Describing the Amazon rainforest as “vital for our planet,” Pope Francis prayed for action to extinguish the massive fires burning there. “We are all worried about the vast fires that have developed in the Amazon,” the pope said after leading the Angelus prayer on August 25. “Let us pray that with the commitment of all […]
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The apostolic nunciature in Chile announced that the Vatican has opened an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against retired Archbishop Bernardino Pinera Carvallo of La Serena, who is the uncle of Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. In a statement, the nunciature said the preliminary investigation will determine the credibility of an accusation of abuse allegedly […]
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The message of Knock is “extremely important” in today’s society, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation has said. This year marks the 140th anniversary of the apparition in the Irish village in County Mayo when, on 21st August 1879, 15 people, aged six to 75, witnessed the silent vision of Mary, […]
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An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria announced its decision today in Melbourne. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson read the decision during a 30-minute hearing. She […]
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Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the Church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian apparitions there, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation. Speaking at Knock Shrine in County Mayo on the feast […]
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In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis told pilgrims that adoration of God and service to others spread the fire of God’s love and change the world, one heart at a time. “I invite everyone to discover the beauty of the prayer of adoration and to exercise it often,” he said. The pope focused on […]
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Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns competing for their attention and instead be drawn to God and his greatness, Pope Francis said. After reciting the Angelus prayer today, on the feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis also blessed thousands of rosaries that will be given […]
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Pope Francis has approved new statutes for the Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, which include structural changes and a mandatory external audit. The renewed statutes, which were approved by the pope ‘ad experimentum’ (on a trial basis) for two years, were revealed on Monday. The pope emphasised […]
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Pope Francis has offered prayers and condolences for victims of monsoon flooding in Southern India, which has left at least 184 people dead. In a telegram, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the pope is “deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life in the monsoons of recent days in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat, […]
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Marking the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope Francis urged nations to recall the need to protect the life and dignity of the victims of war and armed conflict. “Everyone is required to observe the limits imposed by international humanitarian law, protecting unarmed populations and civil structures, especially hospitals, schools, places of worship, refugee camps,” […]
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