St. Maria Goretti Parish

In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the UN in New York, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, observes that ‘military solutions’ do not work and therefore other paths must be taken; and warns that dangers of nuclear arms pose concrete threats to the existence of humanity.

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The leadership of the US-based humanitarian aid organization Cross Catholic Outreach visits the Vatican and meets Pope Francis as it renews its partnership in assisting the Pope's global charitable activities.

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In commemoration of the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, Christians in Mozambique’s City of Beira lit votive candles and prayed their the Rosary, asking the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession for peace in the troubled region. Since 2017, terrorist attacks have targeted Mozambique’s Province of Cabo Delgado.

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Pope Francis replies to letter that children being cared for at an Italian hospital sent him when he had been experiencing health issues. He offers them his heartfelt thanks for their kinds words and good wishes, imploring the Blessed Mother to watch over them, and urging them to find a ray of light in the darkness of illness.

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UNICEF and other aid agencies are sending relief teams and desperately needed humanitarian aid to northeastern Afghanistan where unusually heavy rains have killed at least 300 people, swept away homes and damaged vital farmland.

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According to a Reuters report, Mozambique's army is fighting Islamist insurgents who launched a major attack on the northern town of Macomia on Friday morning, the country’s President Filipe Nyusi said in a televised address.

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Meeting with students at a number of Vatican institutions, Pope Francis warns against the “toxic, unhealthy and violent” information that can lurk in social media.

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Following the solemn indiction of the Jubilee 2025 by Pope Francis last week, the Apostolic Penitentiary has published a Decree that provides the details for the Indulgences that will be granted during the Holy Year.

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Meeting with the head Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, which has been divided for a number of years by a fierce liturgical dispute, Pope Francis emphasises the importance of obedience to ecclesiastical authorities.

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Pope Francis meets with the Abbot, monks and collaborators of the Abbey of Montevergine on the occasion of the nine hundredth anniversary of the Abbey's foundation. He encourages the community to make themselves a gift to God and to be a gift of God to others.

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