A Vatican Delegation led by Cardinal Sandri visits Istanbul for the occasion of the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle and conveys Pope Francis’ “fraternal affection” to the Ecumenic Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew. In his message the Pope says that one of the most fruitful areas of cooperation between the Patriarchate and the Catholic Church is interreligious dialogue to promote peace.

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After three years as Prefect, the Spanish Jesuit resigns from his post for personal reasons related to his health, as he writes in a letter to the collaborators of the Secretariat for the Economy. Pope Francis has appointed the current Secretary in his place. He is another layman chosen to head an organism of the Holy See.

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In his catechesis at Wednesday’s General Audience, Pope Francis says genuine consolation in discernment is “a sort of confirmation that we are doing what God wants of us.”

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The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) releases its contribution to the EU Consultation on defining the framework conditions of the social economy. The Bishops’ document presents a series of proposals based on the Catholic Social Teaching to realize the full potential of the social economy, which it says, offers a positive alternative to the profit-led market economy creating "relational wealth" and social friendship.

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The newly elected head of the US Bishops’ Conference discusses the synodal process in the country, its potential to combat polarisation in the Church, and strategies for including the voices of the marginalised.

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A two-day meeting with the Presidents and Coordinators of the Continental Assemblies of the Synod on preparations for the Continental Assemblies concluded today. The Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Mario Grech, said listening to everyone and excluding no one is part of the synodal journey.

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Two priests serving in the port city of Berdyansk in southeastern Ukraine have been arrested and detained in a pre-trial detention center by the Russian administration on charges of preparing a terrorist act.

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In a telegram of condolences Pope Francis prays for the soul of deceased Ghanean Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr.

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The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is presenting four videos to portray the contribution of the faithful with disabilities to the Synod on Synodality following a series of meetings at the Vatican.

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The First Vice President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, has said the death of Cardinal Baawobr has robbed Africa of a selfless servant and a good Shepherd.

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Pope Francis grants an exclusive interview to the Catholic ‘"America Magazine" in which he answers a vast range of questions, including topics regarding the US, Church issues, social issues, the war in Ukraine, the Vatican’s relations with China, and his pontificate.

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A landslide in Cameroon's capital has killed at least 15 people attending a funeral.

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A huge march through the heart of Mexico shows the firm grass roots political support for the President, while countermanding a recent rally, which accused him of attempting to interfere with democracy.

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Pope Francis meets with community members of Rome's Pontifical Latin American College, encouraging them in their pastoral work as Christ's "disciples and missionaries."

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From the refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border where she works, Sister Grace Patthayaporn can hear the bombs falling in Myanmar. "Whenever I hear them, I pray."

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Pope Francis meets with 6,000 schoolchildren, teachers, and school leaders, urging them to follow in the footsteps of “modern day prophets” Pope St John XXIII and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Pope Francis sends a message to the International Forum of Catholic Action, which met over the weekend for its 8th Assembly and elected new leaders. The synodal spirit needs to take root in the Church, he writes, so we need to move in the same direction as a people walking together.

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Cardinal Richard Baawobr has returned to the house of the Father. The sad news was received in the evening of Sunday 27 November 2022, and announced in a statement signed by the Secretary General of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers).

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Pope Francis receives the credential letters of Frances Collins, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to the Holy See.

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Israel and the occupied West Bank have been experiencing their deadliest wave of violence since 2015.

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