Archive for January 24, 2021

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 24, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media?w=200&h=150

Vatican archbishop: Turn off your phone and open the Gospel

A Vatican archbishop urged Catholics to turn off their cell phones and open the Gospel instead as he celebrated Mass... Read more

A bishop of the Holy Land Coordination surveys the construction of the separation wall in Palestine's Cremisan Valley, Jan. 17, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Bishops reiterate need for direct Israel-Palestine negotiations if there is to be peace

A group of Christian leaders who advocate for the Holy Land this week reiterated a call for Israeli and Palestinian... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Jan. 24, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis prays for homeless man who died in freezing cold near St. Peter’s Square

Pope Francis prayed on Sunday for a homeless man who died near St. Peter’s Square amid freezing temperatures.  Read more