Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned a suspected chemical attack in Syria that left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town as an “unacceptable massacre” “We watch horrified as the latest events in Syria unfold,” Francis said at his midweek public audience in St Peter’s square. “I completely deplore theContinue Reading
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Forty-five women became nuns in Britain in 2015, 14 of them under 30 years old. That’s the highest number who have taken orders in 25 years. Not many 29-year-old women would abandon a career in academia and get themselves to a nunnery. But that’s exactly what Theodora Hawksley did –Continue Reading
An inter-faith Charter promoting palliative care for the elderly across the world has been launched at the Vatican. Religious leaders, patients and medics attended a conference to discuss future challenges of a rising elderly population and an increasing demand for social care, The 2-day event, organized by the Maruzza FoundationContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis has called for a “collective and concerted” multilateral effort to eliminate nuclear weapons, telling a United Nations conference working on a treaty to prohibit such weapons that international peace and stability “cannot be based on a false sense of security, on the threat of mutual destruction orContinue Reading
Milan, Italy: Pope Francis celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation in Milan, telling mass-goers that even today God is still searching for hearts like Mary’s that are open to welcoming his invitation and providing hope, even when it’s hard. As in the past, “God continues to look for allies, he continuesContinue Reading
One of the highlights of Pope Francis’ 1-day pastoral journey to the Italian city of Milan on March 25 , was his visit to the city’s main detention center, the San Vittore Prison. Shortly after midday and the recitation of the Angelus, the Pope travelled to the prison where he wasContinue Reading
Rome: Two of the visionaries of the Marian apparitions of Fatima – young shepherds Jacinta and Francisco Marto – will be canonized by Pope Francis when he visits the Portuguese shrine in May. The Vatican announced the pontiff approved the miracle attributed to their intercession on Thursday, the final stepContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Tuesday Pope Francis released a video message to youth in advance of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Panama in 2019. He said that like the Virgin Mary, they are needed, and they should not be afraid to leave their mark on the world.Continue Reading
Philip Pullella Rome: Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in October if the security situation in the country stricken by civil war and famine does not worsen, a bishop from the country said on Tuesday. The pope has said several times that he wants to go to the country toContinue Reading