On Saturday, June 4, right around lunch time, Chilean priest Father Francisco Rencoret Mujica received an unexpected call. The 35-year-old priest, who is suffering from metastasized lung cancer, received encouragement in the form of a surprise phone call from Pope Francis. Fr. Rencoret, who was studying Canon Law at theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Physician-assisted suicide is part of a “throwaway culture” that offers a “false compassion” and treats a human person as a problem, Pope Francis told medical leaders on Thursday. “True compassion does not marginalize anyone, nor does it humiliate and exclude – much less considers the disappearance of a personContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop Arthur Roche, says Pope Francis’ decision to raise the celebration of the memorial of St Mary Magdalen to the dignity of a liturgical Feast reflects the importance of this female disciple and womenContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has established legal procedures to remove bishops who botch handling sex abuse cases, saying they can be kicked out of office if the Vatican finds they were negligent in doing their jobs. In a law published on Saturday, Francis answered a long-running demand by victims ofContinue Reading
(VATICAN CITY) — George and Amal Clooney greeted Pope Francis Sunday night at the Vatican. The actor is collaborating with the Pope’s foundation, “Scholas Occurrentes,” as an ambassador for one of its arts projects. Also honored on Sunday were Richard Gere and Salma Hayek. Scholas Occurrentes is an arts organizationContinue Reading
The Pope received members of the Institute of Jainology on May 31 Continue Reading
The pontiff also termed as “civilized slavery” the practice of exploiting people who desperately need a jobContinue Reading
In your speeches in Europe, you refer to the “roots” of the continent without ever describing them as Christian. Rather, you define “European identity” as “dynamic and multicultural.” In your view, is the expression “Christian roots” inappropriate for Europe ? Pope Francis: We need to speak of roots in the pluralContinue Reading
Vaican City: Pope Francis said Thursday he is prepared to set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy at the rank of deacon, one below a priest. Francis made the remarks in exchanges with female members of religious orders during a meeting at theContinue Reading
Rome: Not that Pope Francis probably needs additional accolades, but on Friday he’s set to receive a big one anyway: The prestigious Charlemagne Prize, awarded each year to individuals or institutions for their service to European unification. Technically, he’ll become the first pontiff to receive the award since it was createdContinue Reading
