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Guatemala
Ad Limina Visit of the Bishops of Guatemala

On Wednesday, 24 May, we had the joy of receiving thirteen Bishops from Guatemala for their Ad Limina Visit. In an atmosphere of fraternity, the Bishops told us of their joys and their hopes regarding ...

Football

On Tuesday, 16 May, at 10:30 am, Pope Francis received the Directors of the National League of Professionals Series A and the Managers and Footballers of the Juventus and Lazio Teams in the Clementine ...

Perù
Ad Limina Visit of Peru’s Bishops

“Thanks to God, the value of the family, founded on the marriage between a man and a woman, continues to be a very important value for most Peruvians.” With these words, Msgr. Eguren Anselmi, ...

Panama 2019
Presentation of the logo for the next International WYD, to be held in this centralamerican country

A weekend of events in Panama: a prayer vigil and a day of celebration to welcome the Cross of the WYD and the icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani. Cardinal Farrell sends his greetings in a video message ...

Books
The essay by Therese Hargot, lay observatory on affectivity (not completely) lost

At the base, there is the question: What have we made of sexual liberation conquered in the sixties? This is the starting point of Therese Hargot, 33-year-old a Belgian sexologist, graduate in ...

The Joy of Loving

“The Joy of Loving” is the theme of the Residential Course of Theological Update for Priests that will be held in Bologna, on 7 and 8 June. The aim of the initiative, promoted by the Faculty of ...

Sport

The World Taekwondo Federation’s President Chungwon Choue and the President of the Italian Taekwondo Federation Angelo Cito was received by Pope Francis at the general audience on 10 May. On this ...

Québec
Ad Limina Visit of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec

“Life must always be defended, from conception to natural death, but also at every stage. That is why we are committed to taking care of fragile lives, such as those of people with disabilities or the ...

Cuba
Ad Limina Visit of Cuba’s Bishops

“Until a few years ago, often only grandmothers accompanied the children at Baptism, and they frequently chose to go to a neighboring area to avoid being recognized. Nowadays, most Cubans ask that the ...

Holy Laypeople
Promulgation of Decrees concerning 4 miracles, the martyrdom of a father, and the heroic virtues of 7 Servants of God, including three other lay faithful

On May 4th, the Pope authorized the Congregation of the Causes of Saints to promulgate the Decrees concerning some miracles, the martyrdom of the Servant of God Luciano Botovasoa, layman and father ...