Vatican City : The season of Advent is a reminder to us to open our horizons and have concern for more than just material things, the Pope said Sunday during his Angelus address. Advent is an invitation “to sobriety, to not be dominated by the things of this world, toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Drug addiction is a contemporary form of slavery, Pope Francis lamented Thursday, emphasizing that a rehabilitation which restores victims’ joy and dignity is much needed. “Drugs are a wound in our society. A wound that traps many people in the networks. They are victims have lost their freedom toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Friday expressed solidarity with women, saying that God wants them to be free from oppression and violence and to be esteemed. “So many women are overwhelmed with the burdens of life and the drama of violence! The Lord wants them to be free and theirContinue Reading
Kochi(Kerala): Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said on Thursday. Archbishop-designate Joseph Kalathiparambil, who returned from Vatican on Thursday, said an indication in this regard was conveyed to him when he visited the Pope at his residence.Continue Reading
Vatican: The Vatican Secretariat of State has unveiled a new website dedicated to the Pope’s charitable collection known as “Peter’s Pence”. The site went online on 21 November at www.peterspence.va. Currently available in English, Italian, and Spanish, a press statement said it would soon be translated into other languages. ContainingContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis is firing back at foes of his efforts to make the Catholic Church more open and pastoral in its ministry, telling an interviewer that “they are acting in bad faith to foment divisions.” The pontiff’s lengthy interview in Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian hierarchy,Continue Reading
Vatican City– Pope Francis pulled shut the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, formally ending the Holy Year of Mercy he declared to stress the need for greater reconciliation and forgiveness in his church and in the world. After closing the ornate door, Francis urged some 70,000 peopleContinue Reading
Vatican City: Catholics will forgive their priests for almost any weakness, but not for an exaggerated attachment to money or for mistreating parishioners, Pope Francis told 160 priests who work in Vatican nunciatures around the world. “The people of God have a great nose” for sniffing out priests who serveContinue Reading
Francis is trying to build a Roman Catholic Church that emphasizes inclusion and mercy, and focuses on serving poor and marginalized people. Can the 79-year-old pontiff appoint enough like-minded cardinals to ensure that his vision of the church will endure after he dies? The College of Cardinals is responsible for electing aContinue Reading
Rome:Pope Francis on Friday (Nov. 11) made a surprise visit to meet several men who took the controversial step of leaving the priesthood and starting a family. A Vatican statement said the pope left his residence in the afternoon and traveled to an apartment on the outskirts of Rome whereContinue Reading