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 Pope leads Italian Bishops in Profession of Faith
(Vatican Radio) On Thursday evening, Pope Francis joined the Bishops of Italy as they gathered in Saint Peter’s Basilica for their 65th General Assembly.
The gathering began with opening remarks by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, followed by the Liturgy of the Word.
Pope Francis then offered a brief meditation on the readings.
At the conclusion of the evening’s ceremonies, Pope Francis led the Bishops in a solemn Profession of Faith.
Below, please find the complete translation of Pope Francis’ remarks:
Dear Brothers in the Episcopate,
The readings we have heard make us thing. They have made me think a great deal. I have made something like a meditation. For us bishops, and first of all for me, a bishop like you, I share it with you.
It i ...»
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 Pope Francis at Mass: be salt of the earth
(Vatican Radio) That Christians might spread the spiritual salt of faith, hope and charity: this was Pope Francis’ exhortation at Mass Thursday morning in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae residence in the Vatican. The Pope warned against the risk of becoming insipid, “Museum-piece Christians.”
In his homily, Pope Francis focused on the savour that Christians are called to give to their ow ...»
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Pope receives president of El Salvador
(Vatican Radio) This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience His Excellency Mr. Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, president of the Republic of El Salvador. President Funes then met with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.
During the cordial talks ...»
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 Migration Plenary: Spotlight on North and Central America
(Vatican Radio) Forced migration and how it can be tackled from a pastoral perspective. That is the subject of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People’s Plenary Assembly taking place in the Vatican.
Entitled “The Pastoral Solicitude of the Church in the context of Forced Migration” the Plenary is looking at the plight of people forced to flee, in many cases ...»
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Day of Prayer for Catholics in China
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has invited Catholics around the world to pray on Friday especially for the Church in China. Noting that May 24th marks the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, who is venerated in a special way at the shrine of Sheshan near Shanghai, the Pope at his general audience this week prayed that Chinese Catholics would “continue to believe, hope, love” and never be afrai ...»
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Vatican's Financial Information Authority releases Annual Report
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See Press Office on Wednesday hosted the launch of the Annual Report of the Financial Information Authority for 2012. The Director of the AIF,Rene Brülhart, highlighted the cooperation of various Vatican offices in tackling any potential abuse of the financial system.
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 New director of Rome's Anglican Centre
(Vatican Radio) The new director of Rome’s Anglican Centre, former Archbishop of New Zealand David Moxon will be officially welcomed to his new post on Thursday at an ecumenical prayer service in Rome’s Oratory of St Francis Xavier, run by the Caravita international Catholic community.
Archbishop Moxon has extensive ecumenical experience and is currently co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholi ...»
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Forced Migration: An Australian perspective
(Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People is continuing its Plenary Assembly in the Vatican. It is looking at how the Church can increase its pastoral assistance to the victims of forced migration.
Many of these people have to leave their homes because of conflict or persecution.
Attending the conference is Fr Maurizio Pettenà, Director of th ...»
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 1 million SMS of Catholic teaching
(Vatican Radio) Africa is in the midst of a technological revolution, and nothing illustrates that fact better than the proliferation of mobile phones. Consider this: more Africans have access to mobile phones than to clean drinking water.
In a country like South Africa, the continent’s strongest economy, it seems that there are more mobile phones than people. And as in other countries, they ar ...»
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Bishop of Aleppo: Concern over fate of two Syrian archbishops kidnapped one month ago
(Vatican Radio) It’s exactly one month since two Syrian Orthodox archbishops were kidnapped near the city of Aleppo. The Greek Orthodox archbishop of Aleppo Yohanna Ibrahim and his Syriac Orthodox counterpart Boulos Yazaji were seized by gunmen while travelling back from the Turkish border. No group has claimed responsibility for their abduction. The Catholic Chaldean bishop of Aleppo, Antoin ...»
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Pontifical Council on challenges of reaching out to victims of forced migration
(Vatican Radio) How can the Church boost its pastoral assistance to the victims of forced migration, especially at a time when more and more people worldwide are being forced to flee their homes largely because of conflict or persecution? This is the main topic being discussed by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People at its meeting in the Vatican this week ...»
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(Vatican Radio) What is the Catholic Church teaching on suffering? Why do we anoint the sick and why is it one of the seven Sacraments? What is the difference between Anointing of the Sick and Last Rites? Is this Sacrament reserved for those who are dying or can people who are ill also avail of it? What does viaticum mean? Who can minister this Sacrament and what are its effects? Why is this on ...» |
(Vatican Radio) When we receive the Sacrament of First communion who are we in communion with? Who can and who cannot receive the Sacrament? According to Church teaching how frequently should we participate in Holy Communion? What are the conditions for receiving the Sacrament? What effects does it have? Can I still participate in Mass if I am not in the condition to receive the Eucharist?
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(Vatican Radio) Why don’t priests marry? Is celibacy an imposition or a gift? What is the difference between a vocation to the priesthood and a vocation to religious life? What makes the Sacrament of Holy Orders unique? How do priests cope with the pressures of ministry in the modern world? What difference does it make if a priest wears his roman collar or not? In short what or who is a priest i ...» |
(Vatican Radio) In the debate about priestly celibacy and married clergy, in discussions about a vocation to service in the church versus the vocation to marriage people often forget that the figure of married clergy already exists in the Catholic Church. What about the deacons?
We often hear them referred to in liturgies but who exactly are they? Where do they come from? What makes a deaco ...» |
(Vatican Radio) Why is the Lateran Basilica the Cathedral of Rome? What happens when Pope Francis takes ‘possession’ of it this Sunday? Why is the second Sunday of Easter dedicated to Divine Mercy? What are the observances for Divine Mercy Sunday? And why is it of particular importance to our Argentinian Holy Father?
These are just some of the questions sent in by listeners that our very ow ...» |
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Pope in English - general audience |
In this week's edition of There's more in the Gospel than meets the eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for Trinity Sunday.
Listen:  
Gospel Jn 16: 12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
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