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Cardinal Tagle: Eucharistic Congress was a ‘blessed experience’
Posted on 07/25/2024 01:30 AM ()
In this interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reflects on his experience at the Tenth National Eucharistic Congress in the United States, and shares the message Pope Francis had for participants.
Athletica Vaticana reminds Olympic athletes of their great responsibility
Posted on 07/25/2024 00:46 AM ()
Ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Athletica Vaticana encourages the athletes in fraternal friendship and reiterates Pope Francis' appeal for an Olympic Truce.
Pope appoints Concetta Brescia Morra member of the ASIF Council
Posted on 07/24/2024 23:34 PM ()
Pope Francis has appointed Dr. Concetta Brescia Morra, a leading economics expert, as a Council member of the Vatican’s Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF), replacing Dr. Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi, who has been appointed as a judge of the Italian Constitutional Court.
Sierra Leone: “Kush” is killing our children on the streets –Holy Rosary Sisters fighting to rescue them
Posted on 07/24/2024 05:23 AM ()
The Holy Rosary Sisters in Sierra Leone express concern for the future of the country, given the devastating consequences of the synthetic drug known as Kush ruining the country's youth.
African faith leaders join pleas for Jubilee debt forgiveness
Posted on 07/24/2024 05:08 AM ()
Christian and Muslim African religious leaders address a joint statement to the G20, G7, United Nations, IMF and World Bank calling for debt relief for Africa in view of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.
Some 400 children die of rising heat across Europe and Central Asia
Posted on 07/24/2024 04:27 AM ()
A new report issued by the UN's Children's Fund, UNICEF, reveals that nearly 400 children were killed in 2021, alone, across Europe and Central Asia, as drastically-increasing temperatures threaten the lives of the youngest and most vulnerable.
Maronite Bishop in Lebanon says people praying for peace, offering help
Posted on 07/24/2024 03:46 AM ()
Maronite Bishop Munir Khairallah of the Diocese of Batroun, Lebanon, describes the situation there as tensions grow between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militiamen in the south, while the local church prays for peace and helps some 100,000 refugees who have fled the area.
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recognizes ‘Trinity Fount of Mercy’ messages
Posted on 07/23/2024 23:37 PM ()
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith sends a letter, approved by the Pope, to the cardinal bishop of Como granting the ‘nulla osta’ regarding spiritual experiences at the Sanctuary of Maccio.
Spirituality: a vital factor in Positive Mental Health
Posted on 07/23/2024 07:07 AM ()
Spirituality and Full Consciousness: Paths to Well-Being” was one of the panels at the international conference on ‘Positive Mental Health’, organised by the Cabo Verde Ministry of Health. The meeting took place over the weekend in Cabo Verde’s city of Praia. Fr. Gilson Frede was one of the speakers on the panel.
Holy See expresses 'deep concern’ over growth in nuclear rhetoric
Posted on 07/23/2024 06:42 AM ()
Speaking at a meeting at the UN’s Geneva headquarters, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero warns of the “existential threat” posed by nuclear weapons.