Vatican: US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis at the Vatican for a short private audience on the latest leg of his overseas trip. The Vatican said there had been an “exchange of views” on international issues, while Mr Trump said they had had a “fantastic meeting”. The twoContinue Reading
Vatican City: Women who are consecrated to God live “the prophecy of joy,” and this authentic joy is their most credible witness, Pope Francis told leaders of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master on Monday. “The world today is in need of this: that joy that arises from the encounterContinue Reading
Vatican City: President Michael D Higgins and Pope Francis have urged world leaders to recognise the need for new and effective responses to global challenges. The two heads of state met in the Vatican where they discussed migration, climate change, sustainable development, the failure to prevent ever increasing threats ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has announced his intention to create five new cardinals, at a consistory on June 28. The pope made the announcement after the Regina Caeli on May 21 in St. Peter’s Square. The five new cardinal designates hail from Laos, Mali, Spain, Sweden, and El Salvador. “Their origin fromContinue Reading
Rome : Pope Francis surprised a neighborhood in suburban Rome on Friday, May 20 afternoon by going door-to-door to bless houses. The pope began doing monthly works of mercy during the 2015-2016 Jubilee Year of Mercy, and decided to continue the “Mercy Friday” practice even after the jubilee ended. ItContinue Reading
He replaces Bishop Peter Remigius, who served the diocese for ten yearsContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis has acknowledged the scientific research on genetic diseases, but stressed that destroying human embryos is unjustifiable. The controversial topic was brought up at an event aimed at raising awareness about an incurable genetic disorder. “We know that no end, even a noble one like the expectation ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Asked by journalists about the alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje, Pope Francis said the original apparitions more than three decades ago deserve further study, but voiced doubt in the supposed ongoing visions. He stressed the need to distinguish between the two sets of apparitions, referencingContinue Reading
Pope Francis was greeted by crowds of hundreds of thousands as he made saints of two shepherd children at the Fatima shrine complex in Portugal. “We declare the blissful Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto saints,” the pontiff said to loud applause. It is 100 years since the two – andContinue Reading
By Domenico Agasso Jr Vatican City: Priests are called to be examples, not “lords, or State clerics”. They must be the firsts to serve the other, and not there to make a career out of priesthood. This was Pope Francis’ core message during the Mass he presided over on MayContinue Reading
