Tag: Pope Francis
Pope announces year-long reflection on family, ‘Amoris Laetitia’
Through them, he said, "we are called to rediscover the educational value of the family unit; it must be founded on the love that always regenerates relationships, opening up horizons of hope."
Unprecedented law brings transparency to finances, Vatican official says
Although the pope's new rules are part of a larger, ongoing effort to reform Vatican finances, Bishop Galantino told Vatican News "it would be hypocritical to say" that the scandal surrounding the London property deal did not influence the new measures.
Pope removes finance, property management from Secretariat of State
However, when asked by a journalist on 25 September if the money in the Secretariat of State fund came from Peter's Pence, Cardinal Becciu said, "Yes."
With 400,000 dead, leaders plead for South Sudan peace
Government officials and members of the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance signed a new peace agreement in Rome in January, giving rise to hope that an end to the fighting might be near.
Pope at Christmas: Jesus’s birth brings hope in troubling times
Pope Francis questioned why the "greatest of kings" was born "without decent accommodation, in poverty and rejection."
Pope advances sainthood cause of Italian judge killed by Mafia
Pope Francis, who has been outspoken in condemning the Mafia, has also praised Livatino for the consistency "between his faith and his commitment to work" and pointed to him as a role model for those who work in the field of law.
Away with the manger? Vatican nativity causes stir
Controversy continues over 1960s nativity at St Peter's
Especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic will rule out many people's favourite Christmas traditions, they...
Pope proclaims year dedicated to St Joseph
Special graces will mark the year of the earthly guardian of Jesus and Mary.
Pope installs 13 new cardinals in Rome
In the latest batch of reds hats is the first African-American cardinal, Cardinal Gregory.
The Church ‘not a political party’
In latest catechesis, Pope Francis spoke powerfully on the church and rejected false synodality.
Confirmed in Love with Sydney’s Aboriginal Catholic Ministry
A celebration as a rite-of-passage within the unique Aboriginal Catholic heritage.
George Weigel: Ode to courageous Catholics
There are many exemplars of the cardinal virtue of courage in the Catholic Church today
