Tag: Vatican News
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.
Pope to celebrate Mass for 7th anniversary of Lampedusa visit
Pope Francis will celebrate Mass on Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of his first papal trip outside Rome, which saw him visit the Italian island of Lampedusa to offer comfort to migrants.
Pope’s prayer intention for July: that families be loved, respected, guided
Pope Francis on Thursday releases a video message accompanying his prayer intention for July, which this month is for families that they be “accompanied with love, respect and guidance."