On July 14, the pontiff took over the role of officiating the wedding from Brazilian priest Father Renato dos Santos, who was as surprised as the couple and the guests. “Never in my life, never would I have thought of finding the Pope in a sacristy,” dos Santos told VaticanContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of four candidates, including two young teenagers who heroically lived the Christian virtues. At a meeting July 5 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the pope signed a decree recognising the heroic virtues of AlexiaContinue Reading
The Vatican has issued a new instruction on Consecrated Virginity as the vocation experiences increasing interest. The document, titled Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago, comes after requests from bishops across the world for clarity on the role of consecrated virgins, as more women discern the vocation. A consecrated virgin is a womanContinue Reading
In his prayer intention for the month of July 2018, Pope Francis said: “Let us pray together that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests.” It has becomeContinue Reading
The College of Cardinals now consists of 226 members, 125 of whom are eligible to vote in a future papal conclaveContinue Reading
Pope Francis signed a rescript adding four more members to the group of cardinal bishops in the College of Cardinals. They are: Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 63, Vatican secretary of state; Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 74, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches; Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, 74, prefect ofContinue Reading
The archdiocesan curia is reconstituted Continue Reading
Geneva: Pope Francis vowed Thursday to seek deeper “unity” between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he arrived in Geneva, a centre of Protestantism, amid Christianity’s waning influence in Europe. Pope touched down in Geneva, the home of French Protestant reformist Jean Calvin, shortly after 10:00 am (0800Continue Reading
Bishop Jacob Manathodath will be installed as the administrator on June 23Continue Reading
The “fake” social media message says the Pope has fallen down twice in a monthContinue Reading
