Paedophile priests: Pope Francis set up tribunal
2015-06-11
Pope Francis has approved the creation of a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by paedophile priests.Continue Reading
Pope hasn’t watched TV since promise to Virgin of Carmen in 1990
2015-05-26
Rome — Pope Francis has claimed that he hasn’t watched TV since 1990 after making a promise to the Virgin Mary. The Pope said that he didn’t even watch the matches of his football team San Lorenzo de Almagro back in Buenos Aires, but got a Swiss Guard to update himContinue Reading
Asia’s largest church: A ‘cardinal sin’?
2015-05-13
Jesus never built any Church with brick and mortar. He was constantly busy building living churches made of flesh and blood – feeding, healing and caring – building what we call today domestic churches made up of temples of the Holy Spirit. So why not declare a moratorium on puttingContinue Reading
Raul Castro may return to Catholic Church
2015-05-12
The younger brother of Fidel Castro met Pope Francis on SundayContinue Reading
Preparing for Year of Mercy with ice cream
2015-05-07
The Holy Year of Mercy to last from Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20, 2016Continue Reading
Pope asks priests to offer forgiveness for abortions
2015-05-07
The gesture is part of a special Holy Year of MercyContinue Reading
Poor, homeless to be VIPs at Vatican concert
2015-05-01
One third in the venue will be “from the outskirts of society”Continue Reading
Pope Francis donates $100,000 to Nepal relief efforts
2015-04-30
The funds will be used to support initiatives aimed at helping displaced persons and victims of the earthquakeContinue Reading
Pope Francis comforts Nepal quake survivors
2015-04-27
Kathmandu — Pope Francis led the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the weekly Regina Caeli address in praying for the victims of Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal which has claimed thousands of lives. “I wish to express my closeness to the populations struck by a powerful earthquake in NepalContinue Reading
Vatican, UNICEF to work for disadvantaged youth
2015-04-23
Vatican City — The Vatican and the United Nations Children’s Fund on Tuesday signed an agreement aimed at working more closely together to reach out to some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world. The executive director of UNICEF, Anthony Lake, met with Pope Francis at the CasaContinue Reading