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Mary Magdalene – 'Apostle to the Apostles' – gets upgraded feast day

Vatican City - Jun 10, 2016 - (CNA/EWTN News) - Faithful to the wish of Pope Francis, a new decree has bumped the liturgical celebration honoring St. Mary Magdalene from a memorial to a feast, putting her on par with the apostles. The reason, according to Archbishop Arthur Roche, is that she ?has the honor to be the first witness of the Lord?s res...

World must dial down aggression, stop bullying, pope tells YouTubers

[caption id="attachment_18649" align="alignright" width="300"] Pope Francis autographs a surfboard during a meeting of Scholas Occurrentes at the Vatican May 29. The Scholas Occurrentes organization, which the pope also supported as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, promotes a "culture of encounter" through art, sports and technology. (CNS pho...

Pope invites Christians to pray for children in Syria on June 1

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope Francis called on Catholics and Orthodox Christians to pray for children in Syria who are suffering because of the ongoing conflict in the country. "The children of Syria invite children from all over the world to join in their prayer for peace" on International Children's Day June 1, he said. Before praying the Angelus ...

Catholics gather for requiem for Slovak nun shot in South Sudan

[caption id="attachment_18570" align="alignright" width="285"] Holy Spirit Missionary Sister Veronika Terezia Rackova, director of St. Bakhita Medical Center in Yei, South Sudan, died May 20 at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. The Holy Spirit Missionary Sister, who was shot in the stomach in Yei, is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Fa...

Theology of tears: For pope, weeping helps one see Jesus

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has been sharing a theology of tears: tears of compassion, compunction and consolation. Although Pope Francis does not mask his emotions in public, he rarely is seen to cry. One obvious exception was in Albania in September 2014 when he came face ...

Pope Francis celebrates jubilee of tears for all who weep

?Jesus, too, knows what it means to weep.? VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday presided at an evening prayer vigil in

The Pope Video - Respect for Women - May 2016

The following is an English translation of the words of Pope Francis from a recently published Youtube video.