(Vatican Radio) This Sunday also marks the 200th anniversary of the Coronation of Our Lady of Mercy, by Pius VII, in the northwestern Italian port city of Savona. Pope Francis sent a Message to the Bishop of Savona-Noli, Vittorio Lupi, to mark the occurrence, in which the Holy Father implores the particular protection of Our…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis offered Mother’s Day greetings to all mothers, everywhere, on Sunday. “Today in many countries celebrate Mother’s Day,” he said, addressing the great crowd of pilgrims and tourists gathered beneath the window of the Papal apartments that looks down on St. Peter’s Square to pray the Regina coeli with him, “we remember…
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(Vatican Radio) “If the Pope keeps going the way he’s going, I’ll come back to the Catholic Church.” These were just some of the words the President of Cuba, Raul Castro spoke during the course of a press conference following his audience with Pope Francis on Sunday morning. Regarding the Holy Father’s upcoming visit to…
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(Vatican Radio) “If the Pope keeps going the way he’s going, I’ll come back to the Catholic Church.” These were just some of the words the President of Cuba, Raul Castro spoke during the course of a press conference following his audience with Pope Francis on Sunday morning. Regarding the Holy Father’s upcoming visit to Cuba, Castro said that he would be present at all the Masses Pope Francis is to celebrate during his stay on the island. The session with journalists immediately followed Castro’s meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, which also took place on Sunday morning. (from Vatican Radio)…
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent a Message to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria on Sunday, to mark two years since the Coptic Patriarch’s visit to the Holy See. In the Message, the Holy Father speaks of the present suffering of Christians in many parts of the world, and especially of the persecution of the Coptic…
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