Today the Holy Father Francis received in audience His Excellency Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, who later met with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States. The cordial discussions took place in the context of the centenary […]
The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) will be celebrated Sunday 27 September 2020. With the theme “Forced like Jesus Christ to flee”, Pope Francis urges us to discover the reality of internally displaced people more deeply and invites us to celebrate the WDMR in our community. The Holy Father’s message is presented in the latest video […]
Pope Francis sent the message below to the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) on the occasion of its Plenary Assembly, which takes place online from 25 to 26 September. ****** To His Eminence Mgr Angelo Cardinal BAGNASCO President of the Council of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe As you all gather for the […]
Pope Francis today addressed the United Nations General Assembly, calling for the organization to continue to focus on human rights and the environment. Due to the pandemic, his address was sent in a pre-recorded video in Spanish. “In these days, our world continues to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to the […]
A Vatican official on Friday said that the only way to emerge stronger from the coronavirus pandemic is through dialogue, reported CBCP News. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said that continued dialogue amidst the global health crisis is essential. “A pandemic requires a pandemic response, a general […]
The following reflection in light of the upcoming US elections was presented by Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois. It was published on September 20, 2020, in “Catholic Times,” the publication of the diocese. ****** My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As election day in our country approaches in less […]
Our convictions are never entirely safe. Any time an intelligent peer who also strikes us as a man of integrity—a good man, let us say—advocates for a worldview in contradiction with our own, we are obligated to take the disagreement seriously. This is true all the more when such a person moves out of agreement […]
Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch. —Luke 5:4 Over eighteen months ago, on a chilly day in February, I was honored to join Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Institute to help bring a new venture to life. That venture was Evangelization & Culture, the flagship journal of the […]
As we prepare to mark the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees on September 27, Fr Michael Tang Gun from Caritas Myanmar/KMSS* tells us about their project to resettle the internally displaced people (IDPs) who have lived for years in camps in Kachin State. Many displaced people in Kachin State in Myanmar have lost the […]
Saint Therese of Lisieux, the patroness of the Missions, often liked to quote the words of Jesus to Saint Francis of Assisi: “Go, Francis, rebuild my ruined Church”. In essence, it is the same missionary mandate as “teach them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Mt 28:20). Today the Salesian Father Antonio is […]