PRAYER —
Pope at audience: “do not be ashamed to pray, God always answers”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s General Audience to the prayer of petition. “We should not be shocked if we feel the…
PRAYER —
PERMANENT COUNCIL —
Christmas. Italian Bishops’ Conference: “Night time Holy Mass consistent with lockdown schedule”
di M.Michela NicolaisEvening Holy Mass must comply with the “curfew” schedule. The Italian bishops put forward a set of proposals in the…
PRAYER —
Pope at audience: “We are more important to God than all of the sins that we can commit”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the prayer of Blessing. The Holy Father called on the faithful to be…
PRAYER —
Pope at audience: “The Church is not a market or a political party”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the prayer of the nascent Church, which is the space of the Holy…
POLITICS —
Pope Francis: phone call with European Council President Michel. COVID and fight against religious hatred discussed
PRAYER —
Pope at audience: “place ourselves in the Lord’s hands”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s audience to the figure of Mary, “prayerful woman”. To pray “with an open heart”, and to…
MCCARRICK REPORT —
Pope at audience: “Closeness to the victims of abuse”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s audience to Jesus’ persevering prayer. In his closing remarks the Holy Father referred to the Report…
TERRORISM IN EUROPE —
Pope at audience: “violence and hatred seek to compromise fraternal cooperation between religions”
di M.Michela Nicolais“Deplorable events which seek to compromise fraternal cooperation between religions through violence and hatred”, Francis said referring to the attacks…
POPE’S APPEAL —
Nagorno-Karabakh. Garen Nazarian (Armenian ambassador). “Grave humanitarian crisis. Region at risk of another genocide”
di M. Chiara BiagioniSituation of serious concern in Nagorno-Karabakh with continuing bombing of civilian areas and indiscriminate use of weapons banned by international…
INTERVIEW —
All Saints. Prefect Semeraro: “Holiness resides not in extraordinariness but in ordinary life”. The virus “has not hindered acts of mercy”
di Riccardo BenottiThe Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, to be created cardinal by the Pope on November 28,…
LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE —
Europe under siege and the “path of fraternity”.
di Gianni BorsaA message from the Pope was received today in Brussels for the opening of the COMECE Assembly, due to have…
PAUL VI AUDIENCE HALL —
Pope at general audience: “even in the hardest and most sorrowful experiences Jesus prays with us and for us”
di M.Michela NicolaisJesus prays with us and for us “even in the hardest and most sorrowful experiences”, the Pope said in the…
