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World Food Safety Day: ‘Foodborne diseases entirely preventable’
Posted on 06/7/2023 05:19 AM ()
Two United Nations (UN) agencies urge lawmakers and various sectors to establish national food safety systems on World Food Safety Day.
Pope admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery
Posted on 06/7/2023 02:39 AM ()
Pope Francis is admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he will undergo abdominal surgery on Wednesday afternoon. He is expected to remain in hospital for some days to allow for full recovery.
Decrying war, Pope appeals for 'One Minute for Peace'
Posted on 06/7/2023 01:49 AM ()
Pope Francis appeals for the ecumenical "One Minute for Peace" initiative, urging others to join in praying for an end to the wars devastating the world, especially in Ukraine.
Pope at Audience: Let's imitate Saint Therese's loving 'Little Way'
Posted on 06/7/2023 01:17 AM ()
At his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis extols Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and her 'little way.' He praises the Doctor of the Church, who, despite illness and early death, illustrated how to do even the littlest of things with extraordinary love, and who now is "spending time in heaven doing good on earth.'
New Wine and Old Wineskins
Posted on 06/6/2023 09:52 AM ()
Vatican Media presents a story by Dale Recinella, a former Wall Street finance lawyer who, along with his wife Susan, acts as a chaplain for prisoners in Florida.
Kyiv accuses Moscow of blowing up dam as thousands flee flooding
Posted on 06/6/2023 09:23 AM ()
Ukraine has accuses Russia of blowing up a massive dam on the Dnipro River, forcing thousands of people to flee catastrophic flooding, and urges the United Nations to intervene. However, Moscow denies responsibility for the disaster in the Russian-occupied Kherson area in southern Ukraine.
Ukraine: Cardinal Zuppi’s mission assesses next steps to be taken for peace
Posted on 06/6/2023 09:11 AM ()
Pope Francis‘ special peace envoy to Ukraine concludes his 2-day mission to the war-ravaged nation.
Filipina Franciscan Sister: Witnessing and valuing the virtue of charity
Posted on 06/6/2023 08:00 AM ()
Sister Helen Palacay, a Filipina former social communication head of FMIJ in the Philippines, shares the importance of giving service of charity in the lives of people and discusses how Franciscan mission helps the society in strengthening people's faith towards the Church.
Pope Francis pays brief visit to Gemelli hospital for evaluation
Posted on 06/6/2023 07:27 AM ()
The cross and war: Visual words
Posted on 06/6/2023 07:00 AM ()
To recount the unspeakable horror of war, European artists -- including those far away from the Church – used the image of Christ’s death on the cross. The Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, established by Pope Paul VI in 1973, preserves significant evidence of this. Several masterpieces are on exhibit; others are kept out of the public eye in warehouses and storerooms.