Vatican City: Senior Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world, including India, defended Pope Francis Monday against a spate of recent attacks from conservatives challenging his authority. In an unusual move, nine cardinals in a group advising Francis on Vatican economic and structural reforms issued a statement expressing “full supportContinue Reading
Vatican City: In the wake of several contentious events surrounding the Vatican recently, Pope Francis’ advisory board in his ongoing reform of the Roman Curia affirmed their support of the Pope and his work. On behalf of the group, Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga greeted Pope Francis at the startContinue Reading
“Without women, there is no harmony in the world.” That was the message of Pope Francis in his homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. At the center of his reflection was creation of woman, as told in Genesis. Men and women are not equal; the oneContinue Reading
The pope has largely failed to elevate the status of women in the church who have ‘rightly called attention to the gap between their huge service to the church and their almost total absence in church decision-making.’ – Jesuit FatherContinue Reading
Vatican City: A culture that protects life from conception to natural death is the only answer to the idea that some lives are expendable due to inconvenience or population control, Pope Francis said. Following in the path of St Teresa of Calcutta, Christians are called to stand up and defendContinue Reading
Vatican City – While the Pope has in the past been depicted as a superhero or peace advocate, this weekend set a much different tone as Rome woke up Saturday to see the walls of the city center plastered with some 200 anti-Pope Francis posters. However, after hearing about theContinue Reading
Los Angeles: When asked in a new interview what specific mission he has for the laity, Pope Francis responded with a frequent appeal: to go outside of oneself and take risks in evangelizing, rather than staying stuffed up at home while the moths move in. “Sometimes I think the best businessContinue Reading
Washington: Pope Francis offered his greeting to participants at the 2017 March for Life in Washington, D.C., assuring them of his prayers and imparting his Apostolic Blessing upon all present. In a papal telegram from Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy Father thanked the marchers for their witnessContinue Reading
Vatican:In a message to be read on the 51st World Communications Day, Pope Francis will appeal to the media to end their role in the spread of bad news stories. Addressing those working in media, the Pope said that we should resist the temptation to “grind out” only bad newsContinue Reading
At times it’s crab-like, at other times stumbling, but the Pope’s plan for a formal structure inside the Church that listens to ordinary Catholics and responds is moving in the right direction. That structure is the Synod of Bishops whose secretariat released a preparatory document on the topic of youngContinue Reading
