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Called to sow seeds of hope and to build peace
Posted on 04/21/2024 02:43 AM ()
The Fourth Sunday of Easter also known as the Good Shepherd Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. This year marks the 61st anniversary of this event which was initiated by Pope Paul VI during the Second Vatican Council in 1964.
Ukraine: The United Nations fears mounting death toll in children
Posted on 04/20/2024 06:48 AM ()
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern about the mounting death toll among children in Ukraine after the war against Russia entered its third year. UNICEF announced at least eight people, including children, were killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro by a suspected Russian air strike.
Fears of disease loom in Gaza
Posted on 04/20/2024 06:09 AM ()
The UN relief agency for Palestinians says the threat of disease outbreaks in Gaza is growing as winter ends and temperatures rise.
Lord's Day Reflection: '‘I am the Good Shepherd’
Posted on 04/20/2024 06:00 AM ()
As the Church marks the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Fr. Edmund Power, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “I am the Good Shepherd".
Pope Francis receives Prime Minister of Belize
Posted on 04/20/2024 05:49 AM ()
Pope Francis receives John Briceño, the Prime Minister of Belize, at an Audience in the Vatican on Saturday
Cardinal Parolin: Avoid escalation in Middle East conflicts
Posted on 04/20/2024 04:20 AM ()
On the sidelines of an Agidae conference at the Pontifical Urban University, Cardinal Pietro Parolin comments on the recent news from the Middle East region, saying everyone is working to ensure the conflict does not escalate.
Pope remembers Pius VII, a man of communion in difficult times
Posted on 04/20/2024 03:55 AM ()
Pope Francis invites Italian pilgrims from the Dioceses of Cesena-Sarsina, Savona, Imola and Tivoli Pope Francis to heed the legacy of the Servant of God Pope Pius VII, a courageous witness of the Gospel in times of struggles and divisions.
Pope to future priests: Become shepherds with Christ's loving heart
Posted on 04/20/2024 03:02 AM ()
With Christ's loving heart, open arms and with a smile, be shepherds to your people, suggests Pope Francis when addressing seminarians of Seville, Spain, on the eve of Good Shepherd Sunday.
Pope calls historians to be experts in and servants of humanity
Posted on 04/20/2024 01:55 AM ()
Pope Francis receives members of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences on the 70th anniversary of the Committee’s foundation.
Vatican Museums' Graphic Arts on display in Minneapolis in the sign of encounter
Posted on 04/20/2024 00:30 AM ()
The Thrivent Art Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, inaugurates the exhibition "Art That Unites: A Dialogue between the Centuries from the Vatican Museums and Thrivent Art Collection." The exhibition, in collaboration with the Vatican Museums, presents some of the most significant contemporary graphic masterpieces from the pontifical collections, exhibited for the first time in the United States.