Vatican City — The European Union on Sunday called an emergency meeting of ministers to discuss what the top EU diplomat said was the “unacceptable” tragedy of up to 700 people feared drowned in the latest Mediterranean migrant shipwreck. The European Commission said the meeting would involve foreign and interiorContinue Reading
The pontiff prayed for Christians facing persecutionContinue Reading
Pope Francis is a former Jesuit novice masterContinue Reading
I remember the day I stopped praying. It was the day after my little brother, Jimmy, died of cancer. He was 25. I was so angry at God. I was 27 at the time, and, like most young people I had stopped going to church. But, on that day —Continue Reading
The diocese was without a bishop for four yearsContinue Reading
The nuclear deal was reached between Iran, the United States, China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom and GermanyContinue Reading
Pope Francis has apparently gained weight over the past two yearsContinue Reading
Vatican City — In what has now become a tradition begun by Pope Francis himself three years ago, the Holy Father shared lunch with a group of priests on Holy Thursday 2 April, following the Eucharistic celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica. The bishop of Rome met nine parish priests ofContinue Reading
Pope Francis had offered to wash the feet of blog writers teamContinue Reading
