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Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2021 at the Vatican unveiled

Pope Francis celebrates the Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord in St. Peter's Basilica April 14, 2017. Credit: L'Osservatore Romano.

‘Being consecrated to God is beautiful,’ says Vatican cardinal

Vatican City, Mar 25, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Consecrated life is beautiful and contains a call to witness to what is beautiful and true, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz wrote Thursday in a letter marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation on consecrated life.

Vatican cardinal: Access to clean water must be a priority

Vatican City, Mar 25, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- It must be an international priority to ensure that everyone has access to clean, potable water. That is the firm belief of the Vatican.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, told CNA that the Holy See has been working for years to realize this vision, even before the United Nations General Assembly recognized the human right to water and sanitation in 2010.

Pope Francis: The Incarnation is the ‘heart and inspiration’ of Dante’s Divine Comedy

Vatican City, Mar 25, 2021 / 10:00 am (CNA).- In a letter for the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Pope Francis said that the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation is the “true heart and inspiration” of Dante’s great poetic work, the Divine Comedy.

“The mystery of the Incarnation, which we celebrate today, is the true heart and inspiration of the entire poem,” Pope Francis said, writing on March 25, the feast of the Annunciation.

Pope Francis names Cardinal Tagle’s successor in Manila archdiocese

Vatican City, Mar 25, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Thursday named Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula as the next archbishop of Manila in the Philippines, succeeding Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.

The Holy See press office made the long-awaited announcement March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.

What an upcoming appointment will tell us about Vatican financial reform

Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Vatican’s financial watchdog will soon get a new director responsible for its supervision unit.

Pope Francis appoints Juan Carlos Cruz to pontifical commission for protecting minors

Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis appointed Wednesday Juan Carlos Cruz to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

Cruz, a Chilean survivor of clerical sex abuse, will sit on the Vatican commission for three years.

Pope Francis trims cardinals’ salaries by 10% to save money

Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a letter Wednesday cutting the salaries of some Vatican employees as a way to contain costs after the institution’s budget projected a deficit of $60 million in 2021.

Pope Francis sends message to Bangladesh for 50th anniversary of independence

Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis sent a video message to the people of Bangladesh on Wednesday as they mark the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence and the centenary of the birth of the “Father of the Nation,” Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first president of Bangladesh when it declared its independence from Pakistan on March 26, 1971. He is called the “Father of the Nation” for having played a leading role in securing independence.

Pope Francis: Jesus entrusted Mary to us as a Mother, ‘not as co-redeemer’

Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Wednesday said that Jesus entrusted the Virgin Mary to us as a Mother, “not as co-redeemer.”

Speaking at his general audience on March 24, the pope said that while Christians had always given Mary beautiful titles, it was important to remember that Christ is the only redeemer.

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