Professor Paolo Garonna succeeds Professor Anna Maria Tarantola as the new president of the Vatican-accredited academic institution, founded in 1993 to promote the legacy of St. John Paul II’s social encyclical of the same name. By Vatican News Vatican officials announced Monday the appointment of Professor Paolo Garonna as the new president of the Centesimus…
Vatican news On the occasion of the Pope's visit to Trieste, Sunday 7 July, to conclude the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week, the newspaper “Il Piccolo” has made available an unpublished text by Pope Francis, an introduction to an anthology of speeches and papal messages entitled “At the heart of democracy”. Pope Francis I am…
Vatican news Pope Francis welcomes the ongoing dialogue between the Pontifical Centesimus Annus Foundation and representatives of the Italian financial sector, stressing that “the fate of the poorest is at stake.” By Joseph Tulloch THE Pontifical Centesimus Annus Pro Foundation was created by Pope John Paul II in 1993, in collaboration with lay Catholics from…
The new document of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Dignitas infinita”, lasted five years and builds on the papal magisterium of the last decade: from war to poverty, from violence against migrants to violence against women, from abortion to surrogacy. to euthanasia, from gender theory to digital violence. By Andrea Tornielli Three…