(CNA) Pope Francis said Sunday he will not take part in his annual Lenten retreat with the Roman Curia in Ariccia this week due to a cold he has had for several days.
Pope Francis met religious leaders of different faiths at an Interreligious and Ecumenical Meeting for Peace in Dhaka in 2017. During the event he also blessed a group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. (Photos by Joe Torres)
Pope Francis has dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in remote areas, reaffirming the Catholic Church’s centuries-old commitment to celibacy among priests.
‘Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28)’, is the title of the Holy Father’s Message for the 28th World Day of the Sick, held today, February 11, the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.
