“Why the law?” Pope Francis chose to focus his catechesis at the weekly General Audience on that question from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (3:19.21-22). The Pope said the aim of his reflections would be to “recognize the newness of the Christian life enlivened by...
In a message to the Medjugorje Youth Festival on Monday, Pope Francis told young Catholics that Christ’s loving gaze can free them from attraction to idols. “Have the courage to live your youth by entrusting yourselves to the Lord and setting out on a journey with...
As Vietnam battles its worst surge in the Covid-19 pandemic, Vinh Diocese has been blessed with an abundance of priestly vocations, many of whom will be serving in other territories of the nation. "It is a day of great joy, a day of great blessing in...
The Pope shows his solidarity by visiting with young patients in the Pediatric Oncology department located on the same floor where he is recovering at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The Holy See Press Office noted that on Tuesday afternoon Pope Francis visited with young patients at the...
Pope Francis on Tuesday released a message for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly ahead of the date of the celebration which is scheduled for 25 July. The theme chosen by the Pope for the inaugural commemoration is “I am with you...
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as a new member of the Vatican body that supports the Eastern Catholic churches throughout the world. The cardinal was the sole addition to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, which also assists the Latin-rite Catholic dioceses...
VATICAN— Pope Francis Friday named Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik as the new prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy. The 69-year-old bishop is the first Korean to lead a Vatican congregation. He succeeds the Italian Cardinal Beniamino Stella, who led the Vatican dicastery responsible for overseeing...
Pope Francis has recently appointed a Filipino missionary priest as the new bishop of the diocese of Daru-Kiunga in Papua New Guinea. Bishop-elect Joseph Tarife Durero, 53, of the Society of Divine Word will replace Canadian Bishop Gilles Côté of the Missionaries of the Company of...
The Philippine Catholic bishops paid tribute Sunday to the first and only cardinal from Brunei, who died at the age of 69 after serving the Southeast Asian nation for over three decades. Archbishop Romulo Valles, the episcopal conference’s president, said that they were “deeply saddened” by...
VATICAN---The Vatican published Tuesday major revisions to Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which covers penal law in the Church, including sanctions related to clerical sexual abuse. The revisions, which have been more than a decade in the making, were first commissioned by Benedict...