Read More »Pope: crucifix our compass and hope in life
“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith? Is the title of a new book from the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. It contains images and texts that recall the gestures and words …
Read More »Pope cuts salaries of moving cardinals and clergy to save other jobs
Pope FranciscoPope Francis Pope warns of organized crime trying to profit from pandemic Pope compares racism to virus Catholic priests promise to bless same-sex unions in defiance of Vatican MORE on Wednesday …
Read More »Pope Francis’ calendar of events for Holy Week 2021
The Holy See Press Office publishes Pope Francis’ calendar for Holy Week this year. The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re …
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