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The Pope sings of love and the purity of the soul in the Assumption of Mary

León XIV has returned to Castelgandolfo to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The glorification of Mary in soul and body teaches us that our true beauty lies in showing, even in our flesh, the signs of love that has no end, he stated in a beautiful homily.
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Francisco Otamendi

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The dream of a totally missionary Church

In his Message for the upcoming World Mission Day, Pope Francis has expressed his desire to begin a stage of the Church that involves all Christians by virtue of their baptism, modern prophets and witnesses who carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Giovanni Tridente

10 Jan 2022
Panoramic view of Bratislava.

European Catholic Social Days. A new beginning for Europe

From March 17 to 20, 2022, Bratislava will host the European Catholic Social Days to reflect on whether there is a need for a less selfish and more caring idea of Europe beyond the pandemic. 

Giovanni Tridente

3 Jan 2022
pope ecumenism

Beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Before the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, the Holy See has presented some suggestions for implementing the ecumenical dimension of the synodal process in the local churches.

David Fernández Alonso

1 Jan 2022
pope peace journey

The three paths to lasting peace

While the number of deaths caused by wars and conflicts continues to rise and military spending in the world is increasing at an exorbitant rate, Pope Francis reminds us in his Message for the World Day of Peace (January 1, 2022) that only through dialogue, education and work can we hope for lasting peace.

Giovanni Tridente

1 Jan 2022

The humility of service, in order to be truly useful to everyone

In Pope Francis' traditional Christmas message to the Roman Curia, which is usually a time for reflection, the Holy Father dwelled on the temptation of "spiritual worldliness."

Giovanni Tridente

27 Dec 2021
pope letter families

Moving from "I" to "you". The Pope's encouragement in his letter to families.

On the Feast of the Holy Family, the Holy Father Francis invited families to take care of "the details of relationships", "to listen to and understand each other", and to look to the Virgin Mary, in order to move from "the dictatorship of the 'I' to the 'you'". Moreover, in a letter addressed to spouses, he reminds them to "keep their gaze fixed on Jesus".

Rafael Miner

26 Dec 2021
traditiones custodes

The answer to doubts about the application of Traditionis custodes

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has published the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the application of Traditionis custodesThe two key points expressed by Pope Francis in the motu proprio and in the letter that accompanies it are recalled and concretized in the motu proprio.

Juan José Silvestre

21 Dec 2021
catechists

"Servants of the proclamation", the rite of institution of catechist arrives

As of January 1, 2022, the rite of institution of the lay ministry of catechist will come into effect, as announced in the motu proprio Antiquum ministerium. It is a ministry with a "strong vocational value".

Giovanni Tridente

19 Dec 2021
pope francisco audience

The Pope asks "not to behave like Herod".

Maria José Atienza

14 Dec 2021
crimes

Updating the Doctrine of Faith for the most serious offenses

Pope Francis has updated the Norms on the most serious crimes reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, among which are crimes of sexual abuse committed by clerics; crimes of heresy, apostasy, schism; or crimes against the sacrament of the Eucharist and Confession.

Ricardo Bazán

14 Dec 2021

Pope's Travels

The day I was a Swiss Guard

Papua New Guinea, second stop on Pope Francis' trip
Mongolia

“You don’t need to be rich or powerful, just have love,” says the Pope in Mongolia
Pope Francis Bahrain

Pope Francis in Marseille, plurality as a resource
Hungary Pope

Hungary: Pope Francis' next destination
Pope Congo's journey

Poverty, tensions and women: challenges ahead of the Pope's visit to Africa
Pope's trip to Congo and Sudan

The Catholic Church in Congo and South Sudan
Congo

The Pope travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. “Mbote François”, Okay, now, welcome!
Pope Francis Bahrain

Pope Francis and initiatives for dialogue with Islam
Pope Francis Bahrain

Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, a weapon to defuse any conflict

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Omnes Editorial Staff
pensamiento político san agustín

¿Cuál es el pensamiento político de san Agustín?

Santiago Leyra Curiá
Centenary of Our Lady of Fatima, 2017

Miracles of the Virgin Mary and nature: 'the sun danced', snowfalls, flowers…

Francisco Otamendi
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