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“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity,
let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10)
The Synod of Bishops releases an initial report on the synodal process currently being held at the diocesan level, and lays out the criteria for reports prepared by dioceses, Bishops’ Conferences, and Synods of Eastern Churches.
The Pope Video: This month, we will pray in a special way for religious sisters and consecrated women.
Pope Francis’ year has been intense, with three international Apostolic Journeys, eight Motu Proprios on various reforms, the opening of the Synodal path, appeals concerning issues of global importance, and a successful surgery at the Gemelli hospital.
Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the Italian Pope, who was head of the Church for 34 days.
As Pope Francis announced at the Angelus on the Feast of the Holy Family, he published an open letter to married couples as part of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year. He encourages families to turn to Jesus who is always near in all the ups and downs of daily family life.
Pope Francis sends a telegramme of condolence on the death South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu who has died at the age of 90.
Greeting pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on the Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Pope Francis calls on us to remember our family roots and to realise that each day we learn how to be a family. He also announces his publication today of a letter addressed to married couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year 2021-2022.
We pray that people who suffer from depression will find support and the light of Jesus
The Eucharistic celebration will thus officially inaugurate the Synod for the diocese of Rome together with the universal Church
Pope Francis calls on young Christians to courageously bear witness to Jesus Christ, in the footsteps of St. Paul.
In an interview, Marianne Mertke speaks about the Pope’s surprise visit
