St Peter’s remains may have been buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St Helena. And they could still be there, according to a paper published recently by Italian researchers. The claims were made in “The Search of St Peter’s Memory ad catacumbas in the Cemeterial Area ad Duos Lauros in Rome,” published in early Read more
To celebrate “Pride” month, the US Embassy to the Holy See is flying the rainbow LGBT flag during June. “The US Embassy to the Holy See celebrates #PrideMonth with the Pride flag on display during the month of June,” the embassy tweeted from its official account. “The United States respects the dignity and equality of Read more
Pope Francis met with a paralyzed man who plans to travel to the Arctic Circle and asked the adventurer to ‘pray for me at the North Pole.’ Michael Haddad was paralyzed from the chest down in a jet ski accident when he was six years old. He was told that he would never walk again Read more
There are many ideas about what synodality means, says Pope Francis. “It’s not a walk in the park”. It is “an ecclesial journey that has a soul, which is the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit, there is no synodality,” he explains. Francis is promoting a synodal process that involves the whole church. It will Read more
The president of the European Commission has paid tribute to Europe’s Christian roots after weekend talks with the Pope, praising the Catholic Church’s role in fostering peace and reconciliation across the continent. “Christianity is deeply rooted in Europe – in our daily actions, we perceive their origin in Christian values,” Ursula von der Leyen, a Read more
Back in 2018, award-winning Italian journalist Paolo Ruffini broke a glass ceiling in the Vatican by becoming the first lay person to be named head of a Vatican dicastery. Ruffini was tapped to run the newly created department for communications, which brought together nine previously independent operations. Originally established as the Secretariat for Communication in Read more
The World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to formalize the participation of the Holy See in the World Health Organization as a nonmember state observer. The annual assembly, which is the decision-making body of WHO, held its sessions online and at its headquarters in Geneva May 24-31. The assembly adopted “by consensus” May 31 a Read more
Extreme left-wing militants on Saturday violently disrupted a Church procession in Eastern Paris. The march was honouring Catholics killed 150 years ago by the revolutionary socialists who briefly ruled the French capital. The religious march was called to commemorate the archbishop, seminarian and 14 priests who were executed between May 24-26, 1871 during the “Bloody Read more
A US priest has been reinstated in his parish after a four-month investigation found “insufficient reason to suspect” he sexually abused children. The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Chicago priest Michael Pfleger has been released and will be reinstated. Pfleger is a nationally known activist. Four months ago when the archdiocese asked Pfleger to step Read more
An Italian cardinal says Italy’s “synodal journey” will be focusing on ways to resolve societal issues. Unlike the controversial issues the German bishops are grappling with in the “Synodal Way” taking place in Germany, Italy’s synodal journey begins with a different place, says Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (pictured). “Ours is not a synod; it is a Read more