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People light candles in front of a Catholic church during the Easter Vigil in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, April 4, 2015.
Pope calls Russian Catholics to work toward ‘goal of communion’
Catholics in Russia are called to be “an evangelical seed” that bears the fruit of communion and unity, especially with Orthodox Christians, Pope Francis said. In a message published … more
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An elderly woman becomes emotional as Pope Francis greets her as he arrives for a May 2014 weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Pope Francis wanted the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 25 to be inaugurated as the world seeks to recover from a deadly pandemic, calling for the faithful to be “angels,” who care, console and caress.
Pope to grandparents, all elderly people ‘You are needed’
Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives. “I was called … more
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People carry a flag with the name of St. John Paul II over the spot of the May 13, 1981, assassination attempt against the Polish pope, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 13, 2021. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the former secretary of St. John Paul II, and a small group of Catholics gathered in the square to mark the 40th anniversary of the shooting.
Polish pilgrims mark anniversary of attempt to assassinate St. John Paul
An elderly man stood alone in St. Peter’s Square May 13, using his wooden rosary beads to pray by a simple plaque marking the place where St. John Paul II was shot exactly 40 years … more
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Pope Francis participates in a memorial prayer for the victims of the war at Hosh al-Bieaa, the church square, in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2021.
Faith amid the ruins
Pope Francis summarized his “pilgrimage of faith and penitence” to Iraq in a prayer: “If God is the God of life — for so He is — then it is wrong for us to kill our … more
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Children wait in line for food at an evacuation center in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 14, 2020, after being forced from their homes from flooding caused by Typhoon Vamco. Five tropical storms or typhoons have hit the Philippines in a three-week period, including the strongest typhoon since 2013 and the biggest floods since 2009.
Typhoons buffet the Philippines, affecting Fr. Dandi’s mission work
Father Donardo “Dandi” Bermejo and his committed cadre of healthcare and aid workers in one of the poorest areas of the Philippines have been contending with the COVID-19 pandemic, deadly … more
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Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 3, 2020. During the audience, the Pope prayed for George Floyd and said, “We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism.”
Pope prays for U.S., calls racism a pro-life issue
Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and … more
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This is the entrance through which pilgrims pass on their way to the place of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection.
A visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see seven more photos.  A lifelong Catholic scholar and historian offers the following photos and recollections from his visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in … more
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Pope Francis lights the paschal candle at the start of the Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 11, 2020. The Mass was celebrated without the presence of the public due to the coronavirus crisis.
Even in time of pandemic, Easter proclaims the victory of life, Pope says
CLICK HERE to see a related video from Catholic News Service. SCROLL THE ARROWS to see five additional photos In a dark and nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis blessed a fire, … more
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Pope Francis prays in front of the Marian icon, "Salus Populi Romani" (health of the Roman people), during a prayer service in an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 27, 2020. At the conclusion of the service the pope held the Eucharist as he gave an extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world). The service was livestreamed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, Pope says
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope … more
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops now offers resources on its website for Catholics during the coronavirus pandemic.
USCCB website now offering resources for Catholics amid COVID-19 pandemic
The website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a special link on its website to a page offering various resources for the nation’s Catholics as they weather the ongoing … more
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Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March 27, 2020. The blessing will be livestreamed on vaticannews.va/en.
What is a plenary indulgence?
Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March … more
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Jesuit Father Alfredo Ferro celebrates Mass July 14, 2019, in the indigenous community of Nazaret, Colombia. In Pope Francis' postsynodal apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia," released Feb. 12, 2020, the pontiff acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Bishops worldwide laud ‘Querida Amazonia’ exhortation
Bishops from throughout the world gave high marks to Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia,” taking note of the care with which it was crafted to include the … more
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U.S.-born Sister Dorothy Stang, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is pictured in a 2004 file photo in Belem, northern Brazil. The nun was 73 when she was murdered Feb. 12, 2005, on an isolated road near the Brazilian town of Anapu. She had lived in the country for nearly four decades and was known as a fierce defender of a sustainable development project for the Amazon forest.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Brazil remembers Sister Dorothy Stang; landless defenders still threatened
Feb. 12 was the 15th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang’s assassination in the Amazon region of Brazil. The U.S.-born nun is remembered as a crusader for the poor and the landless and for her … more
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Pilgrims travel in boats as they accompany the statue of Our Lady of Nazareth during an annual river procession and pilgrimage along the Apeu River to a chapel in Macapazinho, Brazil, Aug. 3, 2014. The Vatican released Pope Francis' postsynodal apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia"
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: In Amazon document, Pope calls for action rooted in conversion of heart
Like so many of Pope Francis’ teachings and major documents, his apostolic exhortation on the Amazon is built on a call for conversion — a new way of seeing, thinking and … more
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Sister Maria Emilia Molenda Kuche of Parana, Brazil, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus Crucified, is pictured March 28, 2019, in Islandia, a town in the Peruvian Amazon, where she serves.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Pope on women in Amazon Church: Don’t try to ‘clericalize’ them
Pope Francis released his document on the Amazon region on the 15th anniversary of the assassination in Brazil of U.S. Notre Dame Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary who defended the poor and the … more
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Father Edwin Anthony, a Jesuit missionary from India, celebrates Mass in St. Ignatius, Guyana, April 6, 2019. In Pope Francis’ postsynodal apostolic exhortation, “Querida Amazonia,” released Feb. 12, 2020, the Pontiff acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Pope says there is no quick fix for priest shortage in Amazon region
CLICK HERE to watch a related video from Catholic News Service. Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been … more
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Pope Francis attends the final session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 26, 2019, file photo. The Vatican on Feb. 12 released the Pope’s apostolic exhortation, “Querida Amazonia” (Beloved Amazonia), which offers his conclusions from the synod.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Pope shares his ‘dreams’ for Amazon region, its Catholic community
Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature is protected, and the Catholic Church is present and … more
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Catholic pilgrims travel in a boat during an annual river procession and pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Conception along Brazil’s Caraparu River in Santa Izabel do Para, in the Amazon jungle, Dec. 8, 2012.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: ‘Powerful words of understanding’: Pope backs indigenous in Amazon
Saying the world has much to learn from Amazonian indigenous peoples, Pope Francis declared the Catholic Church their ally in their struggle to protect the region’s forests and rivers. In … more
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Men, women and children are seen behind barbed wire after the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945 in Oswiecim, Poland. Historians estimate that the Nazis sent at least 1.3 million people to Auschwitz between 1940-45, and it is believed that some 1.1 million of those perished there. Auschwitz was liberated by the Russian Army Jan. 27, 1945.
Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ Pope says
Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the … more
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