Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas is a freelance writer based in Spain.

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Biblical characters, Noah, David, Melchizedek, and Judith, process through the streets of Valencia, Spain, during the Corpus Christi procession, June 11, 2023 Credit: Photo courtesy of Rachel Thomas

PHOTOS: Corpus Christi procession in Valencia, Spain, continues to catechize

Jun 12, 2023 / 15:45 pm

Valencia’s first Corpus Christi procession has been an annual affair since 1372.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 7, 2023. Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Jesus calls us to set our sights on heaven

May 7, 2023 / 06:30 am

Pope Francis on Sunday warned against the danger of living life without a sense of purpose or a destination to set our course by.

Pope Francis stands on an altar erected outside the Parliament Building in Budapest's Kossuth Lajos' Square during a public outdoor Mass on April 30, 2023. Vatican Media

The Good Shepherd calls us to ‘open our hearts to love,’ Pope Francis says at Mass in Hungary

Apr 30, 2023 / 05:47 am

Some 50,000 people attended a public outdoor Mass with Pope Francis in Budapest on Sunday.

Pope Francis smiles during a meeting on April 29, 2023, with children and adults who are visually impaired and have other disabilities at a Catholic institute in Budapest, Hungary, dedicated to Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann. Vatican Media

Pope Francis visits with children in Budapest with visual impairments

Apr 29, 2023 / 07:08 am

At the end of the visit, the children and residents presented the pope with a handmade gift.

Pope Francis attends a meeting with poor people and refugees at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2023. Vatican Media

Speak the language of charity, Pope Francis encourages in Hungary

Apr 29, 2023 / 05:06 am

“It is not enough to provide bread to fill stomachs; we need to fill people’s hearts!” Pope Francis said Saturday in Budapest.