As this year’s summer Olympic games open in Paris, the Vatican’s athletic department is calling for a cessation of all global conflicts and wars for the duration of the event and is urging participants to promote inclusion and fraternity.
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Here are 9 Parisian Saints to Accompany Catholics During Olympics, Reopening of Notre Dame
Paris is not a city, it’s a world, they say, and so is the rich Catholic culture visible in its people and places. We gathered nine names of Parisian saints to accompany Catholics in 2024 — the year of the Olympics and reopening of iconic Notre Dame Cathedral.
Michelangelo’s Pieta’ Getting New High-Security Barrier Before Jubilee Year
The Vatican is installing a new set of nine bullet-proof and shatter-proof glass panels in front of one of its most famous works of art, Michelangelo’s marble “Pietà” sculpture in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Vatican Offers Indulgence for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Any Catholic who participates in the celebration July 28 of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly can receive a plenary indulgence, the Vatican announced.
Refugees Report On Horrors & Violence Back Home in Haiti
Marie, a 30-year-old sales professional, recalls riding to work with other passengers in her hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti when bullets peppered the car.
Israel Calls for Entire Gaza City Evacuation; U.S. Bishop Urges Places of Refuge Not Be Targeted
The Israeli military July 10 called for all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south, as the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace urged civilians not be targeted and “remain outside the sphere of combat.”
Vatican Publishes 1974 Decision Denying Alleged Amsterdam Apparitions
The Vatican has made public its 1974 decision denying the authenticity of Marian apparitions alleged to have occurred in Amsterdam between 1945 and 1959.
‘Not a Single Catholic Priest’ Left in Russian-Occupied Ukraine, Reveals Major Archbishop
Russian forces have driven out all Greek and Roman Catholic clergy from the occupied areas of Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Catholic Churches in Paris Conducting Holy Games During Summer Olympics, Paralympics
The French Catholic Church will welcome athletes and spectators to Paris this summer during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Shevchuk: Russian Attack on Kyiv Children’s Hospital ‘A Sin That Cries Out to Heaven for Revenge’
A July 8 attack by Russia on a children’s hospital and other civilian targets throughout Ukraine is “a sin that cries out to heaven for revenge,” said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.