Pope Francis announced the names of 21 new cardinals. The consistory where they will receive the insignia of this dignity will take place on December 8 in the Vatican. There are no Poles among the nominees. The new cardinals come from 18 countries. For the first time in history, Serbia and Iran will have their […]
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“Elderly people should not be left alone, they should live as a family”
He Pope Francisco defended this Saturday that the elderly “They should not be left alone, but they must live with the family”, also to promote dialogue between generations, as mentioned in a meeting with thousands of grandparents and grandchildren with the music of the famous singer Al Bano. Also read: “I’m ready, just tell me […]
Vatican: Another year without joint retreats for the Roman Curia
Pope Francis again decided to resign from the joint Lenten retreats for cardinals and employees of the Roman Curia. On January 16, the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, announced that “the Holy Father invites cardinals residing in Rome, heads of dicasteries and superiors of the Roman Curia to personally experience a period […]
The Pope received a delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam during an audience
Pope Francis received a delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam during an audience on Thursday morning, the Holy See news agency reported. No further details about this target group have been provided. It is known that as a result of the agreement signed on July 27 last year, the Holy Father appointed Archbishop on […]
Vatican makes clear that the blessing of homosexual couples will not be “liturgical”.
The Vatican further noted that the reception of this Declaration in the dioceses requires “the need for a longer period of pastoral reflection.” This statement comes after statements and pastoral letters from bishops’ conferences and dioceses urging priests not to bless same-sex couples or couples in an irregular situation. In one of the most recent, […]
Vatican, Meloni remembers Pope Benedict XVI: “Great of history and giant of reason and faith”
Benedict XVI was a “shining example”. These are the words with which Dom Georg Gänswein, Joseph Ratzinger’s secretary from 2003 until the last days of his life, remembered him on the first anniversary of his death, presiding over the memorial mass celebrated this morning in the Vatican, in St. Peter’s Basilica. , in ‘Altar da […]
Pope expresses his “affection” for Benedict XVI a year after his death
Pope Francis expressed his “affection, gratitude and admiration” for his predecessor Benedict “One year ago, Pope Benedict XVI ended his earthly journey after serving the Church with love and wisdom. We feel a lot of affection, a lot of gratitude and a lot of admiration for him,” Francis said from the window of the Apostolic […]
Vatican: 20 Catholic missionaries killed in 2023
In 2023, twenty Catholic missionaries were murdered around the world. According to the Vatican agency Fides, the number included one bishop, eight priests, two monks, one seminarian, one novice and seven lay missionaries. Death of missionaries According to the continental division, this year the highest number was recorded in Africa, where 9 missionaries died: 5 […]
A collection of Pope Benedict XVI’s private sermons will be published next year
A collection of private sermons by Pope Benedict XVI will be published next year. The exact release date of the publication has not yet been announced. According to Catholic News Service (CNS), the Vatican publishing house LEV announced on December 23 that it plans to publish a book “comprising approximately 130 sermons delivered by the […]
Pope Francis has announced that he does not want his tomb in the Vatican
He Pope Francisco revealed that he will not be buried in the Vatican caves like the rest of the Popes, but in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in Romewhere the chapel has already been prepared, in an interview with the Mexican channel ‘Nmas’. Also read: Pope looked out the Vatican window again after bronchitis […]