[caption id="attachment_10277" align="alignright" width="350"] The Eucharist is exposed for adoration at the 51st International Eucharistic Congress. The next one will take place in 2020 in Budapest, Hungary. (Vatican Radio)[/caption]Pope Francis announced on Sunday that Budapest will be hosting the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) in...
Pope Francis Christmas message to the Curia reverberates until today. His message applies as well to us who live a life of service especially those with positions of power and authority --- to remember and cultivate an attitude and a spirit of service. The Holy Father...
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...
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...