Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi was scheduled to meet with a Kremlin foreign policy adviser during the peace mission he is making to Moscow on Pope Francis’s behalf, the Kremlin said.
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‘They bomb, we sing’: Papal almoner visits flooded Kherson in sixth Ukraine trip
After driving more than 1,900 miles, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, arrived in Kherson to show closeness to a community shattered by war and a devastating flood.
St. MacKillop can inspire educators to foster hope, pope says
Catholic education is an excellent form of evangelization, Pope Francis said.
Seek the City campaign moves from listening phase to vision phase with a moving “Call to Prayer”
The Archdiocese of Baltimore hosted its “Call to Prayer” June 27 to close the listening phase and usher in the vision phase of its mission to reshape the Catholic Church in Baltimore City.
Father Edward Hendricks, trailblazer in pastoral planning, will remain in Western Maryland for retirement
“It’s so rewarding that people let you into their lives at these key moments – the birth of a child, marriage, illness or death – and it’s the role of the priest to be thankful for that invitation and to walk with them in their journey as far as they want us to walk with them and to recognize we’re probably going to get more out of it than we give,” he said.
Rising stars: Vatican hosts astronomers of tomorrow for summer school
The twin domes symbolize the parallel aims of the Vatican Observatory as defined by its director, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno: “To do good science and to show the world that our religion, our faith, motivates why we do the science.”
Father Gregory Rapisarda to continue healthcare ministry in retirement
Father Rapisarda, who prefers to be called “Father Greg,” is retiring at 75, but he plans to be plenty present.
Vatican provides Bible readings for Mass to pray for continence
he Latin version of the Roman Missal, the book of prayers used for Mass, includes a special set of prayers for a Mass with the intention of praying for “continence” or self-restraint, specifically as it regards sexuality.
Vatican confirms papal ‘staycation’ in July
As has been his practice since becoming pope in 2013, Pope Francis will take most of the month of July off as a sort of “staycation.”
Pope’s envoy to travel to Moscow on peace mission
Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will go to Moscow on the second leg of a peace mission on behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican said.
Tested by fire: Libertytown parish thrives for 200 years
St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown has 1,300 families for worship and activities on its 14-acre campus with eight buildings,
Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, bishop says
Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.