Vatican City: In a video message for World Food Day Oct. 15, Pope Francis expressed concern that tons of food is being thrown away while people continue to die for lack of food. “For humanity, hunger is not only a tragedy but it is also shameful,” Pope Francis said inContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has named a new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints following Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s dramatic resignation from the post in September. The pope October 15 appointed Bishop Marcello Semeraro, who has acted as secretary of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since it wasContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis called for the laity to “take a step forward” in carrying out the Church’s mission of evangelization in a preface to a book written by an Italian bishop. “The time is now. The mission of the laity is not a privilege of a few and itContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis told European anti-money laundering experts October 8 that the Vatican was committed to “clean finance,” as he denounced financial speculation amid a spiraling corruption investigation in the heart of the Holy See. It is rare for a head of state to meet with the Council of Europe’sContinue Reading
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
Rome: As many as 45.7 million people were internally displaced as a result of conflict and disasters in 61 countries and territories around the world by the end of 2019, according to the Global Report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. “This figure is the highest ever recorded,” Caritas InternationalisContinue Reading
By Inés San Martín Rome, Sept 19, 2020: Pope Francis told a group of parents of LGBT children Sept.16 that God loves them as they are, and that the Church loves them because they are “children of God.” The pontiff’s words came during a short, private encounter with some 40Continue Reading
Vatican City, Sept 9, 2020: Pope Francis was seen September 9 for the first time wearing a protective face mask as he attended his second traditional general audience before a limited public presence after a six-month suspension. The pontiff — known for a fondness for close personal contact — howeverContinue Reading
New Delhi, Sept 8, 2020: A member of India’s parliament has criticized Pope Francis for comparing gossiping with coronavirus. “I’m not sure about this, Your Holiness… Sometimes it seems like Covid might be a tad bit worse…” tweeted Varun Gandhi, a member of the Lok Saha (peolple’s house), the lowerContinue Reading
Vatican City, Sept 6, 2020: Pope Francis urged the faithful on September 6 to steer clear of gossip, calling it worse than the coronavirus and saying it could be used to divide the Roman Catholic Church. “Please, brothers and sisters, let’s make an effort not to gossip. Gossiping is aContinue Reading
