#Mourning

War-stricken families. UGCC bishops: “A school of affliction, wherein to dwell in order to cultivate hope”

The situation of war-affected families in Ukraine featured in a report presented at the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian…

Austria: Graz attack, the country’s bells ringing in remembrance of the victims. Three days of national mourning

Pope Francis remembered by his Argentinian spokesman. Father Marcó: “Bergoglio once saved a mother suffering from depression”

Father Guillermo Marcó, who served as Cardinal Bergoglio’s spokesman in Buenos Aires for nine years, travelled to Rome to attend…

Abraham Skorka: “With Francis, we dreamed of changing the world”

Rabbi Abraham Skorka, a personal friend of Pope Francis, shares his memories of their special bond, forged in Buenos Aires:…

Remembering Pope Francis. Cardinal Semeraro: “A friend and a shepherd always open to the Spirit”

“His immense humanity and deep spirituality remain enshrined in my heart.” Cardinal Semeraro shares his personal memories of Pope Francis…

Pope Francis: Card. Ferrão (Bishops of India and FABC), “we have lost a compassionate and courageous pastor”

Pope Francis: Mgr Colombo (Argentine bishops), “he taught us to serve the poor and to build peace”

The Pope and China. Chiaretto Yan (Shanghai), “He loved our country. He was China’s Pope”

Speaking to SIR from Shanghai, Chiaretto Yan describes the moment the news of Pope Francis’ death reached China, the reaction…

Pope Francis: Mgr García Cuerva (Buenos Aires), “we feel orphans of a father who has learned to love the world”

Pope Francis: prayers and suffrage Masses from Iceland to Malta, to Novosibirsk

Biagio Conte, the man who saw the face of Christ in the faces of those ‘abandoned’ by society

The lay missionary, founder of the Hope and Charity Mission, home to over 600 people including the poor, migrants and…