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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the world braced for Iran to retaliate for the assassination of a Hamas leader who was staying in the Iranian capital, the Vatican secretary of state pleaded with Iran’s new president not to escalate the Middle East conflict. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, spoke by telephone with Iranian…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prejudices and preconceptions can block people from finding faith, Pope Francis said, even to the point of making them unable to recognize God standing before them. In the Gospel, the Judeans, who were “scandalized” when Jesus told them he came down from heaven, “are obstructed in their faith by their preconception…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Praising the 2.1 million members of the Knights of Columbus for their faith, charity and defense of life, Pope Francis asked them to continue to pray and work for peace. “In these times marked by new wars, conflicts and social unrest, the Holy Father has been untiring in calling all Christians…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The annual celebration of the World Day of Peace during the Holy Year 2025 will be inspired by “the concepts of hope and forgiveness” — including the forgiveness of foreign debt — “which are at the heart of the Jubilee,” the Vatican said. Pope Francis has chosen “Forgive us our trespasses:…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting leaders of the Afghan community in Italy, Pope Francis condemned violence and discrimination based on religion and later asked people to pray for an end to discrimination in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, particularly discrimination against women. At his weekly general audience Aug. 7, he asked people to work and pray…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside their screens regularly and spend time with a book of literature or poetry, Pope Francis said. In a world that so often prizes efficiency and accomplishment, “we desperately need to counterbalance this inevitable temptation to a frenetic and uncritical lifestyle by stepping back,…