(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence on Friday morning. In remarks to the gathered faithful following the readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the Resurrection as the seal of Christian identity. Drawing on the words of St Paul the Apostle from his Letter to…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis paid a private visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Thursday afternoon, to pray for the success of his upcoming voyage to Albania. A brief statement from the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi SJ, says that the Holy Father made the trip…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message – through his Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin – to the II Catholic Social Days for Europe, currently underway in Madrid. The message states that “one of the great challenges for the Church in Europe is to find effective ways to bring the light of the…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message – through his Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin – to the II Catholic Social Days for Europe, currently underway in Madrid. The message states that “one of the great challenges for the Church in Europe is to find effective ways to bring the light of the…
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(Vatican Radio) Having the courage to acknowledge that we are sinners enables us to receive Christ’s caress, His forgiveness, said Pope Francis Thursday morning during Mass at Santa Marta. The day’s liturgy presents the Gospel of the sinful woman who washes Jesus’ feet with her tears and anoints them with perfume drying them with her…
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