During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis celebrates the life and testimony of Blessed Father Moisés Lira Serafin, beatified the day before at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, during a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. By Alessandro Di Bussolo Remembering Blessed Father…
Vatican news Pope Francis concludes his short visit to the Diocese of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea with a brief visit to a group of Argentine missionaries and nuns at the humanist school of the Holy Trinity parish in Baro. By Lisa Zengarini After addressing the faithful of the diocese of Vanimo, Pope Francis made…
Vatican news Ten years after Pope Francis visited South Korea for the 6th Asian Youth Day, Consolata missionary Father Diego Cazzolato said the Church seeks to unite immigrants from the Philippines and Nigeria through acts of outreach, while fostering interreligious dialogue in the hope of guiding new generations toward a safer world. By Antonella Palermo…
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a definitive decision regarding the alleged supernatural events related to the shrine of the Holy Mountain in Puerto Rico. In the face of attempts to attribute to Elenita de Jesús the identity of Jesus or the Virgin, the judgment is “confirmation of…
The National Eucharistic Congress, held in the American city of Indianapolis, concluded with the celebration of Mass and a homily by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who called for a renewed commitment to Eucharistic and missionary conversion. By Vatican News Reflecting on the theme of the National Eucharistic Congress, taken from the Gospel of John, “Abide…
Vatican news Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, the new head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, speaks to Vatican News about the ancient Church he leads. Meeting the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, divided for several years by a violent liturgical conflict, Pope Francis underlines the importance of obedience… By Joseph Tulloch In January this year,…