Pope at Audience: ‘disconnect from TV, smart phones and connect to the Gospel in...
Pope Francis holds the General Audience in St Peter’s Square on Ash Wednesday, reflecting on how the coming forty days are a good time to make room for the Word of God in our lives.
Pope in Kazakhstan: Religions ‘key to building world peace and understanding’
In his address at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Pope Francis underscores how...
Chinese Christians honor ancestors at Easter
As the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday approached, parishioners of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Xiantao city in China’s Hubei province were alarmed by the sounds of fireworks and firecrackers.
Pope to young people: be bridge builders in a world marked by division
“Jesus calls you to be witnesses of communion, builders of bridges and sowers of trust in a world often marked by division and suspicion...
Israeli and Palestinian children recite St Francis’ prayer for peace
Muslim and Christian children, all students at the Franciscan school in Jerusalem, gathered to draw, write and pray together on Saturday...
Ukrainian priests to celebrate Mass in Kyiv bomb shelters
In a video message the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, Major Archbishop Shevchuk reiterates the Church’s closeness to its...