(Vatican Radio) “Do we believe that Jesus can heal us and can wake us from death?” That, said Pope Francis, is the message of Sunday’s Gospel, which tells how Jesus healed a woman suffering from haemorrhages, and raised a young girl from the dead. In his address to the faithful at the Sunday Angelus, the…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his prayerful solidarity with victims of several terrorist attacks on Friday.
In separate telegrams sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to France, Kuwait, and Tunisia, the Holy Father said he was united in prayer with the relatives of the victims, especially those who have lost family members. He prayed, too, for the souls of those who perished in the attacks. Pope Francis offered his condolences to those who were wounded and to their families, praying that the Lord might give them “comfort and consolation in their trials.”
In the messages, Pope Francis condemned yet again “the violence which causes so much suffering” and prayed that God “might grant the gift of peace.” He concluded his messages with “divine blessings” for the families of the victims and for the populations of the three countries.
(from Vatican Radio)…
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his prayerful solidarity with victims of several terrorist attacks on Friday. In separate telegrams sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to France, Kuwait, and Tunisia, the Holy Father said he was united in prayer with the relatives of the victims, especially those who have lost family members.…
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Pope Francis has decided that the collection from the Holy See’s pavilion at the international Expo in Milan, Italy will go to meet the needs of refugee children and families living in Jordan, saying it is the weakest sector that is hit by the conflict in the Middle East. The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, that is organizing the pavilion is overseeing the papal initiative together with the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, that oversees the Church’s charities worldwide.
Available figures show that Jordan is home to some 700,000 refugees. Registered refugees from neighbouring Iraq number some 50,000, of whom 34 percent are children. The Milan Expo collection will be channeled to the refugees through local churches where they are been housed, and will be used mostly in funding projects in education and in meeting the basic needs of families. Visitors to the Holy See’s pavilion can make a contribution directly at the Expo or online at www.expoholysee.org or www.corunumexpo.va.
(from Vatican Radio)…
Pope Francis has decided that the collection from the Holy See’s pavilion at the international Expo in Milan, Italy will go to meet the needs of refugee children and families living in Jordan, saying it is the weakest sector that is hit by the conflict in the Middle East. The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture,…
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