(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his grief for the death of Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejìa who died, aged 91, on Monday night. In a telegramme of condolences addressed to the Cardinal’s brother, Alejandro Jaime Mejìa, the Pope says he is praying for the deceased, to whom he was bound by many years of friendship.…
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(Vatican Radio) In preparation for the General Synod of Bishops on the family, set for October 4th to 25th 2015, the Synod Secretariat on Tuesday announced the publication of its preparatory document, known by its Latin name, the ‘Lineamenta’. While Pope Francis made clear, at the conclusion of last October’s Extraordinary Synod on the family,…
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(Vatican Radio) One out of three young people in Europe has been the victim of cyber bullying – an alarming and relatively recent phenomenon that has families, schools, political leaders and the Church concerned. According to a 2013 European internet rights observatory study, 20,000 kids on the old Continent have suffered some form of harassment …
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(Vatican Radio) The joy of the Church is to be a mother, to go out and seek the lost sheep. That was the message of Pope Francis during Tuesday’s morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. The Pope said that the Church does not need to have “a perfect organizational chart” if that would make…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said on Monday “nuclear weapons are a global problem affecting all nations and impacting future generations and the planet that is our home.” His words were read out at the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons which was taking place in Vienna on December 8-9. “Nuclear deterrence and the…
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