(Pope Francis) The Catholic Church in Albania is excited about the chance to have Pope Francis visit their country on Sunday. The trip will be short, but will be packed with activities, including Mass in Mother Teresa Square in the capital Tiriana. Bishop George Anthony Frendo, OP, the Auxiliary Bishop of Tirana, said the people…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Saturday. The meeting began at 12:30 Rome Time in the lobby of the Santa Marta guesthouse, and lasted roughly a quarter-hour. After the private colloquy, Pope Francis greeted the other members of the presidential delegation. President Kirchner brought the Holy Father…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held a special audience on Saturday for the bishops taking part in a training seminar held over the past two weeks under the auspices of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The sessions were organized particularly for bishops ordained during the course of the past two years, and examined various…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Saturday met with Andris B?rzi?š, President of the Republic of Latvia, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States. The Holy See Press Office issued statement describing the discussions taking place in a “cordial atmosphere”, and during which…
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(Vatican Radio) The Holy See Press Office on Saturday announced Pope Francis has decided to establish a Special Commission for the study of the reform of the matrimonial processes in canon law. The decision was made on August 2, 2014. This Committee will be chaired by Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto, Dean of the Roman Rota. …
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