VATICAN NEWS
- Syrian refugees inspired by meeting with Pope Francis December 6, 2021Pope Francis receives a group of young Syrian refugees who presented him with the gift of a T-shirt with an image and words representing their hope and trust in God. Read all
- Pope departs from Greece wrapping up his 35th Apostolic Journey December 6, 2021Pope Francis boards the papal plane at Athens Airport on Monday to return to Rome, ending his six-day visit to Cyprus and Greece. Read all
- Archbishop Kontidis: Pope's Greece visit 'an opportunity for unity' December 6, 2021The Archbishop of Athens describes Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Greece as a call for unity, not only among Catholics who live in a secular culture on a daily basis, but among Christians of different denominations, especially Orthodox and Catholics. Read all
- Pope to youth in Greece: Experience God’s love, meet real people, dream big December 6, 2021Pope Francis meets young people from various parts of Greece on Monday morning in Athens, ahead of his departure for Rome, urging them to be truly social by engaging in real encounters with those around them as an experience of God's love. Read all
- Ieronymos II visits with Pope Francis on eve of his return to Rome December 5, 2021The Orthodox Primate, Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, pays a courtesy visit to Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature to bid him farewell. Read all
WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Pope Francis to youth in Greece: Don’t be ‘prisoners of the cell phone’ December 6, 2021Pope Francis meets with young people at St. Dionysius School of the Ursuline Sisters in Maroussi, Athens, Dec. 6, 2021. / Vatican Media. Athens, Greece, Dec 6, 2021 / 04:20 am (CNA). The pope’s address concluded his three-day visit to Greece.
- Smallness can be a blessing, Pope Francis tells Greece's Catholic minority December 4, 2021Pope Francis meets with clerics, religious, consecrated persons, seminarians, and catechists at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Dec. 4, 2021. / Vatican Media Athens, Greece, Dec 4, 2021 / 13:40 pm (CNA). The smallness of a Christian community can be a sign of closeness to God, Pope Francis told members […]
- Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens speech December 4, 2021Pope Francis addresses a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, Dec. 3, 2021 / Vatican Media. Athens, Greece, Dec 4, 2021 / 04:55 am (CNA). The pope arrived in Greece after a two-day visit to Cyprus.
- PHOTOS: The funeral of Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master December 4, 2021The funeral of Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master, takes place at St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta, Dec. 3, 2021. / Martin Micallef/Maltese Association Order of Malta via Flickr. Valletta, Malta, Dec 4, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA). He was interred in the Crypt of the Grand Masters at St. […]
- Catholic doctors thank Portugal's president for vetoing euthanasia bill December 3, 2021Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock. / null Lisbon, Portugal, Dec 3, 2021 / 16:21 pm (CNA). The Association of Portuguese Catholic Doctors on Tuesday thanked President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for vetoing the euthanasia bill passed by the Portuguese parliament in November, and reaffirmed that as healthcare providers "they cannot be agents of death."