First American to head Rome's Angelicum University says task is 'daunting'
- Jun 17, 2021
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Rely on faith, Hong Kong religious leaders say in Lunar New Year message
- Feb 9, 2021
Religious leaders in Hong Kong sent wishes for health and happiness to mark the Lunar New Year and acknowledged the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
After ‘painful sciatica’ causes pope to skip Mass, Francis appears for New Year’s Angelus
- Jan 1, 2021
While he skipped morning Mass due to what the Vatican called a “painful sciatica,” Pope Francis was in the saddle again for his Angelus address later in the day, reflecting on the role of Mary as Mother of God and the need for a change in attitude at the end of a tumultuous year.
Vatican delivers a fittingly weird week to end a bizarre 2020
- Jan 1, 2021
The pope and the Vatican found themselves in the same spotlight they generally do over the holidays, but for unusual reasons.
Pope to skip New Year’s events due to ‘painful sciatica’
- Dec 31, 2020
On Thursday the Vatican announced that due to a “painful sciatica,” Pope Francis, who has long struggled with the condition, will be unable to celebrate the traditional papal events on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Ethiopians mark the start of a new year after ‘God’s wrath’
- Sep 11, 2020
Ethiopians on Friday welcomed what many people around the world might like to see: the beginning of a new year.
Pope opens New Year with strong condemnation of violence against women
- Jan 1, 2020
Pope Francis began 2020 with a bang on Wednesday, issuing a harsh condemnation of violence against women, insisting that how society treats women and their bodies is a measure of its level of humanity.
Reforms, trips and personnel moves loom for pope in 2019
- Jan 4, 2019
With Vatican reforms, major trips and key personnel moves all looming, 2019 looks like a big year for Pope Francis.
On New Year’s Day, pope says there’s nothing like a mother’s love
- Jan 1, 2019
Pope Francis on New Year’s Day extolled Mary as the prototypical mother, saying “the human family is built upon mothers.”
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