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Pope Francis remembers Benedict XVI in new book: ‘He was like a father to me’

“Benedict was a man of great gentleness. In some cases, people took advantage of him, perhaps without malice, and limited his movements. Unfortunately, in a certain sense, they were encir-cling him. He was a very delicate man, but he was not weak: he was strong. But he was humble, and preferred not to impose. So […]

Pope’s Secretary of State visits Brazilian President and presides over opening of Brazilian Episcopate Assembly

On 8 April, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Bishop Giam-battista Diquattro, the Pope’s Nuncio to Brazil, and Arch-bishop Jaime Spengler of Porto Alegre (RS) and President of the National Con-ference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), were received by the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, at the Palácio […]

Pope’s Vocations Day message: ‘Pilgrims of hope, builders of peace’

Pope Francis releases his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated on April 21, and urges Christians to welcome our shared vocation to sow the seeds of hope and peace in our world. The Pope’s message focuses on the theme: “Called to sow seeds of hope and to build peace.” The […]

Pope changes statutes of St. Mary Major, focuses canons on spiritual duties

With a chirograph, Pope Francis has approved the new Statutes and Regulations for the Chapter of the Liberian Basilica and entrusted Lithuanian-born Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas with all the faculties to apply the new norms until a new Administrative Council is established. Following the commissioning process assigned to Archbishop Makrickas, who was appointed as the Extraordinary […]

US Diocese of Columbus doubles number of seminarians in two years

Bishop Earl Fernandes, bishop of the US Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, said that 16 men entered the seminary last year, adding that the diocese has recorded an in-crease in the number of Catholics. The diocese expects almost a dozen more young men to enter the seminary this year as well, he noted, attributing the rise in numbers to […]

Jesuits Announce Merger Of Three Of Their Pontifical Universities In Rome

On 15 March 2024, Fr. Mark Lewis S.J., Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University, received a decree from Fr. Arturo Sosa S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus and Vice Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University. The decree states that the new General Statutes of the University, which permanently incorporate the Pontifical Biblical Institute […]

Chaldean Patriarch Urges Preservation Of Rights For Iraq’s Diverse Communities

As the 21st anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq approaches, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church, has called for a re-evaluation of the country’s entire political process, which is currently based on secta-rianism and quota-sharing. Advocating for the establishment of a new consensus formula, Cardinal Sako argued that […]

French bishops oppose government’s ‘end of life’ bill

“Do not distort fraternity.” This is the response of the French bishops to President Emmanuel Macron, who mentioned “a revolution of fraternity” regarding the bill dedicated to end-of-life issues. On the first day of their plenary assembly in Lourdes on Monday, March 18, around 100 bishops of France adopted a strong opposition to the bill, […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity