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Vespers and Te Deum

From St. Peter’s Basilica, Vespers of the Feast of Saint Mary, Most Holy Mother of God and Te Deum of Thanksgiving at year’s end with Pope Francis presiding

Portrait of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

31/12/2022

Farewell to Benedict XVI: ‘Humble worker in vineyard of the Lord'

The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before the Eucharist

31/12/2022

‘God is love’: The key to Benedict’s pontificate

The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

31/12/2022

Reactions from the world to news of Benedict XVI’s death

The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

31/12/2022

Fr. Lombardi: ‘Benedict spent his life seeking the face of Jesus’

Pope Francis laughs together with the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on 28 November 2020

31/12/2022

What Pope Francis has said regarding Benedict XVI

Pope Francis leads Vespers and Te deum

31/12/2022

Pope pays tribute to Benedict XVI's witness of faith, prayer, kindness

Press Office

31/12/2022

Daily Bulletin 31/12/2022

The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

31/12/2022

Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict: his official biography

Following the announcement of the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday at the age of 95, we look back at his long life and its main highlights with the following ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on the day of his election

31/12/2022

Benedict XVI: Key events of his pontificate

Bonifacio Veronese (Verona 1487 - Venice 1553), Holy Family with Saints John, Dorothy and Andrew; first half 16th century; oil on canvas; 128 x 182 cm (detail); © Musei Vaticani

31/12/2022

Vatican Museums. And the Word became Flesh #7

“The depiction of Jesus’ birth is itself a simple and joyful proclamation of the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God.” With these few words, Pope Francis captures the task that sacred art is ...

The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI greets the faithful in Castel Gandolfo

31/12/2022

Benedict XVI: ‘Father of Catechism of the Catholic Church’

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, shares his thoughts on the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s role in the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church, a compendium of Catholic ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

31/12/2022

German and Austrian bishops mourning Benedict XVI’ loss

In a message the German Bishops' Conference says the Pope Emeritus’ pontificate and his many years of episcopal work “will be remembered vividly”.

Apostolic Journey of Benedict XVI to Cyprus (4 to 6 June 2010), Holy Mass

31/12/2022

Organizer of papal journeys remembers “The gentle Pope”

Africa

President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia amending the law on the death penalty.

27/12/2022

The community of Sant'Egidio commends Zambian president for abolishing the death penalty.

The Community of Sant'Egidio has expressed great satisfaction with the decision by President Hakainde Hichilema of the Republic of Zambia to abolish the death penalty.

(file) School children from the Drakensberg Boys Choir perform during a Christmas function.

24/12/2022

South Africa: Bishop Sipuka says Christmas is a time for healing and restoration.

File picture: Mass with Pope Francis.

21/12/2022

DRC: Bishops rally Congolese people ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to the country.

(File) Catholic Women's Organisation in Malawi

19/12/2022

Malawi: Catholic Women’s Organisation launches year-long golden anniversary celebrations.

Aftermath of floods in the DRC.

15/12/2022

DRC: Death toll rises to more than 140 in Kinshasa floods.

World News

Investigators gather near fragments of a munition in the Grodno region, Belarus

30/12/2022

Belarus blames Ukraine of firing missile as war escalates

Pope Francis receives the gift of a football jersey with dedication and autograph by Pelè

30/12/2022

Pelé: 'God gave me the gift of knowing how to play football'

Kosovo Serbs remove a truck from a road barricade in Rudare

29/12/2022

Kosovo Serbs to remove roadblocks

Pope Francis receiving the traditional Ukrainian blanket

29/12/2022

Ukrainian women meet Pope, ask for liberation of prisoners-of-war

Good News Makes Headlines!

Those involved in the Sunbird Straws project of Christ University professor Saji Varghese, Bangalore, India

29/11/2022

Sustaining the World, One Dry Leaf at a Time!

Trees shade the pavement as students walk in front of the Lake Avenue at De La Salle University, Dasmariñas (photo by LJ Abadinas)

28/11/2022

A Philippine university's journey to being the greenest in the country

Student Volunteers from CHRIST University interact with youth during their rural exposure programme

19/10/2022

Students in India unite to strengthen marginalized communities

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish, Cavite, Philippines

19/10/2022

Philippines: A Catholic parish journeys together, living synodality

Stories

Renovation on a farmhouse in Spinea (Venice)

27/12/2022

A “manifesto” house of integral ecology in Italy’s Veneto region

2022.11.29 I fedeli con disabilità al Sinodo sulla sinodalità

15/12/2022

#TheChurchIsOurHome: People with disabilities are a resource for Church communities

Sister Nelly and other women around a Nativity scene in the prison chapel

30/12/2022

Sr Nelly: “One day more to live, one day less in prison”

13/12/2022

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