(Vatican Radio) The Office for Papal Liturgical Celebrations has published the calendar of celebrations to be presided by the Holy Father in October. They include: Saturday, October 4, a Vigil of Prayer in preparation of the Synod on the Family, in St. Peter’s Square beginning at 6pm Rome time. October 5, XXVII Sunday of Ordinary…
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(Vatican Radio) The head of the Vatican’s Council for Christian Unity says he regrets that Catholics and Orthodox leaders are unable to give a stronger sign of unity for Christians suffering persecution in the Middle East. Cardinal Kurt Koch has just returned from a meeting in Amman where he served as co-president of the Joint…
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(Vatican Radio) During his morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis warned us to beware of vanity, which takes us far from the truth and makes us seem like “soap bubbles.” Taking the first reading as his starting point, he emphasised that when they do good, Christians must avoid the temptation to “make…
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(Vatican Radio) The Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church has released a Communiqué following the Commission’s 13th plenary session, which was held in Amman, Jordan, from the 15th to the 23rd of Spetember, 2014. In the statement, the Commission expresses deep concern for and solidarity with…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a Message to the participants in the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations, which convened on September 16th. The Pope’s Message was delivered on Wednesday, September 24th – the first day of the General Debate of the Assembly – by the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See…
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