These are Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for 2024
Each month Pope Francis shares a prayer intention as part of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.
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Argentine priest is Pope Francis’ new personal secretary
Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 17 announced that Pope Francis has appointed a priest from the Buenos Aires Archdiocese, Father Daniel Pellizzon, 40, to act as hi…
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Filipino priest among 2 new officials of Vatican’s missionary arm
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed a Filipino priest among the two new officials
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U.S. State Department official calls for release of imprisoned bishop, priest in Nicaragua
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian Nichols, has called for the
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At Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis asks parents to sow faith in their children
"In the light of all this, we can ask ourselves: Do I sow goodness? Do I only care about reaping for myself, or do I also sow for others?"
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Pope Francis confirms Shanghai bishop appointed in violation of Vatican-China deal
Despite the repeated violations, Parolin added that the Holy See is “determined” to continue dialogue with China
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Vatican official urges journalists to make refugees’ aspirations ‘known to the world’
“As journalists, you are in a privileged position to listen to their cry and make their aspirations known to the world”
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Vatican: Seal of confession not violated in ‘Vatican girl’ investigation
In the Vatican statement, Bruni clarified that the confessional seal had not been broken in the Orlandi investigation
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UN human rights council passes religious hatred resolution amid U.S., European opposition
The resolution called for the perpetrators of the act to be “[held] to account” in accord with “international human rights law.”
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Boy who got past security barrier to embrace Pope Francis at WYD 2013 is now a seminarian
The little boy who managed to get past the crowd control barrier at World Youth Day (WYD) in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 to give an emotional embrace to Pope Francis is now a seminarian preparing for th…
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Pope Francis names new cardinals, including two Asian prelates
Ahead of the upcoming consistory, there are currently 121 cardinal electors, 81 (67%) of whom have been appointed by Pope Francis
