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Rami and Bassam: Pope Francis shared our pain
Posted on 03/27/2024 10:20 AM ()
Two bereaved fathers, one an Israeli Jew and one a Palestinian Muslim, speak to Vatican News about their meeting with Pope Francis, who thanked them for their witness of fraternity.
Word of God among the cardboard: Easter journey of the poor at St. Peter's
Posted on 03/27/2024 06:40 AM ()
A community of Claretian Sisters in Rome organize a penitential service to help homeless people living near the Vatican to prepare for Easter, combining spirituality with tangible charity to meet their needs.
Pope to Catholics in Holy Land: May hope arise from seeds sown in pain
Posted on 03/27/2024 06:02 AM ()
In an Easter Letter addressed to Catholics in the Holy Land, Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness and paternal affection, and encourages Christians around the world to offer concrete support and prayers for peace.
Catholic group calls on UK’s COVID-19 inquiry to look at impact on faith groups
Posted on 03/27/2024 05:18 AM (CRUX)
U.S. bishops write in support of Senate religious freedom resolution
Posted on 03/27/2024 04:38 AM (CRUX)
Study looks at how American Catholics think about ‘climate justice’
Posted on 03/27/2024 04:38 AM (CRUX)
Pope embraces bereaved Palestinian and Israeli fathers who found friendship amid war
Posted on 03/27/2024 04:00 AM ()
Pope Francis shares an embrace with an Israeli and a Palestinian, each of whom lost a daughter, saying the two men "look beyond the enmity of war" and are now friends.
Pope at Audience: Patience offers convincing witness to Christ's love
Posted on 03/27/2024 03:28 AM ()
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis calls on the faithful to imitate Christ's patience, saying this virtue offers one of the most convincing testimonies of the Lord's love.
Archbishop Gallagher: Negotiations needed to stop wars
Posted on 03/26/2024 17:57 PM ()
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, discusses the future of Europe and the world, along with the wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land, reiterating the Holy See's support for the two-state solution.
Patriarch Sako: We need final week of Lent to clear our minds and hearts
Posted on 03/26/2024 10:16 AM ()
Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans, encourages Christians to make use of the final week of Lent “to clear our minds and hearts and to return to the authenticity of our faith.”