(Vatican Radio) “This Extraordinary Synod is linked to the ordinary Synod that will happen next year, so this is quite unique in the history of the Synod of Bishops – two consecutive assemblies that are linked in process and in theme – the family”, says Cardinal Luis Antonio G. TAGLE, Archbishop of Manila and one…
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Jesus is not a professor who speaks from the professor’s chair; rather, He goes among the people and lets them touch Him so that they can be healed. That was Pope Francis’ message at Mass this morning at Santa Marta. Listen to Christopher Wells’ report: Commenting on the day’s Gospel, Pope Francis reflected on three…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met in the Vatican on Tuesday with members of St Peter’s Cricket Club who are preparing for their ‘Light of Faith Tour’ to England. The Club, which was set up last year under the auspices of the Pontifical Council for Culture, is comprised mainly of seminarians from India and Sri Lanka…
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In March this year, Pope Francis established a Vatican Council for the Economy and appointed eight cardinals and seven lay people to serve on it. The council is not merely an advisory team of the Secretariat of Economy but an important body which has extensive authority to set forth policy and guidelines for the financial…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is to celebrate the weddings of 20 couples at St. Peter’s Basilica. The celebration during which the Pope will celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 14. The Mass will take place just three weeks before the extraordinary Bishops’ Synod on the Family in the…
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