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‘Trial of the century’ verdict poses ‘key stress test’ for Pope Francis’ papacy

December 11, 2023

ROME – The Vatican’s “trial of the century” is due to come to its long-awaited conclusion at some point this week. It follows two and a half years and 85 separate hearings on charges of embezzlement and other financial crimes against Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine fellow defendants. Giuseppe Pignatone, a veteran Italian jurist

Expert says church is ‘waking up’ to climate crisis under Pope Francis

December 04, 2023

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A leading Catholic expert on the environment has said that under Pope Francis’ leadership, “the whole church is waking up” to the climate crisis. “It feels like Pope Francis is acting as a barometer for climate action,” said Neil Thorns, Director of Advocacy and Communications at CAFOD, the overseas development arm

Pope attends nine appointments in one day despite ill health

November 30, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis kept a busy schedule Thursday, with nine separate appointments, despite receiving ongoing antibiotic treatment for a flu causing lung inflammation. In a statement Wednesday night, the Vatican said that the pope’s condition is “stable” and that “he does not have a fever, but the pulmonary inflammation associated with difficulty breathing persists.

Pope keeps appointments but avoids speeches amid ongoing health concerns

November 29, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis, despite suffering from a flu and lung inflammation, kept major appointments on Wednesday but refrained from reading prepared speeches. The pontiff cancelled a trip to Dubai this week for a high-profile United Nations climate summit due to ill health. Entering the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall for his Nov. 29 weekly

Bishop Strickland: ‘I defended the truth and the Pope removed me’

November 29, 2023

The following interview appeared in the Tuesday, November 28 edition of the widely read Italian daily, La Verità, a translation of which is published here with their kind permission. A statement from the Holy See on November 11 announced the Pope Francis’ decision to “relieve” Bishop Joseph Strickland from governing the Diocese of Tyler, Texas.

BREAKING: Pope cancels Dubai trip over health concerns

November 28, 2023

ROME – Just hours after a Vatican news conference confirming Pope Francis’s trip to Dubai this weekend for a United Nations climate summit, the Vatican announced Tuesday that it has been cancelled upon medical advice due to an ongoing infection causing lung inflammation. A Vatican spokesman announced, however, that Pope Francis will lead his Wednesday

Pope called Cardinal Burke his ‘enemy’ and threatened to strip him of privileges, reports claim

November 28, 2023

Pope Francis has referred to an outspoken American cardinal as his “enemy” and threatened to strip him of his privileges, according to reports from Italy. The New Daily Compass, which first reported the rumour in the English-speaking media, claimed that the Pope was overheard saying: “Cardinal Burke is my enemy, so I am taking away

Legal gap around ‘false mysticism’ may hamper Rupnik prosecution, experts say

November 28, 2023

ROME – As the abuse case of famed Slovene priest and artist Father Marko Ivan Rupnik continues to perplex Catholics around the globe, experts have warned that a perceived gap in church law regarding an offense known as “false mysticism” is preventing him and other alleged abusers from facing prosecution. However, some observers believe that