EASTER —
Pope at audience: “He who serves money is against God”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s general audience to the Easter triduum, which begins tomorrow. “When we go to Mass, it is…
EASTER —
CANDOR LUCIS AETERNAE —
Pope Francis: Dante Alighieri “is a prophet of hope and a witness to the human desire for happiness”
di M.Michela NicolaisIn the Apostolic Letter marking the seventh centenary of the death of the supreme poet, Pope Francis depicts the universal…
LIBRARY OF THE APOSTOLIC PALACE —
Pope at audience: “Mary was and is present in these days of the pandemic”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s general audience to prayer in communion with Mary, mother and first disciple, she who indicates her…
PANDEMIC —
Day of Remembrance for COVID Victims. Fr. Zampini (COVID-19 Vatican Commission): “Health, work and food are needed for all. This crisis is not just about health: everything is interconnected”
di Riccardo Benotti“The crisis we are facing encompasses a set of crises affecting ecology, politics, the economy and society. Everything is interconnected,…
CATECHESIS —
Pope at audience: “Call upon the Holy Spirit, every day.” Appeal for Myanmar and Paraguay
di M.Michela NicolaisIn the second catechesis devoted to Trinitarian prayer, Pope Francis invites us “to call upon the Holy Spirit every day”,…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Pope at audience: “The challenge for the entire world is fraternity”
di M.Michela NicolaisSpeaking at today’s General Audience – live streamed from the private library of the Apostolic Palace – Pope Francis retraced…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Pope in Iraq. Patton (Custos): “A courageous and prophetic journey.” The “perfect joy” of Iraqis
di Daniele RocchiThe Pope’s visit to Iraq seen from Jerusalem by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Pope in Iraq. Card. Sako (Patriarch) to SIR: “The Pope’s tears touched the hearts of all Iraqi people. Now a ‘Magna Carta’ to rebuild the Iraq of civilizations”
di Daniele RocchiPope Francis’ apostolic journey to Iraq (from March 5) ended today with a farewell ceremony in Baghdad. SIR interviewed the…
REACTIONS —
Pope in Iraq. Shi’a cleric Sayyed Jawad Al-Khoei (Najaf): “We will go to the Vatican soon. Dialogue must continue”
di M. Chiara BiagioniSayyed Jawad Al-Khoei, a leading representative of Iraqi Shi’a Muslims, made a promise from Najaf: “We must continue strengthening our…
GENERAL AUDIENCE —
Pope Francis: “I will go to Iraq. One cannot disappoint a people for the second time”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis concluded today’s audience with a confirmation of his visit to Iraq, scheduled to begin the day after tomorrow,…
APOSTOLIC VISIT —
Pope Francis in Iraq. Card. Sandri: “A balm of peace to heal the wounds of Iraq and of the entire Middle East”
di Daniele RocchiPope Francis will depart for Iraq on Friday 5 March (until 8 March), the first journey by a pontiff to…
APOSTOLIC VISIT —
Pope Francis in Iraq: Msgr Michaeel (Mosul): “The Pope will instil hope amid the rubble left by ISIS”
di Daniele RocchiPope Francis will hold a prayer in Mosul for the victims of war on March 7, marking a landmark moment…
