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INTERVIEW: Archbishop Hindo: ‘Sharia Law Denies Freedom of Worship’

“Islam does not conceive what we call freedom of worship,” stresses Syro-Catholic Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo of Hassake-Nisibi in Syria. As for the rest, hard is the condition lived by the...

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Cardinal Tagle: ‘Where Children Are Born, the Church Has a Future’

“It was difficult for me to accept the proposal to do this book, because I’m a reserved person, who doesn’t like to place himself in the public eye,” said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of...

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INTERVIEW: ‘Aleppo Is Celebrating, Free From Terrorists. The Western Media...

“The people of Aleppo East are experiencing moments of joy, liberated from the terrorists who used civilians as human shields.” The sound of these words has a different score than what we were used to...

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INTERVIEW: Cardinal Scola: ‘Carlo Acutis Points Out Highest Ideal to Young...

Last November 24, the Chapel of the Archbishop of Milan pullulated with people. So many faithful, Milanese and others, gathered there to witness the celebration of the closing of the diocesan process...

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INTERVIEW: ‘Many Muslims Collaborated With Isis in Mosul; Religious...

The advance continues of the Iraqi army to liberate Mosul, second city of Iraq and bulwark of the Islamic State. The Special Forces that assaulted the government complex of the province of Nineveh, the...

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USA: President-Elect Trump’s Battle Begins Against Planned Parenthood

Three days from now, on January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States. But the new President’s battle against the Planned Parenthood abortion industry has already begun....

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Pope Remembers Beatification of ‘Christ’s Samurai’ in Japan

‘Yesterday, in Osaka, Japan, Justo Takayama Ukon, loyal Japanese layman, who was martyred in Manila in 1615 was beatified.’ Pope Francis remembered during his weekly General Audience in the Vatican’s...

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“Youth Unemployment Leads to Suicides and Terrorism,” Warns the Pope

How can one think that developed countries have such strong unemployment?” The subject of work could not be lacking among those addressed by Pope Francis this morning, February 17, 2017, in the course...

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‘Social Coexistence Is Accomplished with Dialogue,’ Says Pope Francis

“Wars begin in our heart,” said Pope Francis, answering off-the-cuff the question of a student of the University Roma Tre, and confirming a concept that he used just yesterday in the morning homily of...

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INTERVIEW: “We, Christian Minority in Egypt, Put All Our Trust in the Lord”

Just over 3 million people, about 8% of the population of Egypt, data that goes back to 1986, the last census furnished by the Egyptian Authorities, on the presence of Coptic Christians in the country...

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Pope’s Morning Homily: “Is Justice or Mercy More Important to God? They Are...

Jesus tells the truth; He does not yield to the logic of casuistry, behind which hypocrisy hides. According to Vatican Radio, Pope Francis stressed this during his daily morning Mass at his residence...

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February 28 Marks the Fourth Anniversary of Benedict XVI’s Renunciation

A sun of a precocious spring illuminated St. Peter’s Square crowded, as on great occasions, on that February 28, 2013. It was a multitude of faithful that rushed to say their goodbyes to Pope Benedict...

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INTERVIEW: ‘I Will Speak to Pope Francis About Jesus’ Humanity,’ Says Friar...

The Spiritual Exercises, in which the Pope and the Roman Curia will take part, will be held from March 5-10 in the “Divine Teacher’s” House of Ariccia, near Rome. Pope Francis’ choice on who would lead...

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Shahbaz Bhatti: The Mission of a “True Politician,” According to Cardinal...

“There are persons who are willing to die for an ideal in which they believe. Among these is Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister of Minorities of Pakistan, killed on March 2, 2011 at Islamabad by armed...

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Pope to Roman Clergy: ‘The True Revolution Is to Go to the Roots’

“It is very important to go back to seek the roots of our faith,” said Pope Francis this morning, March 2, 2017, to the priests of the Diocese of Rome, gathered in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran...

