Archive for May 31, 2014

Fr. Federico Lombardi answers questions on the Pope's visit to the Holy Land on May 15, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Proposed Nicea ecumenical meeting 'nice' idea, Vatican spokesman says

In response to media reports that Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I will meet for an ecumenical gathering in Nicea... Read more

Freiburger Münster, or the Cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau on April 9, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Freiburg archdiocese given new bishop, from among its priests

Father Stephan Burger, a priest of the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, was appointed archbishop of the same local Church,... Read more

Pope Francis embraces a young student on May 31, 2014 in Paul VI audience hall. ?w=200&h=150

'You can make a better world,' Pope tells disadvantaged children

This morning the “Ode to Joy” rang out from a teenaged orchestra as Pope Francis entered a room packed with... Read more

Meriam Ibrahim (R) is pictured in this undated image with her husband Daniel Wani.?w=200&h=150

Husband of condemned Sudanese woman reiterates commitment

The husband of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly abandoning Islam, says his wife is... Read more