Archive for May 25, 2018

Pope Francis holds a soccer ball in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on Aug. 26, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis sends poor, needy to major Roman sporting event

Next week the poor, homeless, refugees, migrants and needy around Rome will be offered free tickets to the city's Golden... Read more

A March 3, 2018 match between the North American Martyrs and the Urban Lions. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

American seminarians to battle for the title in Rome soccer tournament

For the first time in five years, seminarians and student priests from the North American College in Rome will hit... Read more

Pope Francis visits the Comprehensive Institute 'Elisa Scala' of Rome for Mercy Friday on May 25, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope makes surprise visit to school named after book-loving child

In his most recent “mercy Friday” outing, Pope Francis visited a school recently named after a little girl who passed... Read more

Ebola epicentre with workers in Africa. ?w=200&h=150

Catholic priest in DRC quarantined as Ebola outbreak continues

A Catholic priest has contracted the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid a continuing outbreak that began... Read more

Syrian refugees in the Bekaa valley in Lebanon. ?w=200&h=150

Papal agency raises funds to help Christians remain in the Middle East

The Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada is launching a fundraising campaign to help Christians in the Middle East... Read more

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Letter to George Clooney: Help stop frivolous 'hate group' charges

The Southern Poverty Law Center is wrongly targeting social conservative organizations as “hate groups,” and George Clooney, a major financial... Read more