Pope postpones World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day
Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year the next gatherings of the World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day.
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.
‘To collaborate in order to build’ – Responding to the challenge of internal displacement
Ahead of the World Migrant and Refugee Day slated for 27 September, Lorena Margarita Pinilla Rojano shares her experience of fleeing from violence and becoming internally displaced.
Caritas Philippines: International help needed in aftermath of 2 typhoons
The Philippines has been struck by two powerful typhoons in a fortnight. While Caritas is reaching out to the affected people, it is asking the government to seek international help.
Vatican modifies distribution of ashes for Ash Wednesday
The Congregation for Divine Worship releases a note laying out the procedures priests around the world are to follow for the distribution of ashes at the start of Lent.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass for 500 years of Christianity in Philippines
Pope Francis celebrates Mass to mark the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines, and urges Filipinos to renew their commitment to Christ as missionary disciples.