Assisi: Pope Francis on October 3 signed his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, during a visit to Assisi, an Italian town associated with St Francis of Assisi. In his first official trip outside Rome since the pandemic struck Italy, the Pope celebrated Mass at the tomb of his namesake, St. FrancisContinue Reading

By Courtney Mares Rome, July 1, 2020: Benedict XVI’s older brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger died July 1, just a little more than one week after the pope emeritus’ visit. Monsignor Georg Ratzinger died in Bavaria at the age of 96. The pope emeritus was able to say a last goodbyeContinue Reading

Rome, June 10, 2020: With police brutality in focus around the world, one priest says it is important to remember a policeman who might one day be declared a saint: Vice-Sergeant Salvo D’Acquisto, an Italian policeman who gave his life for those he had sworn to protect. During the SecondContinue Reading