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President of the Polish Bishops' Conference thanks the Holy Father for the new cardinal for Poland
I express my great gratitude to the Holy Father Francis for the new cardinal for Poland! It is a great joy for our Church - the Polish Bishops' Conference President wrote on his Twitter profile. Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki also congratulated Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś on his appointment to the cardinal dignity.
Pope Angelus: Prayers for refugees, Syria and Fiji
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for refugees fleeing wars and what he called “other inhuman situations.” In particular, he drew attention to the migrant crisis in Greece and in other countries that are on the front line in offering aid to those in need which he added, required the cooperation of all nations.
Pope makes surprise visit to San Carlo community
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday paid a surprise visit to the San Carlo community at the Italian Centre for Solidarity (CeIS) near Castelgandalfo in the Alban hills. Founded by Father Mario Picchi, the San Carlo community works to prevent and combat social exclusion, focusing especially on those suffering from drug addiction.
The President of the Bishops’ Conference Calls for Prayer for the Middle Easterners
“I would like the Church in Poland to join in the prayer initiative for the inhabitants of Middle Eastern countries,” wrote the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, in response to an appeal voiced by the Holy Father Francis, the CCEE presidium, and the COMECE.
Fr. Lombardi: 'Pope with Virgin of Guadalupe gives a sense of tenderness to visit'
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is in Mexico on his 12th Apostolic Journey, after meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba to sign a joint declaration. The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, spoke with Veronica Scarisbrick about the Holy Father's meeting with the Patriarch and his arrival in Mexico.
Pope appoints American Msgr Peter Wells as Nuncio of South Africa, Botswana
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appointed American Monsignor Peter Bryan Wells, currently Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, as the Holy See’s new Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa and Botswana. The Holy Father has at the same time elevated Msgr. Wells to the titular see of Marcianopolis, with the dignity of archbishop.
Possible papal visit to Auschwitz
(Vatican Radio) “It is very likely that Pope Francis will visit the concentration camp at Auschwitz,” during his visit to Kraków, according to Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., the head of the Holy See Press Office. He noted that every Pope who has gone to Kraków has later travelled to the notorious World War II death camp.
Poland: Archbishop Gallagher appeals for freedom of religion and conscience
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, addresses the Conference of the Senate of the Republic of Poland on “Freedom of Conscience and Religion in the Context of a Democratic State,” and, following the calls of recent Popes and Pope Francis, appeals for bolstering and encouraging these liberties.
Pope offers "spiritual medicine" to pilgrims at Angelus
(Vatican Radio) It’s time for another dose of the “spiritual medicine” Misericordin. Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis offered the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square the gift of a small box, designed to look like a box of medicine, containing a small Rosary and an image of the Merciful Jesus.
Leon XIV – nowy Papież
Sześćdziesięciodziewięcioletni kard. Robert Francis Prevost, to pierwszy papież augustianin i drugi po Franciszku papież z kontynentu amerykańskiego, choć w przeciwieństwie do swego poprzednika, pochodzi z Ameryki Północnej. Nowy Biskup Rzymu urodził się 14 września 1955 r. w Chicago, w stanie Illinois, jako syn Louisa Mariusa Prevosta, pochodzenia francusko-włoskiego, oraz Mildred Martínez, pochodzenia hiszpańskiego. Ma dwóch braci – Louisa Martina i Johna Josepha.
