The Pope’s decision to institute the lay ministry of catechist is the fruit of a journey intuited by Pius XII and sanctioned by the Second Vatican Council and by the Synods of Bishops, especially the Synod for Amazonia. It is…
Pope Francis invites Catholics and Marian Shrines around the world to dedicate the month of May to a marathon of prayer for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. Catholics across the globe are encouraged to dedicate the Marian month of…
A young Nigerian religious, Livinius Nnamani, was ordained a priest on 1 April in Rome, after Pope Francis gave his approval for the seminarian's early ordination. The recently-ordained priest suffers from Leukemia, a cancer of blood cells. A Nigerian religious,…
The 10th World Meeting of Families is scheduled for June 22 to 26, 2022 in Rome. The Diocese of Rome and the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life have jointly released the official prayer for the Church…
Pope Francis calls for urgency in joint efforts on the path towards protecting our planet, in two separate video messages for Earth Day 2021. Commemorating the 51st Earth Day on Thursday, Pope Francis sent two video messages reminding everyone of…
“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” is the title of a new book by the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. It contains images and texts recalling the gestures and words of Francis at the extraordinary “Urbi et Orbi” prayer…
Marking World Water Day, Pope Francis sends a message calling for an urgent change of lifestyle so as not to waste or pollute water, and ensure that this basic human right is made accessible to all. Pope Francis called for…
NAJAF: Perdana menteri Iraq pada awal Mac lalu mengisytiharkan 6 Mac sebagai Hari Toleransi dan Kebersamaan Nasional untuk menghormati pertemuan penting Sri Paus Fransiskus dengan ulama terkemuka Syiah di negara itu. Perdana Menteri Mustafa Al-Kadhimi membuat pengumuman itu melalui Twitter pada…
DALAM PENERBANGAN SRI PAUS: Dalam penerbangannya kembali ke Roma dari Baghdad pada hari Isnin, 8 Mac, Sri Paus Fransiskus mengatakan bahawa ulama besar Syiah Iraq adalah “orang yang rendah hati dan bijaksana,” seraya mengatakan pertemuan mereka pada 6 Mac mempunyai “mesej…
Not two weeks after Pope Francis's historic visit with Ayatollah Al-Sistani, Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Imam Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri discuss the implications of that visit. On Wednesday, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and Imam Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri,…