Pope Francis: Judge your own heart first – not that of those in need
Helping a person in need requires compassion toward their situation, Pope Francis said Sunday, encouraging Catholics to think first about their own hardness of heart, not the sins of others.
Papua New Guinean children to perform 5-minute concert for Pope Francis
Some 70 children from the Queen of Paradise (QOP) Project are scheduled to perform for Pope Francis during his upcoming visit to Papua New...
‘Historic discovery’ of ancient Biblical fragments made in Israel
Archaeologists have unearthed fragments of a 1,900-year-old Biblical scroll in Israel, in what experts are calling the most important discovery in the last 60 years.
Custos of the Holy Land: ‘Christ’s empty tomb brings forth hope’
In his Easter message to the faithful, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, OFM, reassures that Jesus Christ's empty tomb...
Singapore cathedral’s Christmas trees laden with thanksgiving prayers
The two huge Christmas trees in front of the sanctuary in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd are slowly seeing star-shaped objects hanging...
Pope Francis: 10 years of missionary zeal along paths of mercy and peace
Ten years have passed since 13 March 2013, the day Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to the See of Peter. Pope Francis' pontificate has been marked by a passion for evangelisation ...