Archive for October 27, 2015

Pope Francis meets with the Romani people of Rome in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Oct. 26, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Pope advises Gypsies to cultivate responsibility, openness

Pope Francis met with Rome's Romani, or Gypsies, on Monday, asking them to take a new direction and embolden their... Read more

Pope Francis waves to the crowds at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Sept 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis expected to visit Italian diocese of Milan in May

Milan’s archbishop, Cardinal Angelo Scola, made an informal announcement Tuesday that Pope Francis will visit the archdiocese May 7, marking... Read more

A car damaged in Srinagar, India because of the Oct. 26, 2015 earthquake in northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as widely as Pakistan and northern India ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis grieves loss of life in Afghanistan-Pakistan quake

After a massive earthquake rocked Pakistan and Afghanistan yesterday killing hundreds, Pope Francis on Tuesday voiced his sorrow and solidarity... Read more

The Vatican flag. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Existing norms remain for Roman Curia, Pope says

Pope Francis has clarified that while the Roman Curia is in the process of being reconstructed, it doesn’t mean there... Read more

Bishop Fortunato Pablo Urcey, Prelate of Chota, who was appointed apostolic visitor of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae April 22, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has an apostolic visitor to investigate its founder

The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has made public that the community has had an apostolic visitor since... Read more

Refugee children at the Sharia Al Haman Hope Refugee Camp in Duhok, Iraq on March 28, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

A prayer from the Pope – may Christians not be forced out of the Middle East

The sufferings of the Chaldean Catholic Church were the focus of Pope Francis on Monday when he addressed a synod... Read more

Florida Department of Corrections execution chamber 1. ?w=200&h=150

Ahead of Florida execution, bishops renew calls against death penalty

Stressing that capital punishment is not necessary in the modern-day U.S., Florida’s Catholic bishops have asked the state governor to... Read more