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Pope Francis called for an end to global wars and divisiveness in his annual Christmas Day message, given Wednesday. “This Christmas, at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, I invite every ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the ...
On Christmas Eve, the pope inaugurated the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, an ancient tradition which began with the opening of St Peter Basilica’s “Holy Door,” normally cemented shut. The ...
Vatican Radio (Italian: Radio Vaticana; Latin: Statio Radiophonica Vaticana) is the official broadcasting service of Vatican City.. Established in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, today its programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out on short wave, DRM, medium wave, FM, satellite and the Internet.
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic programming. It is the largest Catholic television network in America, [1] and is purported to be "the world's largest religious media network", [2] (and according to the network itself) reaching 425 million people in 160 countries, [2] with 11 networks.
Pope Benedict XVI photographed during a Papal Mass celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica in 2013. A Papal Mass is the Solemn Pontifical High Mass celebrated by the Pope.It is celebrated on such occasions as a papal coronation, an ex cathedra pronouncement, the canonization of a saint, on Easter or Christmas or other major feast days.
Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022.
The great jubilee was to begin at Christmas 1949 and to conclude at Christmas 1950. A complete indulgence was granted to those faithful who visited the four major basilicas – Saint Peter , St. Paul outside the Walls , Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Saint John Lateran – and undertake a series of prayers there.