VATICAN CITY, Feb. 21, 2014 (CNS) — In late February, for the first time since his election nearly a year earlier, Pope Francis gathered the world’s cardinals at Vatican. The principal reason was to add 19 to their number at a ceremony called a consistory,...
Vatican City, February 1, 2014 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I thank the Lord for the joy of your faith and for the ardor of your Christian witness, thanks be to God! I greet you all warmly, beginning with the International Team of Directors of the Neocatechumenal Way,...
VATICAN, Feb. 10, 2014 (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaking to the Polish bishops last week, Pope Francis encouraged a stronger understanding of marriage, accompanied by a merciful attitude toward those in difficult family situations. “Today marriage tends to be viewed as a form of mere emotional satisfaction that...
VATICAN CITY (CNS), Jan. 9, 2014 — When Father Fabian Baez booked his trip to Rome, he didn’t have an appointment to meet with the pope, so he gave himself ample time in the Eternal City to be able to arrange some way to see...
As the New Year comes, Pope Francis is asking the faithful to step outside their comfort zones and get involved especially in their communities. During his message last December 31, on the eve of the celebration of the Solemnity of the Motherhood of Mary, Pope Francis...
His Holiness Pope Francis will be celebrating his 77th birthday on December 17, his first birthday celebration as the Pope. Pope Francis was elected by the Conclave as Pope after the resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Before he was elected he was the Archbishop...
MANILA, Dec. 2, 2013—The Vatican has alerted Philippine bishops of the presence and activity of two schismatic groups not recognized by the Holy See. The Apostolic Nunciature in a communiqué told the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines that the so-called Roman Catholic Society of Pope...
Vatican, other countries send aid to Philippines Expressing his solidarity and compassion for the people of the Philippines, the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis has offered his prayers for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda that hit the country, November 8. “We remember the...
Last June this year, the Vatican was in line to control the new internet address extension “.catholic” and will be deciding who will be allowed to use it. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit corporation that coordinates the assignment of...
VATICAN City, Oct. 13, 2013 (CNA/EWTN News)—Pope Francis on Sunday entrusted the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to her maternal care before the image of Our Lady of Fatima, asking Mary’s help to “revive and grow faith.” “Our Lady of Fatima, with renewed...