Pope Francis presides beneath a crucifix at Mass at Singapore National Stadium, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA At Mass with approximately 50,000 …
Pope Francis praises Singapore’s spirit of progress, reminds leaders not to exclude the weak
Source: CNA Pope Francis yesterday praised Singapore for its “shining example” in building a united country based on harmony and cooperation but highlighted risks rapid …
Bishop Oakley on the daily task of appropriating discipleship into our lives
Evangelii Gaudium Sunday will be celebrated across England and Wales in our parishes on Sunday, 15 September. Formerly Home Mission Sunday, the theme this year …
Pope Francis leaves East Timor: ‘I’ll never forget your smiles’
Pope Francis speaks at the Dili Convention Center in East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Before departing East Timor yesterday, Pope …
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 Catholics
Pope Francis during Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu in Dili, Timor-Leste, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA An estimated 600,000 Catholics …
Pope Francis in East Timor says children show us how to ‘be cared for by God’
Pope Francis blesses children at the Irmas Alma School in Timor-Leste on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA On the second day of …
Catholics in East Timor welcome Pope Francis to their island ‘oasis’ of religious vocations
Sisters listening to Pope Francis speaking at the meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and catechists in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception …
Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, Asia’s youngest and most Catholic country
Pope Francis East Timor Pope Francis meets with East Timor’s President José Manuel Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a prominent figure in East …
Pope to youth in Papua New Guinea: Words, gestures of love overcome ‘ugly fruit of hatred’
Pope Francis greets the crowd at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope …
Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea: Put love before superstition, fear
Local Catholics gather to meet Pope Francis in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024 | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis today encouraged Catholics in …
Pope Francis’ Mass in Papua New Guinea: ‘Open yourselves to the joy of the Gospel’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis presided …
Pope Francis asks Papua New Guinea Catholics to spread the Gospel to ‘peripheries’
Pope Francis visits the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 7, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis called on …
Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea amid report of arrests in Indonesia
Pope Francis is welcomed in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 6, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis touched down in Papua New Guinea on …
Catholic safeguarding agency chair steps down
Nazir Afzal : CBCEW The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales with the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), announces the news that Nazir Afzal, …
Pope Francis celebrates Mass with 100,000 worshippers in Indonesia
Pope Francis celebrates a Papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA More than 100,000 …
Pope Francis invites Indonesia’s Catholics to share ‘joy of encountering Christ’
Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2024, speaking with bishops, priest, religious, seminarians and catechists …
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia, the first leg of his longest trip ever
Pope Francis on arrival in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Sep. 3, 2024. PFAO Pope Francis on arrival in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Sep. …
Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak in Gaza
Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer on Sept. 1, 2024, the pope called for peace in the Holy …
Pope Francis prays for people of Nicaragua: ‘Renew your hope in Jesus’
“To the beloved people of Nicaragua: I encourage you to renew your hope in Jesus. Remember that the Holy Spirit always guides history toward higher …