Community of St. Egidio
For Pope Francis and Vatican diplomats, peace in Ukraine more important than ideology
By Claire Giangravé — March 26, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope’s peace mission in Ukraine hasn’t failed, according to Vatican diplomacy experts.
Celebration of lay Catholics of Sant’Egidio highlights group’s growing influence
By Claire Giangravé — February 9, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Members of the lay movement have been handpicked by Pope Francis to aid him at the Vatican.
Pope Francis sends Cardinal Zuppi to Ukraine to promote a ‘just peace’
By Claire Giangravé — June 5, 2023
(RNS) — Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will be in Kyiv June 5-6 as a papal representative to promote peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Pope Francis celebrates 85th birthday with migrants and refugees from Cyprus
By Claire Giangravé — December 17, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope met with a group of a dozen migrants he invited to Rome from a refugee camp in Cyprus on his recent papal visit there.
Under St. Peter’s dome, Catholic charities help homeless stay safe from coronavirus
By Claire Giangravé — April 9, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis brought attention to the plight of the homeless, who have no place to stay during the coronavirus pandemic, in a recent interview with his biographer.
Pope Francis calls for peace in Mozambique ahead of contested presidential elections
By Claire Giangravé — September 6, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — During his homily, the pope invited Mozambicans to 'an attitude of mercy and goodness above all toward those who, by their place in society, quickly encounter rejection and exclusion,' and later visited an AIDS/HIV clinic.
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