Pope at audience: “Those who pray never turn their backs on the world”

Pope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the intercessory prayer. “To pray with tenderness for others”, the Pope said, for…

Pope at audience: “do not be ashamed to pray, God always answers”

Pope Francis devoted today’s General Audience to the prayer of petition. “We should not be shocked if we feel the…

Christmas. Italian Bishops’ Conference: “Night time Holy Mass consistent with lockdown schedule”

Evening Holy Mass must comply with the “curfew” schedule. The Italian bishops put forward a set of proposals in the…

Pope at audience: “We are more important to God than all of the sins that we can commit”

Pope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the prayer of Blessing. The Holy Father called on the faithful to be…

Pope at audience: “The Church is not a market or a political party”

Pope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the prayer of the nascent Church, which is the space of the Holy…

Pope Francis: phone call with European Council President Michel. COVID and fight against religious hatred discussed

Pope at audience: “place ourselves in the Lord’s hands”

Pope Francis devoted today’s audience to the figure of Mary, “prayerful woman”. To pray “with an open heart”, and to…

Pope at audience:  “Closeness to the victims of abuse”

Pope Francis devoted today’s audience to Jesus’ persevering prayer. In his closing remarks the Holy Father referred to the Report…

Pope at audience: “violence and hatred seek to compromise fraternal cooperation between religions”

“Deplorable events which seek to compromise fraternal cooperation between religions through violence and hatred”, Francis said referring to the attacks…

Nagorno-Karabakh. Garen Nazarian (Armenian ambassador). “Grave humanitarian crisis. Region at risk of another genocide”

Situation of serious concern in Nagorno-Karabakh with continuing bombing of civilian areas and indiscriminate use of weapons banned by international…

All Saints. Prefect Semeraro: “Holiness resides not in extraordinariness but in ordinary life”. The virus “has not hindered acts of mercy”

The Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, to be created cardinal by the Pope on November 28,…