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Telegram of condolence for apartment block tragedy

2017-07-09 11:37

(Vatican Radio) Through a telegram from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis has sent his “profound condolences” to victims of a collapsed apartment block in Torre Annunziata outside of Naples. The b...

Pope at Angelus: Find true rest in the Lord

2017-07-09 13:06

(Vatican Radio) “Come to me, all you who are weary and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”This passage, from the day’s Gospel reading, was the starting point for Pope Francis’ reflections ahead of the Sunday Angelu...

Pope Francis sends telegramme on death of Cardinal Meisner

2017-07-05 16:02

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegramme upon the death of Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop emeritus of Cologne, who died on Wednesday at the age of 83. “With profound emotion I learned that, suddenly and...

Pope: 'openness is necessary for a culture of encounter'

2017-07-05 19:20

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a video message to the Congress of the Scholas Occurentes which concludes on Wednesday in Jerusalem. The Congress focused on the theme “Between the University and the School, buildi...

Remembering Joaquín Navarro-Valls

2017-07-06 10:38

(Vatican Radio) The former Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, passed away on Wednesday, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. Navarro trained as a medical doctor w...

Pope Francis blesses work of new Argentine radio station

2017-07-06 10:45

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent an audio message to a new Argentinian radio station, which began broadcasting to Buenos Aires on Sunday, 2 July. “Cristo de los villeros” Radio was founded by Fr. José María (“Pepe...