Pilgrim of peace: Pope Francis to visit Thailand
Pope's visit seeks to promote inter-religious dialogue in the Buddhist-majority nation.
Pope Francis applauds women on International Women’s Day
On International Women's Day, Pope Francis calls for an applause for women, saying "they deserve it," while praising their "tender hearts" and "ability to construct a more humane society."
Pope’s prayer intention for January: At the service of fraternity
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for January 2021, which focuses on human fraternity, and calls for people of different religions, cultures, traditions, and beliefs to return to the essential: love of neighbor.
Pope Francis’ twin prayers for an “end to the pandemic”
Pope Francis left the Vatican on Sunday to visit two important pilgrimage sites in Rome to pray for the city and the world, in the midst of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Pope urges new cardinals to stay on the Lord’s road
Pope Francis urged new cardinals he created on Saturday not to stray away from “journeying on God’s road”. The red colour of the cardinals’ attire, which symbolizes blood, he warned, “can, for a worldly spirit, become the colour of a secular ‘eminence’”.
South Korean Church ordains nearly two dozen new priests
Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick ordains 23 new priests during Mass in the Cathedral of Myeongdong in the South Korean capital of Seoul.