Vatican news In a letter published on November 16, Pope Francis invites each local Church to rediscover and perpetuate on a single date the memory of the extraordinary examples of faith which have characterized the Christian journey and local spirituality. To this end, Episcopal Conferences can develop and propose pastoral recommendations. Vatican News Particular Churches,…
Vatican news During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis praises the example of Father José Torres Padilla, co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, beatified yesterday in Seville, Spain, by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro. By Edoardo Giribaldi On Sunday, Pope Francis paid tribute to a 19th century Spanish priest, Father José…
Vatican news For the first time, the oldest copy of the “Canticle of the Creatures” by Saint Francis of Assisi is exhibited in Rome on the occasion of the 8th centenary of its composition in 1224. By Kielce Gussie The oldest copy of St. Francis of Assisi’s best-known text, the Canticle of the Creatures, is…
Vatican news As the Church celebrates the liturgical memory of Saint John Paul II, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz recalls the unforgettable words of the Polish pope that launched his pontificate: “Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors of Christ. » By Fr Andrea Vena and Fr Paweł Rytel-Andrianik The liturgical memory of Pope Saint John…
Vatican news As Pope Francis canonizes 14 new saints, including the 11 martyrs of Damascus, Bishop Simon Faddoul congratulates the three lay Maronites among them for having testified to their fidelity to Christ. By Devin Watkins “I think we are witnessing a marriage of holiness.” Mgr Simon Faddoul took stock of the canonization which took…
Vatican news Father James Bhola Lengarin, Superior General of the Missionaries of the Consolata, the institution founded by Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, highlighted the importance given by the Italian priest to education during a “meeting point” organized at the Holy See Press Office in anticipation of the canonizations by Pope Francis on the morning of Sunday,…
Full text of the homily by Mgr Timothy Costelloe, SDB, of Perth, during the mass for the memory of Saint Jerome, on the first day of the synodal retreat. By Mgr Timothy John Costelloe, SDB, Archbishop of Perth (Australia) It is certainly very appropriate, and we might even say it is a gift of Divine…
Vatican news After Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis prayed for flood victims in Vietnam and Myanmar, noted the beatification of Father Moises Lira Serafin, remembered those affected by ALS and issued a renewed appeal for world peace. By Christopher Wells In his reflections on Sunday’s Gospel, Pope Francis reminds us that it is important to know…
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 briefly left the Vatican today to visit the Church of St. Augustine in Rome, where the remains of St. Monica, mother of the Bishop of Hippo, are kept. By Vatican News Pope Francis went discreetly and solemnly to the Church of St. Augustine in the heart of Rome on Tuesday afternoon…