In his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis calls on all people of good will “to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world.”

Cardinal-designates from five continents receive their red hat from Pope Francis on Saturday. Members of three religious orders will enter the College of Cardinals, and four new countries will be represented therein: Mongolia, Paraguay, Singapore and East Timor. At the conclusion, they will approve the canonization of the founder of the Scalabrinians, Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, and Salesian layman, Artemide Zatti.

After four nuns of the Congregation of the Sisters of Jesus the Saviour regain their freedom after two days in the hands of their captors, Sr. Ascensio Madukaji, SJS, expresses the gratitude and joy of the religious order upon the safe and unconditional release of the abducted sisters.

A fresco of music and theatre by Jacques Béland and featuring nearly 200 artists