Saint of the day January 12: Saint Margaret Bourgeoys. Catholic Saints
The sisters created and ran a farm where they produced enough food to help weather the famine that struck the population of Ville-Marie. And not only that, the nuns turned…
Vinicio, the sick man whose hug with Pope Francis moved the world, dies
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 11, 2024 / 11:12 AM It is probably not the first time that readers contemplate the image that precedes these lines. It is about the tender…
Vatican: Restoration work on Bernini’s baldachin begins
He stressed that the tomb of the first Pontiff is “a tomb pit that has always been venerated, on which Pope Sylvester and Emperor Constantine built a first great basilica…
Pope Francis: The Church is in the world but is not of the world
“And he does it according to the model of Christ’s kingship, which consists of serving, giving generously, paying in person, in solidarity with the poor and excluded. Royalty and minority…
In 2023, the persecution against Catholic priests in the world worsened
By Andrés Henriquez January 10, 2024 / 09:14 PM The persecution against Catholic priests and religious around the world worsened in 2023, as reported by the pontifical foundation Aid to…
Vatican: Pope Francis appoints new leader of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India
The Pontiff has intervened in the dispute several times, including last year when he asked opponents of the uniform liturgy to take the “difficult and painful step” of accepting the…
Pope Francis receives a communist and Marxist Christian group at the Vatican
“How many times,” said Pope Francis, “over the centuries, the great dreams of freedom and equality, of dignity and fraternity, a mirror of God’s dream, have produced advances and progress.”…
Pope Francis receives members of Mundo Cristiano, a Spanish magazine aimed at families
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 10, 2024 / 01:16 PM Pope Francis received a delegation from Mundo Cristiano magazine in the Library of the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican, on the…
Pope Francis appoints new consultants to the General Secretariat of the Synod
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 10, 2024 / 12:57 PM Pope Francis has made new appointments to the General Secretariat of the Synod, whose members are responsible for the preparation and…
Argentina: The Catholic Church does not support Leda Bergonzi’s statements about cancer
By Julieta Villar January 9, 2024 / 04:53 PM The Archbishopric of Rosario issued a statement in response to the repercussions of the statements made by the Rosario laywoman Leda…