DIPLOMATIC CORPS —
Pope Francis: “The present third world war fought piecemeal is turning into a global conflict”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe Holy Father delivered the traditional New Year’s address to members of the Diplomatic Corps focusing on the theme of…
TO THE ROMAN CURIA —
Pope Francis: “Listening to one another, without judging”
di M.Michela NicolaisIn the traditional Christmas address to the Curia, Pope Francis put the emphasis on three verbs: to listen, to discern…
AUDIENCE —
Pope Francis: “Let us go before the Nativity scene and ask for peace”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis dedicated the Wednesday general audience to the living nativity scene that Saint Francis set up in Greccio, Italy,…
WORLD DAY OF PEACE —
Pope Francis: “New technologies must not promote the folly of war.”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe Holy Father’s Message for the 2024 Day of Peace focuses on artificial intelligence, which has already begun to effect…
AUDIENCE —
Pope Francis: “I’m much better, but I get tired if I speak too much”
di M.Michela NicolaisAs during last Wednesday’s audience, Monsignor Filippo Ciampanelli from the Secretariat of State aided the Pope in reading the text…
CLIMATE —
COP28. Milano: “A climate conference that will make or break the future of our planet”
di Gigliola Alfaro“The outcome has not yet been decided”, but it would be advisable for “the participating countries to increase both their…
INTERVIEW —
Israel and Hamas: Yshay Dan (relative of the hostages), “No spirit of revenge. We must live in peace”
di Daniele RocchiYshay Dan, an Israeli-French citizen, suffered the death of his 80-year-old sister-in-law Carmela and his niece Noya, a 12-year-old autistic…
GENERAL AUDIENCE —
Pope Francis: “I am still unwell. Please continue to pray for the Holy Land”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis held the traditional Wednesday general audience in Paul VI Hall, having cancelled his trip to COP28 in Dubai…
MALE AND FEMALE SUPERIORS GENERAL —
Synod and Religious Life. Br Emili Turú (USG): “A single voice for men and women, we are at the side of the people suffering in war”
di Riccardo Benotti“To give a single voice to religious life” and “to never lose hope”, even in a world at war. Emili…
AUDIENCE TO THE ITALIAN FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC WEEKLIES (FISC) —
Pope Francis: “Violence against women shows how urgent it is to form men capable of healthy relationships”.
di M.Michela NicolaisThe Pope called for the promotion of an “ecology of communication”. He condemned violence against women and called for “the…
General Audience —
Pope Francis: in the Holy Land “the conflict has gone beyond war”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe Pope devoted the Wednesday general audience to the theme of proclamation. Before his arrival in St Peter’s Square, as…
