The following is the message sent by Pope Francis to His Eminence Cardinal Ricardo Blásquez Pérez, president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, on the occasion of the National Congress of the Laity taking place in Madrid from February 14-16, on the theme: “The People of God going forth”: Message of the Holy Father To the […]
Today, Saturday, February 15, 2020, Pope Francis received in audience, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, His Excellency Mr. Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Msgr. Mirosław Wachowski, under-Secretary for Relations with States. During the discussions in the […]
Three important events are taking place in Mexico City these days, which concern the pastoral and missionary conversion of the Church on the American continent from the perspective of Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium. The first, which begins today, is intended for missiologists. The continental Seminary of Missiologists is held from February 14-16, which aims to […]
Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Porras said during a press conference at the ACN Foundation’s headquarters in Spain that “real changes are always built from the bottom up” and cautioned about “not raising our hopes about so many populisms that are doing so much damage to our continent”. The Archbishop of Merida and Apostolic Administrator of Caracas […]
About 35 heads of States and government are expected to attend the annual Munich Security Conference which began on Friday. Many countries are represented by high-level diplomats. Within the context of this Conference, a meeting took place today, February 14 between His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, […]
This morning, Pope Francis received the President of the Republic of Hungary, Mr. János Áder, in audience. According to a communique released by the Holy See Press Office, during the “cordial” discussions, appreciation was expressed for their existing good bilateral relations. In addition, the statement highlighted, they recalled the centenary of diplomatic relations between the […]
The shrine to the 21 Christian men beheaded by ISIS on a Libyan beach in February 2015, will hold an exhibition on February 15, honoring the men and marking the fifth anniversary of their death. Twenty of the men were Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt. The 21st victim was a Christian from Ghana. They have been […]
Give us grace to endeavor after a truly Christian spirit to seek to attain that temper of forbearance and patience of which our blessed savior has set us the highest example; and which, while it prepares us for the spiritual happiness of the life to come, will secure to us the best enjoyment of what […]
In the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, the diocese in Hong Kong has decided to suspend all public Masses for two weeks. “The next two weeks will be a crucial time to suppress the epidemic. The diocese has decided to suspend all public Masses, on Sundays and weekdays for two weeks, including the […]
Words of caution: be careful not to slowly slip into worldliness, and if you start to, pray to the Lord so His grace and love give you a new start… According to Vatican News, Pope Francis stressed this during his daily morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta as he reflected on today’s First Reading which […]