Pope Francis Archives - Chittagong Archdiocesan News Service This site is to provide you the Church news of International, National, Archdiocesan and Parish Level. Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:16:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary https://ctgdiocnews.com/the-consecration-of-russia-and-ukraine-to-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/the-consecration-of-russia-and-ukraine-to-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary/#respond Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:16:22 +0000 https://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=4439 Pope Francis presided over the annual “24 Hours for the Lord” Lenten penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday evening, 25th March 2022 as the Church marked the feast of the Annunciation. Toward the end of the liturgy, the Pope prayed the Act of Consecration of humanity, especially of Russia and Ukraine, to the […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/the-consecration-of-russia-and-ukraine-to-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary/feed/ 0 Pope tells Christians that Mass gives meaning to Sundays https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-tells-christians-that-mass-gives-meaning-to-sundays/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-tells-christians-that-mass-gives-meaning-to-sundays/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.ctgdiocnews.com/?p=1761 News Source: Linda Bordoni, Vatican Radio (http://en.radiovaticana.va) Pope Francis told the faithful on Wednesday that missing out on Mass on Sundays means missing out an encounter with the Lord. Speaking to those present in the Paul VI Hall for the weekly General Audience, the Pope reflected on the question: “why go to Mass on Sunday?” Continuing his […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-tells-christians-that-mass-gives-meaning-to-sundays/feed/ 0 Provoking a culture of encounter! https://ctgdiocnews.com/provoking-a-culture-of-encounter/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/provoking-a-culture-of-encounter/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:18:22 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=1432 “Not just to see but to look. Not just to hear but to listen. Not just to meet and pass by, but to stop. And don’t just say ‘what a shame, poor people,’ but allow ourselves to be moved by pity.” – Pope Francis. Manik Willver D'Costa- Pastoral Coordinator of Chittagong Archdiocese, Bangladesh His Holiness […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/provoking-a-culture-of-encounter/feed/ 0 Vatican statistics confirm the Catholic future is in Africa https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-statistics-confirm-the-catholic-future-is-in-africa/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-statistics-confirm-the-catholic-future-is-in-africa/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:01:43 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=1220 Vatican statistics once again seem to prove that Africa is emerging as the future axis of Catholicism. Overall, Catholicism grew globally from 1.272 billion in 2014 to 1.285 in 2015, representing almost 18 percent of the human population, but while that growth was dramatic in Africa, Europe did no more than remain stable and it’s […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-statistics-confirm-the-catholic-future-is-in-africa/feed/ 0 Vatican: Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-pope-francis-names-17-new-cardinals/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-pope-francis-names-17-new-cardinals/#respond Sun, 09 Oct 2016 17:30:58 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=794 Bangladesh gets its first Cardinal Pope Francis announced the nomination of Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario of Dhaka as one of 17 new cardinals on Sunday address on 9th October 2016. Archbishop D’Rozario, is Bangladesh’s first cardinal. Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario was born in 1943 at Padrishibpur Parish. He was ordained priest in 1972. In 1990 he was consecrated Bishop of […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-pope-francis-names-17-new-cardinals/feed/ 0 Pope’s June-Sept schedule includes Mother Teresa’s canonization https://ctgdiocnews.com/popes-june-sept-schedule-includes-mother-teresas-canonization/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/popes-june-sept-schedule-includes-mother-teresas-canonization/#respond Sat, 14 May 2016 12:46:48 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=729 Source: 2016-05-13 Vatican Radio Two canonization ceremonies, including that of Mother Teresa of Kolkata and two foreing visits are among the highlights of the schedule of Pope Francis in the coming months.   The Office for the Liturgical Celebration of the Surpreme Pointiff on Friday released the Pope’s June- 4 September schedule. On June 5, the Pope […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/popes-june-sept-schedule-includes-mother-teresas-canonization/feed/ 0 Presenting the Apostolic Exhortation harvesting the fruits of the two synods on the family in 2014 and 2015 – The Joy of Love https://ctgdiocnews.com/presenting-the-apostolic-exhortation-harvesting-the-fruits-of-the-two-synods-on-the-family-in-2014-and-2015-the-joy-of-love/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/presenting-the-apostolic-exhortation-harvesting-the-fruits-of-the-two-synods-on-the-family-in-2014-and-2015-the-joy-of-love/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:24:23 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=634 2016-04-08 L’Osservatore Romano To clearly reaffirm not “the ideal” of the family, but its rich and complex reality, in order to reflect on love in the family together with the women and men of our time. With this purpose in mind, on 19 March, the Solemnity of St Joseph, Pope Francis signed the Post-synodal Apostolic […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/presenting-the-apostolic-exhortation-harvesting-the-fruits-of-the-two-synods-on-the-family-in-2014-and-2015-the-joy-of-love/feed/ 0 Pope Francis blesses young girl with rare condition https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-blesses-young-girl-with-rare-condition/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-blesses-young-girl-with-rare-condition/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:36:19 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=630 At Wednesday’s general audience, Pope Francis met and blessed the eyes of Lizzy Myers, a five year old girl from Ohio suffering from Usher Syndrome Type II, a rare condition causing the gradual loss of vision and hearing. When Lizzy was first diagnosed, her parents, Steve and Christine Myers, decided to make a “visual bucket […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-blesses-young-girl-with-rare-condition/feed/ 0 Pope Francis prayer intentions for April focus on small farmers https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-prayer-intentions-for-april-focus-on-small-farmers/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-prayer-intentions-for-april-focus-on-small-farmers/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:13:03 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=627 (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ video for April’s prayer intentions focuses on the plight of the small farmer. The Pope Video is a global initiative developed by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) to assist in the dissemination of the Holy Father’s monthly intentions related to the challenges the humanity faces. The full text […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-prayer-intentions-for-april-focus-on-small-farmers/feed/ 0 Pope Francis sends telegramme on death of Cardinal Cottier https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-sends-telegramme-on-death-of-cardinal-cottier/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/pope-francis-sends-telegramme-on-death-of-cardinal-cottier/#respond Sat, 02 Apr 2016 07:35:05 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=588 (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday sent a telegram expressing his condolences for the death of Cardinal Georges Marie Martin Cottier, OP, Theologian-emeritus of the Papal Household. Cardinal Cottier died during Thursday night at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital at the age of 93. In the telegram addressed to Cardinal Cottier’s sister, the Holy Father conveyed […]

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