Pope Francis’ Message for World Mission Day 2019
The message is titled "Baptized and sent: the Church of Christ on mission in the world", the same as the extraordinary missionary month that Pope Francis wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Benedict XV's Maximum illud.
Pope’s December prayer intention: For volunteer organizations
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for December, asking the faithful to pray that volunteer organizations, and that those who work in them may work as “artisans of mercy.”
Pope Francis urges Chinese Catholics to be ‘good citizens’
As Pope Francis concluded Mass on Sunday in the Hun Theatre in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, he took a moment to invite two Chinese...
Myanmar’s Loikaw Diocese provides health services where military has failed
The situation in Myanmar is critical with healthcare and other services practically non-existent in the wake of the protests and strikes against the military coup.
Pope prays for victims of terrorist attack in Moscow
Pope Francis offers his prayers for the victims of Friday’s terrorist attack on a concert hall in the Russian capital of Moscow, and...
Holy See: Racism still plagues our societies
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican Observer to the UN in New York, addresses the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and says that ongoing racism in our societies can be eradicated by promoting a true culture of encounter.