Archive for March 7, 2021
Catholic group receives grant to restore historic California mission
A Catholic group has received a large grant to restore one of the oldest California missions and to provide a... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of war in ruins of Mosul
Pope Francis prayed on Sunday for the victims of war in the rubble-strewn city of Mosul, where the Islamic State... Read more
Full text: Pope Francis’ prayer of suffrage for the victims of war in Mosul
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ prayer of suffrage for the victims of the war, delivered March 7, 2021,... Read more
Pope Francis in the Nineveh Plains: ‘Terrorism and death never have the last word’
Pope Francis entrusted the rebuilding of Christian communities in the Nineveh Plains to the protection of the Virgin Mary at... Read more
Full text: Pope Francis’ Angelus address in the Nineveh Plains
Here is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ Angelus address, delivered March 7, 2021, in Bakhdida (Qaraqosh), Iraq. Read more
Full text: Pope Francis’ homily at Mass in the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily, delivered March 7, 2021, in the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil,... Read more
Pope Francis in Erbil: ‘Today I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive’
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed joy at the vitality of the Church in Iraq despite years of fierce persecution. Read more
Pope Francis in Iraq meets with father whose children died as refugees in shipwreck
Pope Francis met Sunday with a father who lost his wife and two children in a shipwreck as Syrian war... Read more
