Saying they thought Pope Francis should be “completely free to assemble a new team” for Vatican communications “at this time of transition,” the director of the Vatican press office announced he and the vice director had resigned. Pope Francis accepted the resignations of Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, the press office announced on 31st […]
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The Primate of All-Ireland has led tributes to the Bishop of Kilmore following his retirement. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Leo O’Reilly as Bishop of Kilmore on health grounds today, 31st December 2018. Bishop O’Reilly tendered his resignation following the advice of his doctor and in advance of his 75th birthday on 10th […]
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As thousands of teens and young adults from throughout Europe gathered in Madrid to pray in the New Year, Pope Francis urged them to open their hearts to God and to one another. Some 15,000 young people were expected in the Spanish capital for the prayer meeting from 28th December to 1st January organised by […]
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James Grein, a Virginia man who said Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, sexually abused him for years beginning when he was 11, gave his testimony about what occurred before a judicial vicar for the New York Archdiocese. His testimony was requested by the Vatican. “He wants his Church back. He felt that […]
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Christians and Muslims in Iraq are called by the same God to rebuild a nation where peace, harmony and justice reign, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during a Christmas visit to Baghdad. Cardinal Parolin was scheduled to be in Iraq from 24th to 28th December; he celebrated Christmas liturgies in the Chaldean, […]
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This Christmas will people go to adore and be amazed by Jesus, or will they let themselves be detoured by distractions? Pope Francis asked. In fact, one sign of holiness is being able to “be astonished, to feel wonder before God’s gifts, his ‘surprises.’ And the greatest gift, the ever-new surprise is Jesus,” he told […]
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Pope Francis has vowed that the Catholic Church will “never again” cover up clergy sex abuse. During his annual Christmas address to Vatican officials, he also demanded that priests who have abused children turn themselves in. Acknowledging the gravity of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis told members of the Roman Curia that the […]
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By Cindy Wooden Many people have big expectations that Pope Francis will take major steps in 2019 to address the clerical sexual abuse crisis. He has called the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences and the heads of the Eastern Catholic churches to Rome from 21st to 24th February to discuss abuse and child protection. […]
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The Annunciation – the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear God’s son – was such a tremendous, history-changing event that preaching about it is extremely difficult, Pope Francis said. So, when the Gospel reading for daily Mass on 20th December was St Luke’s version of the Annunciation, the pope basically devoted his […]
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Delegations from the Vatican and from Vietnam reported continued progress in their discussions, including agreeing on ‘upgrading’ relations with a permanent papal representative ‘in the near future,’ a Vatican press statement said. ‘They shared the belief that this step will help relations between the two sides grow and develop further,’ said the statement, released on […]
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