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INTERVIEW: Ireland’s Archbishop Martin: ‘We Are Concerned About the Border...

“We are really worried,” said Archbishop Martin. Almost 20 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which sanctioned the end of the armed struggle, the dark clouds of conflict and division...

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Pope to Children: Use Smartphones Sparingly Since They Impede “Concrete...

Acclamations, ringing of bells, and incessant waving of white-yellow flags of Vatican City welcomed jubilantly Pope Francis’ pastoral visit on Sunday, March 12, 2017, to the local parish of Santa...

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Pope Warns Companies: “It Is a Very Grave Sin to Dismiss Employees Through...

“Those, who to perform economic maneuvers, to conduct negotiations that are not entirely clear, close down factories, shut down businesses and take work away from people, commit a very grave sin,” said...

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Pope Francis to Be Awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Medicine

“A Doctorate Honoris Causa in Medicine Goes to Pope Francis,” announced today Aurelio Tommasetti, Rector of the University of Salerno and Mario Capunzo, Director of the Department of Medicine, Surgery...

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INTERVIEW: Cardinal Piacenza: ‘Confession and Communion at Easter Assume...

Lent is a season forged by the practices of fasting, almsgiving and prayer. Renunciations, sacrifices and participation in the Way of the Cross are the instruments a faithful embraces to prepare his...

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Pope Blesses a Statue of St Anthony That Survived Bombardment of Cassino

Profoundly significant was the blessing imparted by Pope Francis today, during the General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, to the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua from the parish of Cassino of the same...

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Pope’s Morning Homily: “Ask Yourselves: ‘Does God Weep for Me?'”

“The dream and disappointments of God” emerge in the Book of Exodus, which the liturgy proposes today, because of the betrayal on the part of His people. However, the biblical text also exudes the love...

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‘Inclusion, Not Individualism’: Pope’s Recipe for “Integral Development”

“Only the path of integration between peoples guarantees a future of peace and hope to humanity.” Pope Francis drew a line of continuity with his Predecessor Paul VI who, 50 years ago, wrote the...

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Francis Calls for Commitment for World Without Mines

“Today is the Day of International Day of Mine Awareness. Let us please renew the commitment for a world without mines!” tweeted Pope Francis on April 4, 2017, on the occasion of the day dedicated to...

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Pope Francis Gives Easter Eggs to Little Ones in Hospitality Centers

Several parcels containing chocolate Easter eggs were delivered yesterday, April 11, 2017, to Caritas’ Rome headquarters. The sender is Pope Francis, announced Caritas-Rome on Twitter, publishing also...

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Pope Remembers Saint Gemma Galgani, Example for Young People

  “Yesterday, we remembered Saint Gemma Galgani, apostle of Jesus’ Passion. Dear young people, live the Easter Triduum in her school, reflecting on the love of Jesus who immolated Himself for us on the...

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Pope’s Via Crucis at Colosseum: ‘Shame for Our Sins, But Hope in Mercy of God’

About 20,000 faithful were present tonight, April 14, 2017, at the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) presided over by Pope Francis near the Colosseum in Rome. With much security amidst a...

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Benedict XVI: ‘Useful Against Atheism and Islamist Radicalism Is a Convincing...

“The confrontation between radically atheist conceptions of the State and the rise of a radically religious State in Islamist Movements, leads our time to an explosive situation, whose consequences we...

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Pope at General Audience: “God Always Accompanies Us, Even When We Forget Him”

“Ours is not an absent God, sequestered in a very distant heaven. Instead, He is a God “passionate” for man, so tenderly loving that He is incapable of separating Himself from him. Also in today’s...

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From the “Regeni Case” to the French Elections: Pope Francis Covers Issues...

  Pope Francis’ conversation with journalists, on his return from his latest international trip, was not only about topics connected with his trip to Egypt but also topical issues. Russia’s commitment...

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