Vatican City, Nov 23, 2022: Pope Francis has fired the entire leadership of Caritas Internationalis (CI), the Catholic Church’s worldwide charity arm, following accusations of bullying and humiliation of employees, and appointed a commissioner to run it. The move involved the executives of the Vatican-based confederation of 162 Catholic relief,Continue Reading

Andrea Gagliarducci The new round of promotions and demotions in the Vatican is the consequence of two decisions recently taken by Pope Francis: Firstly, the publication of the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which regulates the functions and tasks of the Roman Curia. And secondly, the publication of Traditionis Custodes. ThisContinue Reading

By M K George Rome, July 24, 2022: Today, (Sunday, July 24), Papa Francesco will begin a weeklong trip across Canada, which he calls a “pilgrimage of penance.” He plans to meet with Indigenous communities and formally apologize for the rampant abuse and “cultural genocide,” at residential schools—ran by theContinue Reading