Pope Francis will include an extra appointment to the college of cardinals in the December consistory, the Holy See announced on Monday. The pope has decided to create Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples alongside the slate of new appointments announced Oct 6. Archbishop Battaglia, 61, has been seen as a rising star in the Italian Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Anti-mafia’
Rome’s anti-mafia priest attacked by man with cleaver
Thursday, August 31st, 2023
A man carrying a hammer and a meat cleaver attacked a high-profile anti-mafia priest in Rome during a march against organised crime this week. Father Antonio Coluccia is known for his efforts to rescue young people from the drug trade. Coluccia immediately vowed the assault won’t interrupt his work. “I will continue my fight which Read more
Vatican creates group to study separating mafia from the Catholic Church
Thursday, May 13th, 2021The Vatican’s human development office has created a working group on the topic of the expulsion of criminal organizations from the Catholic Church. The eight-member group will study the ex-communication of the mafia, offering support to bishops around the world Read more
Pope wants to stop Mafia from exploiting symbols of the Virgin Mary
Monday, September 21st, 2020A new Vatican group backed by Pope Francis is taking a whack at stopping Mafia members from exploiting the Virgin Mary and other Catholic imagery in order to recruit members and whitewash their dark underworld image. Read more
Anti-mafia judge to lead Vatican’s criminal tribunal
Monday, October 7th, 2019
Pope Francis has chosen one of Italy’s leading anti-mafia prosecutors as president of the Vatican’s criminal tribunal. Giuseppe Pignatone’s appointment came two days after Vatican police raided the Apostolic Palace and seized documents and computers from the secretariat of state. The raid included searches of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF), which is tasked with Read more