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Vatican Diplomacy A Vocation With A Spiritual Mandate: Abp Gallagher

Vatican diplomacy is a voca-tion with a spiritual mandate, Abp Gallagher said in the opening speech at an international confe-rence on “Vatican Diplomacy and the Shaping of the West during the Pontificate of Pius XII,” held at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University. Throughout Western history, “in which spirituality acts as a leaven, the evangelisation activity of […]

‘Get Caught Up In God’s Love,’ Pope Urges Discalced Carmelites

“The path of contemplation is inherently a path of love,” that “makes us witnesses of the love we have received,” Pope Francis observed when welcoming superiors and delegates of Discalced Car-melites in the Vatican on 18 April. Serving “as a ladder that raises us up to God,” contempla-tion, the Pope said, is not about separating […]

Cardinal Parolin On Pope Francis’ Pontificate: No Reversals On Reforms

Answering the question, “What will happen with the reforms undertaken by Pope Francis?” Cardinal Pietro Parolin insisted on the need for prayer and patience, and said that discernment will indicate, at its own pace, “how to continue and what to make institutional.” Although some people might worry – or hope for – reversals, the Holy […]

Assyrian Bishop Forgives Attacker After Sydney Stabbing

The Assyrian bishop who was attacked at an Australian church said that he was “doing fine” and told his attacker: “You’re my son, and you’ll always be in my prayers.” In what Australian police called a terrorist attack, a 16-year-old entered Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley during a liturgy […]

Holy See Urges Solidarity And Action For Ethiopia’s Humanitarian Crisis

Expressing solidarity with Ethiopia, Archbishop Ettore Ba-lestrero, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organi-sations in Geneva, highlighted the plight of over 4.4 million interna-lly displaced people and over one million refugees. At the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situa-tion in Ethiopia, taking place in […]

Pope’s Ghost Writer Is Undersecretary Of Dicastery For Oriental Churches

Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Filippo Ciampanelli as Undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Chur-ches, who until now served as Counsellor of the Nunciature in the Section for Gen-eral Affairs of the Secretariat of State. Monsignor Ciampanelli is one of the individuals who drafted speeches for the Pope and became known worldwide during the last […]

Rome To Host World Meeting Of Parish Priests In Preparation For Synod On Synodality

The World Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod on Syno-dality will be held April 29–May 2 in Sacrofano, Rome, and will reflect on the theme “How to Be a Synodal Local Church in Mi-ssion.” With a view to the second and last session of the XVI Ordi-nary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, […]

Earth Day: Pope Francis Urges Responsibility For Our Common Home

As the world marked Earth Day on April 22, Pope Francis reiterated his urgent plea for bold action for our common home and for world peace. The international Day was established in 1970 to raise awareness about the critical environmental challenges facing our planet, and to mobilize efforts to address them. The observance provides an […]