Archive for June 19, 2015

Pope Francis prays on Easter Sunday morning in St. Peter's Square on April 5, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Will Pope Francis change the date of Easter?

Speaking to a global gathering of priests, Pope Francis signaled an openness to changing the date of Easter in the... Read more

Bishop Athanasius Schneider leads Benediction during the Summorum Pontificum Conference, at the Church of Ss. Dominic and Sixtus in Rome, June 13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Jan Bentz

Summorum Pontificum Conference celebrates Benedict XVI's liturgical legacy

The fourth annual Summorum Pontificum Conference was held last Saturday in Rome to promote the understanding and use of the... Read more

A firefighter surveys the devastation following an arson attack on the Church of the Multiplication in Tabgha, Israel, June 18, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Catholics in Holy Land aggrieved by arson attack on monastery in Israel

Catholic leaders have been joined by Israeli leaders in their concerned reaction to Thursday's attack on a church located on... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Italian special Olympians on June 19, 2015 in Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

Love life, have fun – a Pope Francis pep talk to Special Olympians

Pope Francis met with Italy's top Special Olympics athletes on Friday, encouraging them and all athletes to make sports a... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

Infallible? Informal? How binding is the new encyclical on Catholics?

With the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment this week came a wave of controversy over the Pope’s... Read more