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Communion With Other Religions Is Pope’s January Focus

by Michael McG | Jan 4, 2021 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

Pope Francis has chosen to highlight human fraternity for the first intention of the new year, with a focus on communion with those of other religions.Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network Father David Stewart tells us more…A greater sense of human...

Iraq Church Welcomes 2021 Papal Visit

by Michael McG | Dec 8, 2020 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations, Pope Francis

Iraq’s Christians have welcomed news that Pope Francis is set to go to Iraq next spring – the first time any pontiff will have visited the country. Syriac Catholic Archbishop Nizar Semaan of Hadiab-Erbil warmly greeted the announcement that Pope Francis will visit...

Pope’s December Prayer Intention: Our Relationship With Jesus

by Michael McG | Dec 4, 2020 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

By Fr David Stewart SJ As this awful year has unfolded and as the second wave of the pandemic has spread across many lands, fears began to grow about our Advent and our Christmas. Would we be able to celebrate together, or even be together? The Pope’s prayer intention...

Pray With The Pope During November

by Michael McG | Nov 5, 2020 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

We continue our fervent prayer for all of humanity this month, as the whole world continues to suffer from the pandemic, yet we keep in our prayer another concern that will affect us all, now and in the generations that follow us.Pope Francis asks us to pray with him...

Study Guide Released For Fratelli Tutti

by Michael McG | Oct 14, 2020 | Encyclicals, Papal Documents, Pope Francis

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns has produced a new study guide to the Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, Fratelli tutti.

Pope Backs Charity’s Rosary Campaign

by Michael McG | Oct 13, 2020 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations, Pope Francis

Pope Francis has given his public support to a charity’s rosary campaign, calling on children around the world to pray for an end to the coronavirus crisis. Speaking after the Angelus on Sunday October 11, the Pope urged pilgrims assembled in St Peter’s Square to...