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The origins of the Christian Jubilee
Posted on 04/25/2024 08:19 AM ()
We learn how the Christian Jubilee came to be, through the proclamation of the Holy Year 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII.
Burkina Faso: More than 220 villagers killed
Posted on 04/25/2024 07:09 AM ()
A report by Human Rights Watch says over 220 civilians in Burkina Faso have been killed by military forces accused of cooperating with Islamic militants.
Guglielmo Marconi: 'The man who listened to the future'
Posted on 04/25/2024 05:11 AM ()
Ahead of International Marconi Day and 150 years since his birth, we recall the rich legacy of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor-entrepreneur who set up Vatican Radio in 1931 and installed a ‘big cell phone’ in Pope Pius XI’s car that connected to the Vatican.
African Synod delegates gather in Nairobi to prepare for the October Synod Assembly 2024
Posted on 04/25/2024 05:07 AM ()
African Synod delegates have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day seminar to prepare for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality scheduled to take place this October in the Vatican
Kenya: Severe floods ravage Nairobi
Posted on 04/25/2024 03:35 AM ()
Ongoing heavy rain causes severe flooding in Kenya. The downpours that have been drenching the land since March have affected over 100,000 people across the country. More than 30 people have been killed in the floods and over 40,000 displaced, according to UN statistics.
Pope Francis receives Hungarian President
Posted on 04/25/2024 03:29 AM ()
Hungary’s President, Tamás Sulyok, is received in private audience in the Vatican by Pope Francis.
Cardinal Parolin on Pope Francis’ pontificate: No reversals on reforms
Posted on 04/25/2024 03:14 AM ()
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses key issues roiling the Church during the presentation of the new book, “Five questions agitating the Church”, by noted Vaticanist Ignazio Ingrao.
Pope to Hungarian pilgrims: 'The gift of peace begins in our hearts'
Posted on 04/25/2024 02:55 AM ()
Meeting Hungarian pilgrims in the Vatican, Pope Francis encourages them to be men and women of peace and to continue to safeguard their Christian identity, and thanks the Hungarian Church for welcoming Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
Archbishop Caccia: We must work to support developing countries
Posted on 04/25/2024 02:36 AM ()
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, speaks at the General Debate of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD), and encourages working in concrete solidarity to reverse growing economic imbalances and to help developing nations.
Pope to Catholic Action: Embracing one another can prevent wars
Posted on 04/25/2024 02:11 AM ()
Pope Francis addresses Italian Catholic Action and emphasises the importance of embracing others through reflections on missing, saving, and life-changing embraces.