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Do you want to grow in love? Keep Jesus close, pope says
Vatican City, Jul 22, 2018 / 06:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Christian can stay on the right path to Heaven, and grow in love for God and his neighbor, …
Pope FrancisCorrective to July 18 story on Canadian consecrated virgins
In a July 18 story on Canadian consecrated virgins welcoming a Vatican directive, The Canadian Press incorrectly reported that the consecration of a …
VaticanVatican suspends Chilean deacon accused of child abuse
The Vatican has dismissed a deacon in central Chile over child sexual abuse allegations. The country's influential Catholic Church is facing a …
Pope FrancisPope removes Honduran bishop accused of sexual misdeeds
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a Honduran bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians, the latest in a series of high-ranking clergy implicated in sexual improprieties with adults under their authority.<p>Francis had ordered an investigation into the …
Pope FrancisRevelations of US Cardinal Sex Abuse Force Pope's Hand
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Revelations that the most respected U.S. cardinal repeatedly sexually abused both boys and adult seminarians have raised …
ChristianityAre Credit-Default Swaps a Cardinal Sin?
The CFTC chairman tangles with the Vatican over Pope Francis’s criticism of the derivatives product<p>WASHINGTON—Can a good Catholic trade credit-default swaps?<p>A top U.S. markets regulator and the Catholic Church are debating the issue, after a May treatise from the Vatican criticized …
European NewsVatican expert: To fight sex abuse, the Catholic Church must invest in women
One of the church’s experts on protecting children from abuse says that while today “there is much more awareness about the issue,” the church has to …
ChristianityHead of Vatican commission says contraception is ‘intrinsically wrong’
The leader of a Vatican study commission on Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae has said that contraception is “intrinsically wrong”. Humanae …
ChristianityJean-Louis Tauran, Vatican’s Interfaith Point Man, Is Dead at 75
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, a champion of interfaith dialogue as a top Vatican diplomat and the man who announced Pope Francis’s election to the world, died on July 5 in Hartford. He was 75.<p>The Vatican, which announced his death, said he had been treated for Parkinson’s disease for years.<p>At his …
ChristianityHonduran auxiliary bishop accused of sexual misconduct resigns
Vatican City, Jul 20, 2018 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Juan José Pineda, auxiliary bishop of …
Pope Francis19th-century Italian teen to be canonized during youth Synod
Vatican City, Jul 19, 2018 / 10:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bl. Nunzio Sulprizio, who died at the age of 19 from bone cancer, will be declared a saint …
Pope FrancisAMECEA Plenary: Cardinal Tobin calls for greater synodality
The 19th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is continuing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The …
ChristianityTexas bishops join event to support migrants, highlight Church teaching
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a time when immigrants around the country have come under attack, the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, and representatives from …
El PasoSr. Prema Pierick, MC, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity | Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
<b>Witness</b>: <br>Sr. Prema Pierick, MC, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity<p><b>Sunday October 23, 2016</b> - Sister Mary Prema Pierick, whose name in …
ChristianityKaty Perry Calls Pope Francis A 'Rebel For Jesus'
The pop star told Vogue Australia she admired Francis' humility, compassion and love of animals.<p>Pope Francis has apparently left quite an impression on pop star Katy Perry.<p>The American singer-songwriter, who met the pope in April, told Vogue Australia that she’s a “big fan” of Francis.<p>“It’s a …
EntertainmentMemo to Vatican reformers: Don't take cues from the gas company
Outsiders to the Vatican often find themselves wondering why the pace of things seems so slow. As the old joke goes, Rome’s working motto tends to …
ChristianityThe Church is without a camerlengo
Vatican City, Jul 17, 2018 / 12:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With the July 5 death of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the office of camerlengo is now vacant. …
VaticanTourist and Artwork Interaction at the Vatican Museum
Illustrator Francesco Bongiorni was asked to illustrate a series of stamps and postcards for the Vatican’s International Year of Sustainable Tourism, …
CultureVatican drafting guidelines on proper uses for sold churches
The Vatican is drafting guidelines to help Catholic dioceses find appropriate ways to decommission unneeded churches so they don't end up as discos, gymnasiums or gelato shops.<p>The Vatican's culture ministry is teaming up with Rome's Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University and the Italian …
VaticanThe Height of Burj Khalifa vs Vatican City
<i>Map created by reddit user 1234julien1234</i><p>The map above shows what would happen if you lay the Burj Khalifa on its side within the Vatican City. The …
SkyscrapersPope Francis prays for Japan amid deadly flooding
Vatican City, Jul 9, 2018 / 09:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis sent his prayers and condolences to Japan Monday following the death of at least …
Pope FrancisThis Is the Man Who Holds The Keys to the Vatican
"The real privilege is being able, every day, to walk through this and each day learn something new."<p>Gianni Crea has been the head key keeper of the …
MuseumsVatican prays for seafarers, laments often poor working conditions
Pope Francis animatedly talks with the international media in this file photo. AP<p>VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is calling attention to the plight of …
ChristianityMassimo Listri
Massimo Listri travels his native Italy and the world with his camera, photographing grand interior spaces both iconic and unexpected. His …
ItalyCardinal Tauran, who sought to improve the Vatican's relations with the Muslim world, dies at 75
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the Vatican diplomat and expert in interfaith relations who announced the election of Pope Francis to the world in 2013 with the famous phrase “habemus papam (we have a pope),” has died.<p>The Vatican said Tauran died Thursday at age 75. He had been in the United States, …
ChristianityFrench cardinal leading Vatican’s interreligious efforts dies in U.S.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, an experienced diplomat and head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, died …
Foreign PolicyVatican diplomat who helped heal wounds with Islam dies
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - French cardinal and former Vatican foreign minister Jean-Louis Tauran, who helped improve ties between the Roman Catholic Church and the Muslim world, has died aged 75, the Vatican said on Friday.<p>Tauran served as the Vatican's foreign minister from 1991 to 2003 and in 2007 …
World NewsVatican Mosaic Studio
A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.<p>Back in the late 16th century, Pope Gregory XIII became pretty much obsessed …
Bill ClintonPope picks 1st layman to head a Vatican department
Dicastery for Communication now led by Paolo Ruffini, a longtime journalist<p>Though the Vatican’s communications department has long had laypeople in …
Pope FrancisPope taps first lay person as head of a Vatican department
ROME – Pope Francis has named a layman to head the Vatican’s troubled communications office, the first layman to head a dicastery of the Roman …
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