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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: at St. Anne’s for France

12 September 2019

On the solemnity of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sunday 8th September 2019, the traditional Eucharistic celebration which also recalls the close links between France and the Custody of the Holy Land, was held at the Basilica of St Anne. Many French-speaking faithful and religious took part in the Eucharist on this day […]

Jesus is risen! He is truly risen!

16 April 2017

“Jesus is risen!” – “He is truly risen, as he said!” Those were Pope Francis’ words as he delivered his traditional Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message from the central loggia of St Peter’s Basilica on a sunny Easter Sunday. The Pope said that “by his resurrection, Jesus Christ has set […]

Pope Francis: ‘never lose faith in God’s providential care’

27 January 2017

Resuming his ongoing catechesis on Christian hope Pope Francis recalled the courageous figure of Judith, and of how, during the siege of the city of Bethulia by the Assyrian general Holofernes, she urged the despairing population to reinforce its wavering hope in the Lord and ended up proposing a plan that led to victory over […]

Pope: “Int’l community must take concrete steps for peace

12 January 2015

Pope Francis has called on the international community to take concrete steps to bring about peace and to protect all those who are victims of war and persecution. In a wide-ranging discourse to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, the Pope focused on a series of urgent issues which – he said […]

Pope at Audience: Fruits of pilgrimage to Turkey

3 December 2014

Pope Francis had words of praise and thanks for Turkey and the Salesian fathers of Istanbul, for all the good and “hidden” work they do for countless refugees from the Iraqi and Syrian wars. Retracing the steps of his recent pilgrimage to Turkey during his general audience Wednesday, the Pope also highlighted the constant need […]

Revisiting the highlights of Pope Francis’ visit to Turkey

1 December 2014

Pope Francis has just concluded a three-day pastoral visit to Turkey which took him to the cities of Ankara and Istanbul. It was a journey that had a strong emphasis on ecumenical relations and interfaith dialogue and saw the Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I sign a joint declaration pledging to intensify their search […]

Pope to journalists: I prayed for Turkey, for peace, for Christian unity

1 December 2014

Half a century on from the first meeting between a Pope and an Orthodox Patriarch, one of the frequently asked questions at the end of this visit to Turkey is how long will it take before the two Churches are reunited again? A second question that’s been on everyone’s lips in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation is […]

Pope Francis: Interreligious dialogue can help end forms of fundamentalism

28 November 2014

Pope Francis has urged more interreligious dialogue to help bring peace and end all forms of “fundamentalism,terrorism and irrational fears.” His appeal came in a speech to Turkey’s President Erdogan and other top political leaders on the first day of his pastoral visit to the cities of Ankara and Istanbul. In his discourse, the Pope […]

Bishops Seek ‘Rescue Plan’ as Iraq’s Christians Near Extinction

24 June 2014

For 1st Time in 1,600 Years, There Was a Sunday in Mosul With No Masses Offered Catholic bishops from Iraq are meeting this week to come up with a “rescue plan” amid growing fears that the ISIS Islamist attacks have put Christianity at increased risk of being extinguished from the country. The meeting of the […]

An exception to the Status Quo: the ecumenical celebration in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

23 May 2014

One of the highlights of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Voyage to the Holy Land will be his meeting with Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, a meeting that will be followed by a joint ecumenical celebration at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The ceremony will include representatives of the five Christian communities who maintain an historic […]

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