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Cardinal Tagle’s 2019 Advent Message

This Advent, let us remember the coming of Jesus, of his journey to us. Christ wants to share the journey with us, as he was shared with us by our creative God.  

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Global Voices on the Synod: Germany and Brazil

“The environmental situation in the Amazon is dire and the very existence of its indigenous peoples is under threat,” says Manuel Brettschneider, a Brazil expert at Caritas Germany. “So the Synod has come at a critical moment in time.”

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Pope: Make the world more human by guaranteeing the dignity of the disabled

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3rd, Pope Francis recalls how the promotion of the right to participation plays a central role in combating discrimination and promoting a culture of encounter and quality of life.

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Pope welcomes another group of refugees from Lesbos accompanied by Card. Krajewski

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski left for Lesbos on Monday. This new mission follows that of last May and comes after the visit of Pope Francis to Lesbos in 2016. The Apostolic Almoner will return next Wednesday with a group of 33 refugees. Another 10 will arrive by the end of the year. Assistance for all of them will be provided by the Holy See and the Sant'Egidio Community.