SYNTHESIS OF THE APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION “THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL”

SYNTHESIS OF THE APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION “THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL” Vatican City, 26 November 2013 (VIS) – “The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus”; thus begins the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”, by which Pope Francis...

22ND WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: GIVE OUR LIVES FOR OUR BRETHREN

22ND WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: GIVE OUR LIVES FOR OUR BRETHREN Vatican City, 7 December 2013 (VIS) – A message from Pope Francis, dated 6 December, for the 22nd World Day of the Sick 2014 was published on Friday. The Day will take place on 11 February 2014, liturgical...

Bethlehem Peace Light

At the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, burns a flame at the site of Christ’s birth. This flame, kept lit for centuries, is the Bethlehem Peace Light, symbolizing peace, love, and goodness. Christian nations from around the world take turns donating the oil to...

Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Christ is born! Hearing the voice of the angel which could be heard by the shepherds in the dark night, we are hurrying today to the poor stable in Bethlehem.  Here in the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we see the Son of God who came into our world as a human...

Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav (ENG/UKR)

Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To the Son, eternally and immaculately born of the Father, Who—in the fullness  of time—was born bodily, without seed, from a Virgin, Let us cry out to Christ-God: Holy are You, O Lord, Who fortified our strength! (Canon...