Category: Vatican

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Pope Francis announces Holy Year

 Story By: mattersindia.com.  Vatican City: Pope Francis on Friday marked the second anniversary of his surprise election by predicting that he won’t be pope for long. He also announced a special Jubilee Year to focus on mercy. “I have the...

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Pope responds to question about married priests

Source: Catholic News Agency.  While addressing the priests of the Diocese of Rome on Thursday, Pope Francis also responded to a question about married priests, underscoring that the Church has great concern for priests who leave ministry to get married and...

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Marginalizing women leads to sterile society, says Pope

Vatican City, Mar 8, 2015 / 05:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Women across the globe received a special greeting on Sunday from Pope Francis, who stressed the importance of their unique perspectives on the world. “A world where women are marginalized...

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A Family of Saints!

Saints in the Little Flower family grow as parents set for canonization   Marta Jimenez and Elise Harris Vatican City, Mar 4, 2015 / 03:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Last week it was informally announced to journalists that the parents of St....

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Vatican police chief confirms ISIS threat to Pope Francis

Vatican City (matters India): The head of Vatican security has said ISIS militants have threatened the Vatican, but there are no indications of any planned attack. The Vatican gendarmes, Swiss Guards and the Italian state police that patrol the perimeter...

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Siblings help you keep your eyes off yourself, Pope says

Vatican City, Feb 18, 2015 / 12:57 am (Elise Harris– CNA/EWTN News).- In this week’s general audience, Pope Francis spoke on the role of siblings in family life, saying the fraternity we learn from them teaches us how to overcome barriers...

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This Lent, ask God for the ‘gift of tears,’ Pope says

Vatican City, Feb 18, 2015 / 12:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In his Ash Wednesday homily, Pope Francis said the time of Lent is a call to leave hypocrisy behind and reconcile with God through fasting, charity and prayerful tears before...

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Pope condemns murder of Coptic Christians

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Monday denounced the murder of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIL militants in Libya. The Islamist terrorist organization released a video of the killings on Sunday, reports the Vatican Radio. Speaking in Spanish to an ecumenical...

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Vatican officials in India for inter-faith events

Vatican City (Matters India)– Officials of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue are in India participating in ‎initiatives organized in cooperation with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI). Fr. ‎Indunil Kodithuwakku, and Indian priest Fr. Santiago Michael are...

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Rumor of assassination attempt on Pope Francis ‘unreliable’

(Story- Matters India) Vatican City – Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi told journalists Tuesday that rumors circulating about a possible assassination attempt on Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines are unfounded. “In the last few days there’s been...

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Pope orders bishops to cooperate with sex abuse commission

© REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN – Tags: RELIGION) … Pope Francis reacts as he conducts his Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, February 1 2015. Pope Francis on Thursday ordered Roman Catholic bishops around the world to fully...