Tag: Vatican News
Pope’s August prayer intention: people in the maritime world
In his prayer intention for this month of August, Pope Francis urges prayers for seafarers and those working in the maritime world.
Vatican publishes book containing Pope Francis’ “lockdown” homilies
Vatican Publishing House publishes a downloadable .pdf publication containing Pope Francis’s daily homilies from Casa Santa Marta and prayers suggested for the Coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19: Vatican launches #sendyourhug campaign to support elderly
The Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life picks up Pope Francis’s invitation for young people to show closeness to the elderly who are experiencing loneliness due to Covid-19 lockdowns.
Vatican issues new guidelines for parishes: 5 things you need to know
The Congregation for Clergy on Monday published new guidelines for the world’s parishes, which aim to encourage parishes to think of themselves as missionary communities of evangelization.
Holy See urges concrete solutions to protect life and dignity of refugees
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, on Tuesday addressed a meeting on resettling refugees through complementary pathways.
Holy Land: Lack of pilgrims doesn’t lessen hope
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, speaks about the Church’s commitment to supporting the thousands of families affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.