Pedestallizing Poor Francis
2016-03-13
Pope Francis completes 3 years of his papacy this March 13Continue Reading
Feet washing: Latins to follow Pope, Orientals tradition
2016-03-11
Latin rite parishes to adopt radical changesContinue Reading
Pope Francis approves new rules for funds of Saints’ Causes
2016-03-10
Vatican City: Pope Francis has given provisional approval to a new series of norms governing the establishment and management of funds for the advancement of investigations into the lives of people proposed for sainthood. Given by Papal rescript, the approval ad experimentum for a period of three years governs theContinue Reading
Google Doodle mentions Pope Francis on International Women’s Day
2016-03-08
Jane Goodall says she wants to meet Pope Francis one dayContinue Reading
Pope to sign Mother Teresa canonization decree
2016-03-08
Four others also will be cleared for canonizationContinue Reading
Slain missionaries martyrs of indifference: Pope
2016-03-06
On Sunday Pope Francis lamented the world’s indifference to the recent killing of four Missionaries of Charity, calling them the ‘martyrs of today’ and asking that Bl. Mother Teresa intercede in bringing peace. “I express my closeness to the Missionaries of Charity for the great loss that affected them twoContinue Reading
How Pope Francis changed California teen’s life
2016-03-06
Los Angeles: When a juvenile inmate in a California prison wrote to Pope Francis, he did not expect a response. But he received one, in the form a Jan. 21 letter from the Holy Father, inviting him to take advantage of the Holy Year of Mercy. “Know that the HolyContinue Reading
Yemen killings shock Pope Francis
2016-03-05
The Pontiff called the murders as diabolicalContinue Reading
Between Cuba and Crete: A Storm Ahead for the Russian Orthodox?
2016-03-03
It seems that Cuba and Crete, two islands as remote from each other as can be, both geographically and culturally, have recently become connected by an invisible thread. One hosted a surprise meeting between Pope Francis with Patriarch of Moscow Kirill. The other is to host the Pan-Orthodox Council inContinue Reading
Pope Francis accepts invitation to visit Pakistan
2016-03-03
The invitation was given through a high level Pakistan delegation to RomeContinue Reading