The head of the Pope’s doctrine division has called for divisions over the treatment of divorced and remarried Catholics to end. Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has indicated that the Vatican will not be responding to a letter from the four cardinalsContinue Reading
Vatican City: “Dear Paolina, your photos are on my desk, because in your very special gaze I see the light of goodness and innocence. Thank you for sending them to me!” the Pope said at the beginning of his letter. He instructed the girl to “read this letter together withContinue Reading
Vatican City: An American missionary priest killed in Guatemala in 1981 has moved a step closer to being named a Catholic saint after Pope Francis declared him the first-ever American martyr. The Rev. Stanley Rother, a priest from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, served for nearly 15 years in GuatemalaContinue Reading
Rome: A special Vatican screening of “Silence,” the veteran U.S. director Martin Scorsese’s new film about the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan was held on Wednesday. The film portrays two Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, played by Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield, who must contend with various forms of persecution as theyContinue Reading
Vatican City : The season of Advent is a reminder to us to open our horizons and have concern for more than just material things, the Pope said Sunday during his Angelus address. Advent is an invitation “to sobriety, to not be dominated by the things of this world, toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Drug addiction is a contemporary form of slavery, Pope Francis lamented Thursday, emphasizing that a rehabilitation which restores victims’ joy and dignity is much needed. “Drugs are a wound in our society. A wound that traps many people in the networks. They are victims have lost their freedom toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Friday expressed solidarity with women, saying that God wants them to be free from oppression and violence and to be esteemed. “So many women are overwhelmed with the burdens of life and the drama of violence! The Lord wants them to be free and theirContinue Reading
Kochi(Kerala): Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said on Thursday. Archbishop-designate Joseph Kalathiparambil, who returned from Vatican on Thursday, said an indication in this regard was conveyed to him when he visited the Pope at his residence.Continue Reading
Vatican: The Vatican Secretariat of State has unveiled a new website dedicated to the Pope’s charitable collection known as “Peter’s Pence”. The site went online on 21 November at www.peterspence.va. Currently available in English, Italian, and Spanish, a press statement said it would soon be translated into other languages. ContainingContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis is firing back at foes of his efforts to make the Catholic Church more open and pastoral in its ministry, telling an interviewer that “they are acting in bad faith to foment divisions.” The pontiff’s lengthy interview in Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian hierarchy,Continue Reading
