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Pontifical universities close as coronavirus deaths in Italy surpass 100
March 04, 2020
Rome’s pontifical universities will temporarily shut down tomorrow, after Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 100 people
French priest hospitalised with coronavirus
March 02, 2020
Fr Alexandre Comte, 43, had recently returned from Italy
Coronavirus postpones Pope’s global economic summit
March 02, 2020
Pope Francis’ international economic summit, “The Economy of Francesco,” has been postponed until November due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Buffalo’s Bishop Edward Grosz
March 02, 2020
Edward Grosz, the auxiliary bishop of Buffalo, has been accused of mishandling a sex abuse allegation
Pope Francis works from home for second day
February 28, 2020
The decision comes after the Pope was reported to have a “slight” illness by a Vatican spokesman
Computer programming teen Carlo Acutis to be beatified
February 23, 2020
The Vatican announced Saturday the approval of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer, who died in 2006.
L’Arche reports sexual misconduct by founder Jean Vanier
February 22, 2020
L’Arche International published the results Saturday of an independent investigation detailing sexual misconduct by its founder Jean Vanier with six women without disabilities in the context of spiritual direction. “We are shocked by these discoveries and unreservedly condemn these actions, which are in total contradiction with the values Jean Vanier claimed and are incompatible with
Pope Francis: The meek are not pushovers
February 19, 2020
A meek Christian is not weak, but defends his faith and controls his temper, Pope Francis said
Pope Francis to visit Malta in May
February 10, 2020
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will visit the islands of Malta and Gozo on May 31
Pope Francis: Don’t forget the real meaning of Christmas
December 06, 2019
Ahead of the Vatican Christmas tree lighting on December 5, Pope Francis expressed hope that the nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square will serve as a reminder of what Christmas is truly about. A nativity scene “is a genuine way of communicating the Gospel, in a world that sometimes seems to be afraid of remembering
Pope encourages display of nativity scenes in public places
December 02, 2019
Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter on December 1 on the meaning and importance of nativity scenes, calling for this “wonderful sign” to be more widely displayed in family homes and public places throughout the world. “The enchanting image of the Christmas crèche, so dear to the Christian people, never ceases to arouse amazement and
Benedict XVI reflects on 50 years of the International Theological Commission
December 01, 2019
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sent a message to the International Theological Commission this week reflecting on the theological contributions of the commission that he led for nearly half of its 50-year history. “Only humility can find the Truth, and the Truth in turn is the foundation of Love, from which ultimately everything depends,” Benedict XVI
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