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Vatican modifies distribution of ashes for Ash Wednesday
The Congregation for Divine Worship releases a note laying out the procedures priests around the world are to follow for the distribution of ashes at the start of Lent.
By Vatican News
The health situation caused by Covid-19…
Aftershocks jolt Croatia following massive earthquake
Pope Francis has prayed for victims of Croatia's strongest earthquake on record, which killed at least seven people and injured dozens. Aftershocks jolted central Croatia Wednesday, following the 6.3 magnitude tremor felt in several…
Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler, Paolo Gabriele, dies aged 54
Paolo Gabriele died on Tuesday after a long illness, leaving behind a wife and three children.
By Vatican News
Paolo Gabriele, the former butler of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, died on Tuesday after a long illness, aged 54.
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Pope Francis: We are created to make God’s dreams come true
Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King on Sunday. In his homily, the Holy Father invites young people we were created “to make God’s dreams come true in this world.”
By Christopher Wells
Pope Francis…
Pope Francis: UN Food Summit an opportunity to build a more just world
Pope Francis sends a message to the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on the occasion of the UN Pre-Summit on Food Systems, which is taking place in Rome from the 26-28 July.
By Lydia O’Kane
Under the leadership…
Bishop-elect invokes Our Lady’s intercession for South Sudan
Three months and six surgeries after being shot shortly after his appointment as the new Bishop of Rumbek in South Sudan, Fr. Christian Carlassare invokes the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession for peace in the landlocked northeastern…
Card. Bo: God asks Myanmar people to reach out to others through their ‘five senses’
Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon delivered a homily on Sunday, drawing an analogy between Jesus' miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and Myanmar’s dire situation.
By Robin Gomes
As Myanmar continues to reel under the…
Santiago di Compostela Jubilee: A time of grace, healing and encounter
The Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Julián Barrio Barrio, celebrates Mass on Sunday to mark the feast of St James the Apostle.
By Vatican News staff reporter
The Jacobean Holy Year is "a time of grace, healing and…
Religious Sisters organise a Day of Prayer for eSwatini and South Africa.
Following the social unrest that engulfed South Africa and eSwatini recently, women religious leaders in Southern Africa organised an online Day of Prayer to intercede for their countries.
Sr Phatsimo Ramokgwebana, SC – Mochudi,…
Pope prays for victims of flooding in China and blesses Olympics
Pope Francis prays for the victims of flash floods in the city of Zhengzhou, capital of China's Henan Province. He also remembers the Olympic games that started on Friday in Tokyo, blessing all those taking part.
Pope Francis…
Pope prays for victims of flooding in China and blesses Olympics
Pope Francis prays for the victims of flash floods in the city of Zhengzhou, capital of China's Henan Province. He also remembers the Olympic games that started on Friday in Tokyo, blessing all those taking part.
Pope Francis…
Challenges in time of pandemic: APSA publishes its balance sheet
The 2020 balance sheet of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, APSA, made public for the first time, shows decreased contributions to the Roman Curia and decreased profits from investments. APSA’s president, Archbishop…
Guerrero: 2020 was a difficult year, but better than expected
The Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy explains the Holy See’s consolidated balance sheet: the deficit is €66.3 million, but Peter’s Pence subsidized less than in previous years, increasing contributions made to the Churches most…
Olympic Games gets underway with opening ceremony
The Olympics Games got underway in Tokyo on Friday celebrating the world's best athletes set to compete amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vatican News staff reporter
Fireworks lit up the night sky on Friday as the 32nd Olympic Games in…