“Today, I wish to be close to priests, to all priests, from the most recently ordained to the pope,” Pope Francis said. “Today, dear brother priests, you are all with me at the altar.”
Vatican Dispatch
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Vatican thanks Chinese Catholics for gifts of medical supplies to assist in combating coronavirus
Chinese Catholics have donated significant medical supplies to the Vatican to assist in the fight against Covid-19.
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Pope Francis has set up a new commission to study women deacons
This is the second commission established by Pope Francis to study the question of a women’s diaconate.
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Vatican responds with measure to Cardinal Pell’s acquittal and release from prison
“The Holy See, which has always expressed confidence in the Australian judicial authority, welcomes the High Court’s unanimous decision concerning Cardinal George Pell, acquitting him of the accusations of abuse of minors and overturning his sentence.”
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Papal almoner issues extraordinary appeal to Vatican churchmen for coronavirus offering
Cardinal Krajewski invited these churchmen to “participate in the sufferings of all those who are enduring trial” because of the coronavirus “by giving an offering.”
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Australia’s high court overturns guilty verdict against Cardinal George Pell on final appeal
The High Court of Australia announced that in a unanimous 7-0 decision, they found that “the jury, acting rationally on the whole of the evidence, ought to have entertained a doubt as to the applicant’s guilt.”
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Pope Francis establishes emergency fund to combat Covid-19 in mission countries
Africa, Asia, Oceania and parts of Amazonia that “are being tragically impacted by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic” will be supported by the new fund.
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A Palm Sunday message from Pope Francis: Do not be afraid; you are not alone
In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis noted that “Jesus says to each one of us: ‘Courage, open your heart to my love. You will feel the consolation of God who sustains you’.”
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Father Arturo Sosa: ‘Covid-19 reminds us that we are one humanity.’
“The worst virus is not Covid-19,” Father Sosa said, “but the injustice that does not let so very many people live a dignified human life.”
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Pope Francis approves new ‘Mass in Time of Pandemic’ and Good Friday coronavirus intention
“In these days, during which the whole world has been gravely stricken by the Covid-19 virus, many requests have come to be able to celebrate a specific Mass to implore God to bring an end to this pandemic.”