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Pope appeals for solidarity for Pakistan/Afghanistan quake victims

2015-10-28 11:15

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appealed for concrete solidarity for the peoples of Pakistan and Afghanistan who have been struck by a devastating earthquake. The Pope’s appeal came during the Wednesday General Audienc...

Presentation of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress

2015-10-27 13:43

Vatican City, 27 October 2015 (VIS) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office a press conference was held to present the 51st International Eucharistic Congress, to take place in Cebu, Philippines from 24 to 31 Janu...

Esteem and appreciation for Patriarch Bartholomew I, awarded the Sophia University Institute's first doctorate honoris causa

2015-10-27 13:44

Vatican City, 27 October 2015 (VIS) – Pope Francis has sent a message to the cardinal archbishop of Florence, Giuseppe Bettori, Grand Chancellor of the On the occasion of the Sophia University Institute, Loppiano, Ita...

Pope: prayers for earthquake victims

2015-10-27 14:00

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow at “the tragic loss of life in Afghanistan and Pakistan as a result of the earthquake in the region.” The Pope’s remarks were conveyed in a telegram from Cardinal Se...

51st International Eucharistic Congress next January in Cebu

2015-10-27 14:28

(Vatican Radio) The 51st International Eucharistic Congress is taking place 24-31 January in the Archdiocese of Cebu in the Philippines.The event was presented on Tuesday at the Holy See Press Office. Among the speakers...

Pope holds out Indian bishop as example of vocations among Gypsies

2015-10-26 16:57

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday noted there was a strong growth in vocations to the priesthood and ‎religious ‎life from among the gypsy people, holding out an Indian bishop from among them as case in ‎point. ‎‎...