By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 19, 2022: In a rare move after 87 years, Pope Francis on March 19 transferred a bishop from northern India to a south Indian archdiocese. A press release from Father Stephen Alathara, deputy secretary general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in India (CCBIContinue Reading
Vatican City, March 16, 2022: Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25. The consecration will take place during the Celebration of Penance that he will preside over in St Peter’s Basilica, starting at 5pm. Director of the Holy See Press Office,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Mar 4, 2022: Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in July, the Vatican announced March 3. The Holy See press office said the Pope would visit the African nations July 2-7, “at the invitation of their respective heads of state andContinue Reading
By Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar New Delhi, Feb 28, 2022: Papacy is back in global politics — that is, assuming it ever left. Pope Francis’s gesture to visit the Russian embassy in Rome on Friday undoubtedly makes a notable event, for a variety of reasons. Pope Francis has a enduringContinue Reading
By Salvatore Cernuzio Rome, Feb 26, 2022: In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis spent more than a half-hour February 25 at the Russian embassy in Rome to express his concern. A day earlier, Cardinal Pietro Parolin appealed for greater space for negotiations. Pope Francis wishedContinue Reading
By Christopher Wells Vatican City, Feb 16, 2022: Pope Francis has modified canon law for both the Latin Church and the Eastern Churches, changing the areas of competence for various bodies within the universal Church. This was done through a new motu proprio (on his own initiative) published February 15Continue Reading
By Raynah Braganza Passanha Pune, Feb 8, 2022: Dear Pope Francis, I write to you with deep respect and love – both for you as a person, the position you hold and especially immense love for Mother Church. I write to you in the spirit of a child responding toContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 5, 2022: Every year, on January 24, the Feast of St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of all communicators, (particularly of journalists and writers) the Pope releases to the world a special message for the World Day of Social Communications of the Catholic Church.Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 3, 2022: On all counts February 4, 2019, was a memorable day for the world! On that day, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyib, met in Abu Dhabi, and together signed the historic and pathbreaking document entitled ‘Human fraternity for worldContinue Reading
Madrid, Jan 16, 2022: Spain’s Catholic Church is to set up local commissions to hear complaints from victims of abuse after holding talks with Pope Francis about allegations over eight decades detailed in a Spanish newspaper. El Pais in December published the results of a three-year investigation it said uncoveredContinue Reading
