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Basing his reflection on the Hebrew word for “Spirit”, Pope Francis explains that the Third Person of the Trinity is able to make us truly free. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis began his catechesis on Wednesday with a reflection on the Name of the Holy Spirit, which is revealed in the Old Testament as Ruach, a Hebrew word meaning “breath, wind, or puff of air.”

On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Pope Francis says it is a "moral duty" to stop the production and trafficking of drugs and calls for prevention efforts.

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will present a new book on Cardinal Costantini, the first Apostolic Delegate to China, at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on 20 June.

At Rome's Pontifical Urban University for the presentation of the work dedicated to Cardinal Celso Costantini and China, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, discusses continued dialogue with China and the Pope's appreciation for the Chinese people.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivers a speech at the 4th International Safeguarding Conference on the prevention and protection against abuse in the Catholic Church, organized by the Institute of Anthropology at the Gregorian University in Rome.

On June 24 - 27, the 97th assembly of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches takes place in Rome with contributions and reports from the Holy Land and Ukraine.

Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Fr. Krzysztof Nykiel, was ordained a Bishop in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on June 22, with Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, retired Major Penitentiary of the Holy See, as the principal consecrator.

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, embarks upon five-day journey to Lebanon, where he will visit humanitarian structures of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

In a message for Sea Sunday, Cardinal Michael Czerny writes that seafarers experience the “boundless beauty” of the seas, as well as their “physical, spiritual, and social darkness”.

On Saturday, June 22, Pope Francis appointed Giuseppe Yang Yongqiang as bishop of Hangzhou relocating him from Zhoucun in East China’s Shandong province. The appointment falls withinthe Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China. The prelate had participated in the Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

The Vatican Secretariat for the Economy launches a new webpage to accept job applications for laypeople who wish to apply for vacant positions at the Holy See.