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Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer on Sept. 1, 2024, the pope called for peace in the Holy Land, urging the release of the remaining hostages and humanitarian aid for the polio outbreak in Gaza. The pope also expressed his closeness to the people of Burkina Faso after…

St. John Paul II (1920-2005). / Credit: Itto Ogami via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9 as part of an 11-day, multi-country papal trip. But he won’t be the first pope to set…

Farm laborers tend to squash in a field on the outskirts of the central Californian town of Solvang on June 12, 2005. / Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urged the faithful to commit to “building together a society…

The Monastery of Gedono receives many guests, both Catholic and Muslim. The sisters have a guesthouse for priests, religious, and laypeople who come for a few days or a week of solitude and prayer. As many as 200 or 300 people attend Sunday Mass at the monastery. / Credit: Monastery of Gedono Rome Newsroom, Sep…

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth. “Let us pray for the cry of…