Vatican City: Pope Francis broke with tradition to deliver an Easter homily Sunday that called on people everywhere to cling to faith despite suffering from the violence and intolerance sweeping the world. The pope usually conducts an Urbu et Orbi blessing — Latin for “To the City and the World”Continue Reading
Rome:Thousands of people, including nuns, families with toddlers and young tourists, endured exceptionally tight anti-terrorism checks to pray at the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, where Pope Francis expressed shame over humanity’s failings. Francis, wearing a plain white coat, presided over the traditional evening Way of the Cross processionContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 prisoners in a prison outside the Italian capital known for housing Mafia turncoats as part of a Maundy Thursday Lenten ritual that is also in keeping with the pope’s theme of mercy. As in years past, the 80-year-old pontiff poured water on theContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Monday the latest Pope Francis-inspired initiative for the poor opened up in Rome – a new laundromat, with washing, drying and ironing services for those without a home or a fixed living situation. “The Pope’s Laundry,” as it is being called, is organized by the Office ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican confirmed Monday that Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt at the end of the month will go on as planned, despite terrorist attacks which killed more than 43 people during Palm Sunday celebrations in the country. The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, toldContinue Reading
Monsignor Edward Arsenault pleaded guilty to three theft charges Continue Reading
Rome: New statistics released by the Vatican on April 6, show that Africa continues to position itself as the future axis of Catholicism, with the number of baptized Catholics on the continent growing at a significantly faster rate than anywhere else in the world. According to the numbers released byContinue Reading
By: Edward Pentin Pope Francis spent nearly half an hour in discussion today with the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. The Holy Father received the royal couple in the auletta of the Paul VI hall this afternoon, along with aContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will wash the feet of inmates at a prison known for housing mafia turncoats in an Easter week ritual meant to show his willingness to serve. The Paliano prison, located in a huge fortress outside Rome, houses many of Italy’s “collaborators of justice,” who can shaveContinue Reading
Philadelphia: On Monday, 17 year-old Santos Colon of Lindenwold, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges related to a plot to kill the Pope. The teen had reportedly devised a plot to kill Pope Francis and detonate explosives during the Holy Father’s visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of FamiliesContinue Reading