Vatican City: Pope Francis on April 10 expressed his sorrow at the death of Prince Philip in a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years. “Saddened to learn of the death of your husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, His Holiness Pope Francis offers heartfelt condolences toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis urged priests to be humble like Jesus as he began three busy days leading to Easter – all scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic – with a Holy Thursday Mass. Holy Thursday (April 1) is the day Christians commemorate the day Jesus instituted the priesthood.Continue Reading
Pope Francis has condemned the way the Mafia is exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic by taking advantage of those in dire economic circumstances. Marking Italy’s recent national day of remembrance for victims of the Mafia, the pope accused members of organised crime groups of “enriching themselves through corruption,” and he urgedContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics, including priests and nuns, who work at the Holy See. In a decree published online March 24 by the Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Francis said that starting in April cardinals’ salaries will be reduced 10 percent.Continue Reading
By Grace Panetta New York: Former President Barack Obama says his ideal hypothetical group chat of world leaders would include Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, German, and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. “The Dalai Lama, I love that guy, Pope Francis, a genuinely good man,” Obama said in anContinue Reading
Baghdad: On his 33rd apostolic journey out of Italy beginning March 5, Pope Francis will visit the Christian population of Iraq, which has been suffering through successive wars. Learn about the characteristics of this community, which represents less than 2 percent of the population. While their numbers are diminished, ChristiansContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper Feb. 27 The pope spoke with an Argentine journalist about his physical and mental health. In the excerpt of theContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata: The Arch-diocese of Calcutta has inaugurated the commission for migrants in response to Pope Francis’ call address the global issue of migrants seriously. Archbishop Thomas D’Souza, regional chairman of the Commission for Migrants, and Bishop Shyamal Bose of Baruipur attended the February 26 program atContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has expressed his condolences after three people were killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy traveling in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to Congo, died of his wounds from the attack. Vittorio Iacovacci, an Italian Carabinieri officer, and MoustaphaContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has noted the 90th anniversary of Christ’s revelations to Saint Faustina about the Divine Mercy. The Polish nun was given the now famous image of Jesus that reflects his Divine Mercy, with the prayer, “Jesus, I trust in you.” After praying the midday Angelus on FebruaryContinue Reading
