The opening of the Year of Mercy approaches amid heightened security in and around the Vatican and throughout the city of Rome, as well as in countless other cities throughout the world, in the wake of recent terrorist attacks and threats of further violence, while...
[caption id="attachment_9637" align="alignright" width="350"] Cardinal Pietro Parolin. (Photograph: Claudio Peri/EPA)[/caption]Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, has granted an interview to France’s Catholic newspaper La Croix, saying “in this world torn by violence, now is the right time to launch an offensive of mercy”. In the...
In an official letter dated February 25, 2015, the Holy See has given the go signal for the beatification process for the Co-foundress and first Superior General of the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters from Steyl, Adolfine Tönnies (Mother Mary Michael). On March 19 the so-called...
Pope Francis’ revolutionary new encyclical calls for a “broad cultural revolution” to confront the environmental crisis. “Laudato Si” is also quite lengthy. Can it be summarized? In other words, what are the main messages, or “takeaways” of this encyclical? 1) The spiritual perspective is now part...
[caption id="attachment_7184" align="alignright" width="350"] Credit: Michael Foley via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)[/caption]Rome, Italy, May 18, 2015 / 02:51 pm (Ann Schneible/CNA/EWTN News)---As the Church brings the needs of the family to the forefront with the upcoming Synod this fall, one Dominican sister says it is...
MANILA, March 9, 2015— Pope Francis has confirmed the appointment of Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as the President of the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF). [caption id="attachment_6222" align="alignleft" width="300"] Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle[/caption]The Pope made the official announcement at the Vatican on March...
VATICAN, Jan. 25, 2015—Pope Francis on Friday warned the Catholic faithful of the harmful effects of modern media to human relationships, urging them to use technology wisely as a means to foster better communication among families, strengthening bonds. “The media can help communication when they enable...
In his homily during the canonization Mass for St. Joseph Vaz held in Galle in Sri Lanka, a country with rival ethnic groups and faith traditions, the spiritual leader of the world's over one billion Catholics stressed the importance of religious freedom, calling it a...
The Vatican urged the Philippines to minimize papal visit expenditures and devote more resources to help victims of recent calamities. Speaking at a press briefing Thursday, papal visit media relations sub-committee chair Fr. Anton Pascual said the Vatican wants a simple papal visit to create...
Controversy over family issues and the ongoing search for peace in the Middle East dominated Vatican news in 2014. Here are the highlights at a glance....