Pope appeals for peace in Holy Land and says death of children ‘unacceptable’

The injury and death of so many innocent people, especially children, caused by escalating violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip is “terrible and unacceptable,” putting the area at risk of sinking into “a spiral of death and destruction,” Pope Francis has said. The pope launched an appeal for calm and asked leaders of both sides “to put a stop to the roar... Read More

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May 19, 2021

Pope names Jesuit educator bishop of Hong Kong

Pope Francis has named Jesuit Fr Stephen Chow Sau-yan, a native of Hong Kong and provincial of the Jesuits’ Chinese province, to be the new bishop of Hong Kong. The appointment of the 61-year-old Jesuit, who also serves as supervisor of the Jesuits’ Wah Yan colleges in Hong Kong, was announced by the Vatican on 17th May. In an article published in November in Hong Kong’s Ming Pao Weekly magazine, Fr Chow said... Read More

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May 17, 2021

US climate envoy meets pope and speaks at Vatican conference

John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate, met privately with Pope Francis on 15th May, the day after giving a keynote address at a closed-door meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences and the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences. Because Kerry is not a head of state, the Vatican issued no statement about the meeting, although Vatican Media released photos... Read More

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May 17, 2021

Pope: Myth that only money and success matter is ‘gangrene’ for nation

If families are not the priority of the present, there will be no future, Pope Francis said as he opened a meeting in Rome on Italy’s chronic decline in population growth. “For the future to be good, we must, therefore, take care of families, especially young families, who are beset by worries that risk paralysing their life plans,”... Read More

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May 17, 2021

The Church and the world need Catholic Scouts, pope says

Pope Francis told a group of young women and men that as Catholic Scouts they have a “noble mission” to witness to the Gospel with their faith, service and care of creation. The French Scouts, with their commitment to helping others, are also “called to work for a more ‘outgoing’ Church and for a more human world,” the pope told the young... Read More

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May 13, 2021

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish bishop accused of cover-up

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Jan Tyrawa of Bydgoszcz, the latest bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse by clergy. The bishops’ conference said the Vatican had “conducted proceedings on reported negligence” in line with the pontiff’s May 2019 motu proprio, “Vos estis lux mundi,” and had also taken account of “other difficulties” facing Bishop Tyrawa. Poland’s Catholic Wiez bimonthly said on... Read More

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May 13, 2021

Pope, at audience with public present, talks about the power of prayer

Holding a general audience with visitors and pilgrims present for the first time in more than six months, Pope Francis said he was very pleased to see people “face to face.” “I’ll tell you something: it’s not nice to talk in front of nothing, just a camera. It’s not nice,” the pope told about 300 people who attended the audience in the San... Read More

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May 13, 2021

‘A long line’ of holy catechists have served the Church, pope notes

Throughout history and across the globe, lay catechists have been revered as saints, and many were martyred for their refusal to renounce their faith and their vocation to teach the Christian faith to others. Formally instituting “the ministry of catechist” with a document published on 11th May, Pope Francis praised “the countless lay men and women who directly... Read More

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May 13, 2021

Reform aims to carry Gospel mission forward, not clean up past, pope says

The Christian idea of reforming one’s life is not about making it perfect but initiating a process of going outside of oneself to best follow one’s vocation and carry out a mission, Pope Francis said. “Reform does not have a functional role nor one of self-perfection, but rather it is aimed at mission – the vocation of each... Read More

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May 12, 2021

Put health before profits by making vaccine more available, pope says

Pope Francis has called for a global fight against the virus of “closed nationalism” and lack of concern for the poor by supporting “the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights” that prevent the widespread manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines. Describing himself as an “old man who does not dance or sing like you, but who believes, like... Read More

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