Ankara, Sept 1, 2020: Turkey has hailed Pope Francis’ call for dialogue in the Eastern Mediterranean and for conflicting sides in the region to act in line with international law. Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Communications Directorate, on Twitter on September 1 “welcomed” Pope Francis’ words, adding: “Turkey callsContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 18, 2020: Pope Francis has donated ventilators and ultrasound scanners to hospitals in coronavirus-ravaged Brazil. In a Aug. 17 press statement, papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said that 18 Dräger intensive care ventilators and six Fuji portable ultrasound scanners would be shipped to Brazil on the pope’sContinue Reading
Rome, Aug 16, 2020: Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptised by Pope Francis on August 6 in the chapel of his residence. The babies from the Central Africa Republic are still hospitalised at theContinue Reading
Denver, Aug 12, 2020: An excommunicated priest in the United States says he stands by his claim that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is the true pope. In addition to charges of schism, the priest is suspected of misconduct and improper relationships with at least two adult women; he confessed hisContinue Reading
Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020: Pope Francis on August 5 called for prayers and a united effort to help Lebanon overcome the crisis stemming from a massive fire triggered a deadly explosion in Beirut, the capital. “Let us pray for the victims and their family members, and let us prayContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 12, 2020: Pope Francis on July 12 said he’s “pained” by Turkey’s decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Speaking at a service in the Vatican, the Pope added that his “thoughts go to Istanbul.” Hagia Sophia was built as a Christian cathedral nearlyContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 30, 2020: The Catholic Press Association (CPA) was founded over one hundred years ago in the United States with the aim of “serving and uniting” it’s members. It has nearly 225 publication members and 600 individual members in the association. But this year, for the first timeContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jun 30, 2020: Pope Francis has appointed a commissioner to reform the administration of the office responsible for the upkeep of St. Peter’s Basilica, where documents and computers were seized by order of judicial authorities June 30. The decision to appoint a commissioner was made following a reportContinue Reading
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 19, 2020: With a new 200-page document, the Vatican is encouraging Catholics to put their faith into action to promote integral ecology and care of creation, following the inspiration of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. The introduction of On the Journey for Care ofContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 16,2020: Pope Francis appointed Fabio Gasperini, an Italian financial adviser working at Ernst & Young, to the second-ranking position at the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) on June 15. This is the first time in its history that the secretary of APSA willContinue Reading
