Interview with the Secretary of State: concerns about Syria, patience in China's negotiations aimed only at the unity of the Church. “Alfie’s case caused me great sadness”.

High hopes for Korea and great concerns for Syria. Patience with the negotiations with China and the case of little Alfie Evans. After a lecture held in the Cathedral of Chioggia on the "Three Popes of 1978", first of a series of meetings organized by "Fondaco" on fatherhood, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, answered questions on the most topical issues.

The Pope summons all the Patriarchs and Heads of the Eastern Churches who are not in full communion with Rome. In the hope of moving towards unity, and in the sake of the suffering Christian communities of the Middle East.

The appeal of the Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, while we see a glimmer of hope for the judicial solution of the case.

“Brothers and sisters, pray and fast with me”, this is the heartfelt appeal that Asia Bibi is making today from the Multan’s female prison, inviting Christians and people of good will around the world to share with her a special day - Friday 27 April - of prayer and fasting to ask God for freedom and peace on .

Christianity doesn’t just promise salvation from sin, death, and the devil, but victory over these things.

In the Book of Revelation, the believer who has persevered to the end is repeatedly described as the ‘victor.’ The victor will be ‘dressed in white,’ become a ‘pillar in the temple,’ and be enthroned with Christ (see Revelation 3:5, 12, 21).

A similar vision of victory is presented to us at the end of 1 Corinthians 15:54-57,

First appointment of Francis’ visit in Puglia region: in Alessano, he prayed on the tomb of the bishop of Molfetta and greeted his family. “He teaches the Church not to side with the powerful or seek privileges. “The Mediterranean is an ark of peace”.

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has paid a visit to Saudi Arabia. There are now calls for the construction of churches in a nation with a clandestine population of two million Christians.

Will a Catholic church open soon in Riyadh?

Signs of opening up by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salman have revived the hopes of Christian communities in the Middle East.

In the care of an exorcist for five years, her clinical examinations are clear. But migraines and blisters won’t leave her.

A document signed by Patriarch Béchara Raï tries to curb the controversy and personal attacks unleashed over some aspects of the Church’s doctrine and teachings. A rampant phenomenon that even Pope Francis takes into consideration in his Apostolic Exhortation “Gaudete et exsultate”.

At Regina Coeli, Francis says he is “deeply troubled” and invokes the “instruments available to the international community” asking all politicians to “ensure that justice and peace prevail”.

Catholic women religious around the world are heeding Pope Francis' call to serve those most in need and going "where no one else will dare go," said the executive director of the Rome-based umbrella group that represents approximately 800,000 women religious.

Catholic women religious around the world are heeding Pope Francis' call to serve those most in need and going "where no one else will dare go," said the executive director of the Rome-based umbrella group that represents approximately 800,000 women religious.