The following is the Letter sent by the Holy Father to Archbishop Francesco Lomanto, metropolitan of Syracuse, on the occasion of the temporary translation of the body of Saint Lucy:
Letter of...
This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:
- His Excellency Mr. Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic;
- Archbishop Tomasz Grysa, titular of...
At 9.00 this morning, in the Paul VI Hall, in the presence of the Holy Father Francis, the Preacher of the Papal Household, Father Roberto Pasolini, O.F.M. Cap., held the second Sermon of Advent, on...
Appointment of members of the 16 th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod
The Holy Father has appointed the following Members of the 16 th Ordinary Council of the General...
This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience the President of the Council of Ministers ad interim of the Lebanese Republic, His Excellency Mr. Najib Mikati, who went on to meet with His...
“If you ask for a raise, you risk excommunication,” an anonymous Vatican employee said. “If you want to be paid for overtime, they look at you like a trouble-maker.”
Pope Francis has written a letter to families, parishes and religious communities in the Diocese of Rome urging them to host young pilgrims during events for youth and adolescents during the upcoming...
In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican showing the infant Jesus resting upon a Palestinian keffiyeh, widely seen as a pro-Palestinian statement, that set has...
Pope Francis on Monday met with three journalists who have been reporting on scandals involving the Peru-based Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), and who have faced a swath of legal complaints and...
Several of Pope Francis’s new crop of cardinals have said they want their service in the new role to focus on promoting peace and facilitating a return to Christ through prayer and evangelization.
What comes to mind when you think about raising a teenager in today’s world? Technology overload? Social media addiction? The constant struggle against anxiety and being overwhelmed? It’s easy to...
This book list does not contain the predictable apologetics works. Those books are mostly written for you to read as a believer and be able to convey the truths with clarity and compassion in...
A SONG IS CONCIEVED It didn’t take long for our dinner conversation in July 2022 to find itself deep in the discussion of music, particularly of our own. With a B.A. in music from Rowan University...
St. Joseph has been accompanying me since my youth and this latest accomplishment—the song I co-wrote with Tom Raniszewski, “The Carpenter’s Son”—is but another time he has influenced my thinking and...
Your Lord and Savior is Now the Size of a Watermelon! Advent has officially begun! The final month has finally arrived and Baby Jesus will soon be born. The last month in the womb is spent with...