1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (972+ words) On September 11, 2001, the United States had just been struck by four suicide attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives in different parts of the country. Pope John Paul II was at Castel Gandolfo when he received a telephone call from the Director…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (305+ words) Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said that genuine dialogue does not eliminate differences but creates the conditions for them to coexist through cooperation. Speaking in Assisi on Monday, 7 September, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations addressed the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday with members of the Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (CELRA), who are holding their annual meeting in Rome. In his address, the Pope recognized that the Bishops guide local Churches spread…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) Pope Francis, who wrote the preface to the original Italian edition of A Christian on Death Row – My Commitment to Those Condemned, described the work as a mastercalss in God’s mercy. Dale Recinella’s book offers a firsthand account of more…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (620+ words) “It is not yet too late” to change course and redirect what has been used for destruction towards life, Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday, urging Christians to make care for creation an expression of ecological conversion and universal fraternity....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (710+ words) Although Pope Francis visited French territories three times — in 2014, when he addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg; in 2023, when he travelled to Marseille for the Mediterranean Meetings; and in 2024, when he visited Corsica for a congress on popular piety — Pope…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (431+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday with participants in a meeting promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (CELAM), which focused on the topic “Addiction in Latin America.” In his address, the Pope praised the Commission’s work with the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Wednesday with several Lutheran Bishops from Norway as they make a pilgrimage to Rome. In his address, the Pope invited the Bishops to visit the various holy sites associated with the early Christians and martyrs,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (900+ words) Exactly one month from now, Pope Leo XIV will begin his very first visit to France. Scheduled for September 25–28, the Pope will visit Paris, including a stop at the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (926+ words) "In place of the weapons of war, the God of peace grants us the strength to heal, to reconcile and to build a civilization of love." Pope Leo said this in his Message for the World Day of Prayer for…...