St. Peter’s Basilica Sunday, 14 March 2021 “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son” (Jn 3:16). This is the heart of the Gospel; this is the source of our joy. The Gospel message is not an idea or a doctrine. It is Jesus...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="30908,30909,30910"] It was a year ago since we experience in our lifetime the liturgical celebrations during Holy Week only online and on radio. This was true to most if not all countries of the world due to the lockdowns brought about by the...
Pope Francis has written a letter to the Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, authorizing the use of the buildings attached to the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran as a museum and for culturally-related purposes. “Throughout the centuries, the Church has...
Pope Francis on Sunday exhorted Filipinos not to be afraid to proclaim the Gospel message, which “cries to be expressed in love” to others. Addressing the Filipinos during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, he focused his message...
In his homily during the Mass for the 500th anniversary of the evangelization of the Philippines last March 14, 2021, Pope Francis affirms Filipinos’ testimony of life in spreading the joy of God’s love. Pope Francis addresses that after 500 years since the Christian message arrived...
Pope Francis’ historic Apostolic Journey to Iraq is “an important moment for the world and a true promotion of the values advocated by the document on human fraternity,” affirmed the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity in a statement. The Higher Committee noted that during his four-day...
One year ago the coronavirus pandemic suddenly took the world by surprise, causing a cascade of regional and national lockdowns to stop its spread. At first, Italy was hardest hit in Europe, followed by other nations. Life came to a surreal standstill in Rome and all...
On 19 March 2021, the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia, on the joy and beauty of familial love, Pope Francis will inaugurate the Year “Amoris Laetitia Family,” which will conclude on 26 June 2022 on the occasion of the X World Meeting...
Pope Francis will lead the Filipino community in Italy in celebrating the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, a Filipino priest based in Rome said. Scalabrinian Fr. Ricky Gente of the Filipino Chaplaincy in Rome said the celebration will be highlighted with a Mass to...
Pope Francis on Monday has given Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, an additional role in the Roman Curia. Tagle was appointed by the pope as a member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA),...