Pope Francis sends a video message to young participants of the Med24 Meeting in Tirana, encouraging them to be stewards of peace, unity, and fraternity.
The Sisters Hospitallers arrived in Timor-Leste in 2019 and opened a Centre for mental health, four years later, offering closeness to the people, their culture, and their needs.
Cardinals Grech and Hollerich, along with Father Costa and Monsignor Battocchio, outline the details of the October General Assembly of the Synod in a Vatican briefing moderated by the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication. The Pope…
Central and Eastern Europe's death toll climbed to at least 14 on Monday as Storm Boris, accompanied by heavy rainfall and related flooding, ravaged the region. Romania and Poland are among the heaviest hit nations.
In the wake of recent flooding in northern Thailand, the Bishop of Chiang Rai and hundreds of volunteers are working to clear thick mud from churches and homes.
Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo has called for greater “interaction between the younger and older generations,” and warned against the growing marginalization of the elderly, as Japan grapples with a rapidly declining birthrate and aging…
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis celebrates the life and witness of Blessed Fr. Moisés Lira Serafin, beatified the day before at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect…
Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis prays for victims of floods in Vietnam and Myanmar, notes the Beatification of Fr Moises Lira Serafin, remembers those suffering from ALS, and appeals once again for peace throughout the world.
In his reflections on the Sunday Gospel, Pope Francis reminds us that knowledge of the Lord is important, but so also is following Him and letting ourselves be transformed by His Gospel so that we can truly be converted.
Pope Francis encourages the Theatine Regulars to embrace with joy the paths of renewal, communion, and service as they celebrate the anniversary of the solemn profession their founder, St Cajetan, and his first companions.
Pope Francis stops at the Basilica of St. Mary Major upon his return to Rome to thank the Blessed Virgin Mary for her protection throughout his 12-day Apostolic Journey.
Aboard the flight from Singapore to Rome, Pope Francis spoke to journalists about the civilian tragedy of the war in Gaza and the need for Americans to choose in conscience between Harris and Trump. He condemns abortion and the rejection…
Cardinal William Goh expresses his appreciation for the closeness and care that Pope Francis showed the people of Singapore, and invites the universal Church to learn from the experiential faith of Asian Catholics.
In the heat of Mozambique’s nationwide presidential and legislative electoral campaigns, the Bishop of Nacala Diocese has urged the country’s politicians and electoral body to ensure that the forthcoming election is inclusive
Church and civil leaders in Singapore vowed to strengthen inter-religious dialogue and unity, emphasizing the importance of collaboration for peace in a multi-religious society, during Pope Francis' interreligious meeting on Friday.
During an interreligious meeting at Singapore's Catholic Junior College, Pope Francis urges young people to work toward unity, to become responsible citizens, and to pass down what they have learned to future generations.
Pope Francis visits with a group of elderly and sick people at St. Theresa's Home in Singapore and tells them their prayers "are very important to God."
Pope Francis holds a private meeting with the clergy and consecrated religious of Singapore, and urges nuns to always express the motherhood of the Church.
St. Theresa’s Home for the aged provides elderly people in Singapore the care they need. The Catholic nursing home is managed by Catholic Welfare Services (CWS), a non-profit, social service agency founded in 1959 with the aim of uplifting…
Ahead of Pope Francis' visit St Theresa’s Home, Victor Seng, director of the Catholic care home for the elderly in Singapore, says the residents are excited to see the Holy Father.
Pope Francis’ first full day in Singapore kicks off with meetings with the President and PM and a discourse to the authorities, and then it is the occasion for an ethnically diverse but united society to come together for Holy Mass.
The Bishop of Thailand’s northernmost diocese describes the Church’s work to aid stranded parishioners as heavy flooding and landslides lash the area and neighboring Vietnam.
Lawrence Chong, a Consultor of the Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue involved in the interfaith youth event in Singapore, highlights Pope Francis' unique ability as a religious leader to cultivate friendship and "a sense of…
As part of Pope Francis's visit to Singapore, local Catholic students took part in an art and video competition to express their “vision of unity and hope for the Church.”