Cardinals Grech and Hollerich, along with Father Costa and Bishop Battocchio, presented details of the October Synod General Assembly at a briefing at the Vatican hosted by the prefect of the dicastery for communication. The pope will preside over a penitential celebration with testimonies from victims of abuse, war and indifference toward migrants. Notable new…
Athletica Vaticana, the “pope’s team”, is preparing for its imminent participation in the European Cycling Championship in Belgium, less than two weeks before Pope Francis’ apostolic trip to the country. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Athletica Vaticana, or “the Pope’s team” as it is sometimes called, will compete in the European Cycling Championships on Sunday, September…
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…
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith gives its consent to the “nihil obstat” proposed by the Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz regarding the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows at the sanctuary of Chandavila, in Spain, when two young girls allegedly had spiritual visions towards the end of World War II. By Vatican News The…
Following an investigation, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Consecrated Life has expelled Luis Fernando Figari, founder of the Peruvian religious movement Sodalitium, who was removed several years ago from the leadership of the movement he founded in the 1970s, due to accusations of psychological and sexual abuse, particularly of minors, and financial irregularities. By Salvatore Cernuzio…
As the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris approaches, Athletica Vaticana encourages athletes to show fraternal friendship and reiterates Pope Francis’ call for an Olympic truce. By Deborah Castellano Lubov “The Olympic and Paralympic Games can be strategies for peace and antidotes to war games.” This is the message conveyed by Athletica…
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith sends a letter, approved by the Pope, to the Cardinal Bishop of Como granting the “nulla osta” regarding the spiritual experiences at the Shrine of Maccio. Vatican News The entry into force of the new Norms for the discernment of supposedly supernatural phenomena has…
Vatican news Pope Francis, as he does every year, pays a special visit to the children and staff of the Vatican summer camp for children of Vatican employees. By Salvatore Cernuzio Pope Francis brought joy to children at the Vatican summer camp, in what has become an annual tradition for the Holy Father. Despite the…
Based on the new norms on the alleged apparitions, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published its decision on the spiritual fruits deriving from the alleged apparitions to Cosimo Fragomeni in Calabria. Vatican News “In the secularized world in which we live, in which so many people spend their lives without any…
Recipients of the 2024 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship speak to Vatican News about their hopes to work as teachers in their First Nations communities in Australia. By Joseph Tulloch Every summer, the Francis Xavier Scholarship brings Australian First Nations students to Rome. The scholarship, sponsored by the Australian Catholic University and the Australian Embassy to…