2013-07-22T16:44:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 4:44 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 22, 2013 / 10:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the official start of World Youth Day nears, Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro reflected on the event as a sign that young people always look for God in order to serve ... Read more

2013-07-22T16:20:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm   By

Lourdes, France, Jul 22, 2013 / 10:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The famous Marian shrine in Lourdes, France has received an official declaration from the Bishop of Pavia, Italy stating that the 69th miracle has taken place there. "I have the joy of ... Read more

2013-07-22T15:46:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm   By

Mumbai, India, Jul 22, 2013 / 09:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has sent a telegram of condolence to the Archbishop of Bombay over the July 19 death of his predecessor, Cardinal Simon Pimenta, who served as the city's archbishop from 1978 to ... Read more

2013-07-22T14:21:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 2:21 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 22, 2013 / 08:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis said as he flew to Rio de Janeiro that he is going to meet young people and help counter a “throwaway culture” that threatens to isolate them from society. When “w... Read more

2013-07-22T11:53:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 11:53 am   By

Vatican City, Jul 22, 2013 / 05:53 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As he boarded the plane for Rio de Janeiro and the 28th World Youth Day, Pope Francis brought his down-to-earth approach with him, carrying his own bag and opting for individual conversations with... Read more

2013-07-22T00:45:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 12:45 am   By

Santiago, Chile, Jul 21, 2013 / 06:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Forty Australian World Youth Day pilgrims made a special stop in Chile on Saturday to help rebuild a 200-year-old church that was totally destroyed in a massive earthquake three years ago. &l... Read more

2013-07-21T22:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 21, 2013 at 10:30 pm   By

Denver, Colo., Jul 21, 2013 / 04:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As huge crowds of youth flock to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day 2013, some participants from past years are currently living out vocations discovered at the global youth events. Sr. Kathryn... Read more

2013-07-21T18:38:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 21, 2013 at 6:38 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 21, 2013 / 12:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two days before his departure to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for World Youth Day, Pope Francis made a surprise trip Saturday to Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major in order to ask for Mary’s i... Read more

2013-07-21T16:37:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 21, 2013 at 4:37 pm   By

Vatican City, Jul 21, 2013 / 10:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his Sunday Angelus message, Pope Francis told crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square to unite prayer and action in Christian life. “Prayer that doesn’t lead to concrete actio... Read more

2013-07-21T12:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 21, 2013 at 12:09 pm   By

New Haven, Conn., Jul 21, 2013 / 06:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The story of the persecution of Mexican Catholics in the 1920s is being told anew, in an English translation of a book by a scholar of Mexican culture and history. “This was a period ... Read more

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