The Society of Jesus’ Middle East province has reported that Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt was shot and killed in the Syrian city of Homs. From the Associated Press: The 75-year-old Van Der Lugt, […]
Today President Barack Obama and Pope Francis met for the first time, in an encounter at the Vatican that included a one-on-one conversation running nearly an hour. The Vatican released the following statement after the […]
Last December, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would establish a commission dedicated to the protection of minors, at the recommendation of the Council of Cardinals. Today the initial membership of that commission was announced; […]
During his Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis spoke about St. Joseph, whose feast it is today. From Vatican Radio: Speaking off the cuff, the Pope sent special greetings to all the fathers of the world, […]
Nearly three months after he stepped down from public ministry, Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis will return to his administrative and ministerial duties immediately, the archdiocese has announced. Archbishop Nienstedt stepped aside […]
Today the Vatican released the names of the 15 members of the Council for the Economy, which was established by Pope Francis late last month with the promulgation of his motu proprio Fidelis et dispensator […]
Next week will mark the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ election, and Pew Research has published a report on how the Holy Father is perceived by Americans—both Catholic and non-Catholic—and whether or not those perceptions […]
Today the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published a lengthy interview with Pope Francis touching on a wide range of subjects, from birth control and divorce to same-sex marriage and child abuse, as well as […]
According to Catholic News Service’s Cindy Wooden, CNS has obtained a copy of the lengthy address Cardinal Walter Kasper gave to the College of Cardinals last week on the subject of the family. The Vatican […]
In a column published at Vatican Insider, Andrea Tornielli quotes from a letter he received from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI concerning the validity of Benedict’s resignation from the papacy last year. Tornielli had sent the […]
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