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March 21, 2018

Allowing young people to be part of decision-making will change the world, African youths say

Vincent Paul Nneji of Nigeria and Tinyiko Joan Ndaba from South Africa were among the 305 young adults participating in a weeklong pre-synod meeting with Pope Francis and bishops.
VATICAN – If the Catholic Church at every level – and governments, too – would listen to young people and give them a voice in decision-making, they could unleash great potential, said two African young adults.
Published in International
March 21, 2018

Present in the Eucharist, Jesus transforms those who receive him, Pope says

Pope Francis' zucchetto is blown away by a gust of wind during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 21.
VATICAN – Despite the chill and gusts of wind in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis welcomed the beginning of spring with an impromptu lesson about gardening and how to grow into being better Christians.
Published in Faith
March 21, 2018

Pope accepts resignation of communications prefect

Msgr. Dario Vigano, then director of the Vatican Television Center, was named Secretariat of Communications by Pope Francis June 2015.
VATICAN – After a very public controversy involving the use of a letter by retired Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Msgr. Dario Vigano as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communication.
Published in International
March 20, 2018

Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in Rome prison

Pope Francis washes the foot of an inmate during the Holy Thursday Mass at Casal del Marmo prison for minors in Rome in this March 28, 2013, file photo. Pope Francis will celebrate Mass March 29 at Rome's Regina Coeli prison and wash the feet of 12 inmates.
VATICAN – Pope Francis once again will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in a prison and will wash the feet of 12 inmates.
Published in International
March 19, 2018

The crucifix is for contemplation, not decoration, says Pope

Pope Francis blesses with a crucifix during an audience with people who have autism in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Nov. 2014.
VATICAN – On Sunday Pope Francis said that the crucifix is not just something decorative to hang on the wall or wear, it is an important sign of our beliefs – and should be truly looked at and prayed before as the source of our salvation.
Published in Faith
March 17, 2018

Many admire Padre Pio, but few imitate him, Pope says

Pope Francis passes an image of St. Pio as he celebrates Mass at the Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, March 17.
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy – Many people admire St. Padre Pio, but too few imitate him, especially in his care for the weak, the sick and those who modern culture treats as disposable, Pope Francis said during Mass at Padre Pio's shrine.
Published in Reflections
March 16, 2018

Pakistan bishops meet Pope, discuss anti-blasphemy laws, discrimination

Pope Francis met the bishops of Pakistan March 15 during the bishops' "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. Afterward, Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi told Vatican News the bishops hope that somehow Pope Francis could visit their nation.
VATICAN – Sitting in a small circle with Pope Francis in the papal library, five bishops of Pakistan felt like they were having a family discussion, including about their problems, said Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi.
Published in International
March 15, 2018

Blurred lines: Vatican manipulation of photo becomes the story

Monsignor Dario Viganò, the Prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communication, presented the series “Theology of Pope Francis” on February 12.
WASHINGTON – What was meant to be an intellectual tribute to Pope Francis has instead become the backdrop to the latest tempest over transparency and this pontificate.
Published in Guest Columnists
March 14, 2018

Vatican office altered photo of Benedict's letter on Francis's theology

An image showing a letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI to Msgr. Dario Vigano, prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communication, is seen in this photo released by the Vatican March 12. On March 14 the Vatican admitted that it blurred the last lines in the image of the letter.
VATICAN – A Vatican office has acknowledged blurring portions of a letter written by Benedict XVI regarding Pope Francis' philosophical and theological formation, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Published in Vatican
March 14, 2018

Argentine Church to release baptismal records from dictatorship period

Pope Francis greets a baby wearing a shirt with the colors of Argentina's national soccer team during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 3, 2017.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Argentine Bishops' Conference will release to the justice system, in accordance with Pope Francis' wishes, dozens of baptismal records from the country’s dictatorship period.
Published in International
March 14, 2018

Church leaders praise Hawking for contribution to science, dialogue

Pope Francis greets Stephen Hawking during an audience with participants attending a plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2016. Hawking, the British-born theoretical physicist, cosmologist and popular author died March 14 at the age of 76.
VATICAN – Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who said he did not believe in God, was still an esteemed member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and fostered a fruitful dialogue between science and faith.
Published in International
March 14, 2018

Pope Francis: How many people go beyond the mindless recitation of the Lord's Prayer?

The statue of St. Peter is seen as Pope Francis leaves his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 14.
VATICAN – Forgiving those who have caused pain or offense is not easy, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
March 13, 2018

Salvation of souls the primary purpose of pastoral care, Doctrine of Faith prefect says

Archbishop Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, arrives for a news conference to present the document "Placuit Deo" at the Vatican March 1. The document, approved by Pope Francis, focuses on two errors the pope sees in a growing number of Christians.
VATICAN – Promoting and defending Catholic teaching is itself a pastoral practice, said Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Published in Faith
March 12, 2018

Pope Francis' theology contradicts "foolish prejudice" against him, Pope Emeritus says

A letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI to Msgr. Dario Vigano, prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communications, was released by the Vatican March 12. The retired pope defends Pope Francis in the letter, which was written as a promotion for a book series titled, "The Theology of Pope Francis."
VATICAN – On the eve of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' election, retired Pope Benedict XVI defended the continuity of the church's teaching under his successor and dismissed those who criticize the Pope's theological foundations.
Published in Vatican
March 12, 2018

Five years of Francis: Pope takes bumpy road to change

Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square March 11 at the Vatican.

In 2015 the Pope gave an interview to the Mexican media giant Televisa and said, “I have the sense that my pontificate will be brief — four or five years.” On March 13 he will have hit the five-year mark. He is 81 years old.

Published in International
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