Pope Francis washed the feet of inmates at a prison in central Italy during a Holy Thursday liturgy, an annual ritual which he has used as a symbol of papal humility and his mission to the marginalised. On 13 April, Francis travelled to a detention centre in...
Cardinal Walter Kasper has told German media he believes Pope Francis favours ordaining married men of proven virtue (known by the Latin term, viri probati), but is also sure the Pope wants to leave the decision up to individual bishops’ conferences. “The (vocation)...
The Vatican has said Pope Francis will continue with his visit to Egypt later this month despite raised security fears following the deadly terrorist attacks on churches at the weekend. Archbishop Giovanni Becciu, a top diplomat at the Holy See’s Secretariat of State,...
Activists in the Philippines called attention to what they described as the “Calvary of the poor” during a protest march to mark the start of the observance of the Holy Week. Protesters carried crosses symbolizing issues that burden the poor — lack of housing,...
Local authorities with support from Church have taken steps to ensure that the premises of the Malayattoor church in Kerala remain a green zone. The Ernakulum district collector has banned the use of plastic disposables and a green zone is being set up. The annual...
