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  • Writer: Newham Deanery Youth Council
    Newham Deanery Youth Council
  • Jan 1, 2023
  • 4 min read

Updated: 23 hours ago

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has passed away

Jan. 1. 2023 by Paula.

At 9:34am on Saturday 31st December 2022, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away age 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. His death was announced in Rome Dec. 31st just 3 days after Pope Francis asked at the end of the General Audience for "special prayers" informing us of the late Pope's illness. His funeral is to be held 9:30am in St Peters Square Jan 5. Being a leading theologian in the 20th century and the first pope to resign in 600 years, his legacy will be one remembered for centuries. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.


St Francis of Assisi : The First Nativity Scene

Jan 3. 2023 by Kenechi

Born into a wealthy upper-class family on September 26, 1181, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone abandoned his luxurious lifestyle to devote himself to Christianity shortly after hearing the voice of God commanding him to rebuild the Christian church. This included returning his expensive clothes and belongings back to his father to live a life of poverty and prayer. He then changed his name to Francis.

St. Francis of Assisi had a special devotion to the baby Jesus and was inspired by the humility, simplicity, and poverty of the stable at the historical place of Christ's birth that he visited while on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1223.

It is said that when he returned to his hometown, he told a friend that "I want to do something that will recall the memory of that child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with bodily eyes the inconveniences of his infancy, how he lay in the manger, and how the animals stood by." And to fulfil this statement, he set up an empty manger inside a cave with a live ox and donkey on Christmas eve. This served as the first ever Nativity scene displayed to the public.


Pope Francis dies at 88, ending historic pontificate marked by mercy and reform

21 April 2025 by Catholic News Agency Staff (Extract taken directly from the CNA website. We do not own what is written)

'Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years.


Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, officially announced the pope’s death in a video message. “At 7:35 this morning, the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father,” Farrell stated.


“His entire life was dedicated to the service of God and his Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially for the poorest and most marginalized.”


The Vatican has not yet announced details regarding the funeral arrangements for the first Latin American pope in history. A conclave to elect his successor will be convoked in the coming days. '




Habemus Papam! : Historic moment as the Catholic Church welcomes our first American Pope.

8 May 2025 (article generated by Ai using multiple sources)

In a momentous and joyous proclamation, the College of Cardinals has elected Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Taking the name Pope Leo XIV, he becomes the first U.S.-born pontiff in history — a milestone decades in the making.


At precisely 18:07 CEST on May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, filling St. Peter’s Square with anticipation. Moments later, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti delivered the iconic Habemus Papam – "We have a Pope" – to cheers from a crowd of over 100,000 gathered below. Pope Leo XIV emerged to greet them with his first words: "Peace be with all of you!", invoking unity and compassion.


At 69 years old, the new pontiff draws on a rich legacy: a life of missionary service in Peru, leadership of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, and deep roots in canon law from his Augustinian heritage. His thoughtful, managerial approach won the confidence of cardinals seeking both continuity with Francis and stronger internal governance.


The world has responded with enthusiasm. From jubilant crowds in the U.S. to dignitaries around the globe, including warm messages from American political leaders, this moment is widely hailed as a new era for global Catholicism . Looking ahead, Pope Leo XIV plans a summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo and is already laying groundwork for international travel — first likely to Turkey this November, then possibly his beloved Latin America and, perhaps, Ireland.


Casual yet reverent, Pope Leo XIV — a fitting name echoing the social justice legacy of Leo XIII — enters his ministry with a message of bridge‑building, reform, and global solidarity.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body to be in Rome for Jubilee of Youth

July 7 2025 by Hannah Brockhaus (Extract taken from the Catholic News Agency. We do not own anything written here)
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” | Credit: Public domain
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” | Credit: Public domain

'The coffin holding the incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth July 26 through Aug. 4.


According to the Vatican’s jubilee office, the coffin will be transferred from the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, in the Italian region of Piedmont, to the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome.

Frassati, originally scheduled to be canonized on Aug. 3 during the Jubilee of Youth, will now be declared a saint by Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, Sept. 7, together with Blessed Carlo Acutis.


Frassati’s remains will be displayed in the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome until Aug. 4 so that they can be venerated by young people attending jubilee events July 28 through Aug. 3, when Pope Leo will celebrate the youth jubilee’s closing Mass at the Tor Vergata University campus on the southeastern outskirts of Rome.'



 
 
 

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