PANAMA – 26.01.2019 – 09.15 Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria la Antigua Homily of the Holy Father Official Translation “Jacob’s well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said […]
PANAMA – 25.01.2019 – 17.30 Campo Santa Maria la Antigua – Cinta Costera Speech of the Holy Father Lord, Father of mercy, in this Coastal Beltway, together with so many young people from all over the world, we have accompanied your Son on his Way of the Cross: the way he wanted to walk in […]
HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE PACORA – 25.01.2019 – 10.30 Official Translation Speech of the Holy Father “He receives sinners and eats with them”. We just heard this at the beginning of the Gospel reading (Lk 15:2). They are the words muttered by some of the Pharisees and scribes who were greatly upset and scandalized by […]
Photos from around Panama from the second day of World Youth Day.
Brooklyn pilgrims learned more about their Catholic faith during catechesis on their first official day of religious instruction as part of World Youth Day 2019.
When over 180 bishops’ conference presidents and other Church leaders descend on Rome next month for a global summit on clerical sexual abuse, they will hear from some of the victims themselves. Yet a Jan. 16 Vatican communique making this announcement did not mention the names of those who would be giving the presentations.
Clergy who file into a room to hear an address by Pope Francis know they’re taking their chances. He can either be tough, railing against clericalism, judgment, hypocrisy and other perceived failures, or he can be understanding and supportive.
In the minds of international pilgrims from across the globe, Gustavo Huguenin and Fabíola Goulart are lovingly thought of as “World Youth Day’s most famous couple.”
HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE PANAMA – 24.01.2019 – 06:20 Official Translation Speech of the Holy Father Dear Young People, good evening! How good it is to get together again, this time in a land that receives us with such radiance and warmth! As we gather in Panama, World Youth Day is once more a celebration […]
HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE PANAMA – 24.01.2019 – 11.15 Official Translation Speech of the Holy Father Dear Brothers, I thank Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador for his words of welcome in the name of all. I am happy to be able to be with you and to share in a closer and […]
