Category: Vatican

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Vatican to sign first accord with State of Palestine

Vatican City(UCAN):  The Vatican said Wednesday it was preparing to sign its first accord with Palestine, two years after officially recognizing it as a state. "The bilateral commission of the Holy See and the State of Palestine, which is working...

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New Swiss Guards swear oath to defend, protect Pope Francis

By Elise Harris. Vatican City, (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday 32 new Swiss Guards swore an oath of allegiance to Pope Francis, who told them their role is one of courageously imitating Christ which ought to be rooted in prayer. In an audience...

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How do you remain in Jesus? Do what he did, Pope says

By Elise Harris, Vatican City, May 3, 2015 / 11:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday Pope Francis paid a visit to a parish on the southern outskirts of Rome, where he told parishioners that in order to be a good Christian they...

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Pope Francis donates $100,000 to Nepal relief efforts

by Elise HarrisVatican City, Apr 29, 2015 / 07:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After Saturday’s massive earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian country of Nepal, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has offered financial assistance to the local community as a sign of solidarity....

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Quality, not quantity, important in vocations: Pope Francis

Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged those responsible for training future priests and nuns to develop the ability to say no to those they find lacking in quality to lead a vowed life. “Vocational discernment is important,” the Pope told...

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Pope Francis: lunch with Rome priests on Holy Thursday

Vatican City: (Matters India) — In what has now become a tradition begun by Pope Francis himself three years ago, the Holy Father shared lunch with a group of priests on Holy Thursday 2 April, following the Eucharistic celebration in...

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Don’t flirt with spiritual worldliness, Pope cautions priests

by Elise Harris. Rome, Italy, Apr 2, 2015 / 04:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During Holy Thursday’s Chrism Mass Pope Francis warned priests not to fall into a tiredness that leads to worldliness, and said that only resting in the Lord will enable...