Pope Francis: ‘For my anniversary I would like peace‘
“The first word that comes to me is that it seems like yesterday...
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The Popes and the Lenten fast: A soul training exercise
There are three key elements of the Lenten journey that begins each year with Ash Wednesday: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Fasting, in particular, should not be understood only in its formal dimension. It has real significance, as Pope Francis repeatedly reminds us, if one follows...
Sr Nathalie Becquart: ‘Synodality – the process that ecclesializes’
Moderating Saturday’s proceedings for the Asian Continental Assembly on Syndality were Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of Delhi, India; Dr Christina Kheng, a member of the Commission on Methodology; and Momoko Nishimura, a member of the Discernment and Drafting Group. The orientation for the day’s work...
Running the numbers, Africa isn’t the Catholic future – it’s the present
ROME – While news agencies and Catholic social media denizens these days gorge themselves on the Vatican’s mounting “Battle of the Books,” seeing who can craft the most sensational headlines or tweets about several controversial new volumes making the rounds, other outfits are, thankfully, still...
Traditionis custodes: Cardinal says only Vatican can dispense from certain obligations
The head of the Vatican’s liturgy office said Tuesday that dispensations from two of the rules in Traditionis custodes can only be granted by the Vatican, not by the diocesan bishop. The Feb. 21 rescript (a form of official clarification in response to a question or...
Pope names missionary bishop to head Dicastery for Bishops
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the offices of prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, presented, upon reaching the age limit, by His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., and has called Bishop Robert Francis...
Vatican hosts conference on women and interreligious encounter
An International Conference organised by the Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is due to take place from 25 to 27 January. The Dicastery released a statement on Tuesday to present the conference entitled: "Women Building a Culture of Encounter Interreligiously". The event was organised in collaboration with...
Cardinal Koch: Christians find unity in faith in Jesus
As Christians mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 18-25 January, Cardinal Kurt Koch recalled the importance of doing good and promoting justice. The theme for this year’s occurrence of the Week of Prayer is “Do good; seek justice”. It was selected by the...
LEV-Rizzoli publish a collection of ten significant speeches by Benedict XVI
For the first time ten of Benedict XVI’s most momentous speeches during his pontificate have been published in one volume. Titled "With God you are never alone" (“Con Dio non sei mai solo”), the book is published by the Vatican's publishing house, Libreria Editrice Vaticana...
Benedict XVI and the transmission of the faith in the digital age
His reputation as a great theologian is unanimously acknowledged, but the late Joseph Ratzinger was also a remarkable communicator, with his own notable status, whose legacy will undoubtedly surpass the temporal limit of his earthly existence. The fact that Benedict XVI was not a communicator for...