Posts Tagged ‘Archbishop Domenico Battaglia’

Pope adds anti-mafia bishop to list of new cardinals

Thursday, November 7th, 2024

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

Blood of St Januarius ‘completely liquefied’ on feast day

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

The blood of the martyr St Januarius again liquefied in Naples on Tuesday. “We have just taken from the safe the reliquary with the blood of our patron saint, which immediately completely liquefied,” the abbot of the chapel of the treasury of the Naples Cathedral announced on Sept 19. The declaration that the miracle had Read more