Vatican City: Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Vatican confirmed on Jan. 14. Responding to questions from reporters on Jan. 14, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, said: “I can confirm that as part of theContinue Reading
Berlin, May 5, 2020: Traditionalist former Pope Benedict XVI accuses opponents of wanting to “silence” him while associating gay marriage with “the Antichrist” and attacking “humanist ideologies” in a new authorized biography published in Germany. The 93-year-old, whose original name is Joseph Ratzinger, claims in “Benedict XVI – A Life”Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis declined Saturday to renew the mandate of the Vatican’s conservative doctrine chief, tapping instead a deputy to lead the powerful congregation that handles sex abuse cases and guarantees Catholic orthodoxy around the world. In a short statement, the Vatican said Francis thanked Cardinal Gerhard Mueller forContinue Reading
Pope Benedict XVI turns 90 on April 16Continue Reading
These developments can be the first steps toward a Spirit-led unfolding of a new-style papacy for the Third MillenniumContinue Reading
Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his Catholic Church. Francis stood in prayer on the threshold of the basilica’s Holy Door then walked through it, the first of anContinue Reading