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Pope Francis Appoints Apostolic Visitor for Ethiopian Catholics in US and Canada

Jul 4, 2020

Pope Francis appointed an apostolic visitor Thursday for Ethiopian Catholics in the United States and Canada. 

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, Nov. 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Makes Donation to World Food Programme as Pandemic Causes Rising Hunger

Jul 4, 2020

Pope Francis has made a donation to the World Food Programme as the organization works to feed 270 million people this year amid rising hunger caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Cardinal Sarah Remains Head of Vatican Liturgy Department after 75th Birthday

Jun 19, 2020

Cardinal Robert Sarah said Wednesday he would continue to serve as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship beyond his 75th birthday.

Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Names Lay Finance Expert as Secretary of Vatican ‘central bank’

Jun 15, 2020

Pope Francis Monday appointed Fabio Gasperini, an Italian financial adviser working at Ernst and Young, to the second-ranking position at the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA).

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media

“We all have an appointment with God in the night of our lives”: Pope Francis

Jun 10, 2020

In our darkest moments God awaits us and is ready to transform us, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday.

Catholics pray for peace in Burkina Faso at the Shrine of Our Lady of Yagma on November 24, 2019 / ACI Africa

Catholic Church in Burkina Faso Condoles with Protestants after Sunday Attack

Dec 4, 2019

Following the Sunday attack on a Protestant church in Burkina Faso that left 14 people dead and several others injured, the Catholic Church in the West African nation has expressed its closeness with the victims of the attack and their families, praying for lasting peace in the country.

Booklets being distributed in South Sudan, one titled, Tracking Peace Process in South Sudan," the other, "Tracking Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan" / ACI Africa

Catholic Church in South Sudan Distributes Booklets on “Tracking peace process, agreement”

Nov 14, 2019

As the countdown of the 100-day extension of the formation of a unity government in South Sudan got underway on Tuesday, November 12, the Catholic Church in the world’s youngest nation set out to distribute two sets of booklets containing “factual” information about the peace process including the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan.