Pope Francis has written the preface for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s second volume of collected writings. The volume is on the theme “faith and politics”. Francis says “Liberating freedom. Faith and politics in the third millennium”, acts as a compass to “understand our present and find a solid orientation for the future.” Read more
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Pope Francis’ environmental message pays off at Mission Estate winery
Monday, May 7th, 2018
2018 is the twentieth anniversary of the Mission Estate Winery’s environmental certification, and winemaker Paul Mooney continues to be extremely passionate about sustainability. Ahead of its time Mooney says “Mission is also being sustainable because it’s the right thing to do”. “The Mission’s focus is very much in line with Pope Francis’ commitment to sustainability”, Read more
Communion policy must be resolved locally says Pope
Monday, May 7th, 2018
The Communion policy dividing the German bishops conference will not be resolved by the Vatican, Pope Francis says. Instead, the bishops must resolve the problem among themselves. The policy agreed to by over three quarters of the bishops will allow the non-Catholic spouses of Catholics to receive Communion in certain circumstances. The policy says one of Read more
Neocatechumenal Way members must go – and respect other cultures
Monday, May 7th, 2018
A Neocatechumenal Way rally involving 150,000 representatives from 135 countries gathered together on Saturday to thank God for the 50 years of their presence in Rome. “Only a Church that renounces the world announces the Lord well. Only a Church free from power and money, free from triumphalism and clericalism, testifies in a credible way Read more
Translations of the Pope’s speeches aren’t always timely
Monday, May 7th, 2018Translations of the Pope’s speeches are always needed – especially since the Catholic world includes numerous languages. He therefore needs a good communications team that can quickly and faithfully translate his words and messages. That is of extreme importance, especially when Church leaders are quick to criticize people for taking the pope’s words out of Read more
Sotherby’s auctioning Pope’s Lamborghini
Monday, May 7th, 2018Sotherby’s will be auctioning Pope’s Lamborghini Huracan RWD Coupe. The auction house has valued the signed and blessed vehicle at 250,000 to 350,000 Euros. Read more
Pope admitted “I was part of the problem”
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018The Pope admitted he “was part of the problem,” to one of the three Chilean clergy abuse survivors he invited to visit him at the Vatican. “I caused this, and I apologize to you,” he is reported to have said. The survivors have urged Pope Francis to transform his apology for having discredited them into Read more
Pope meets Chilean clerical sexual abuse survivors
Monday, April 30th, 2018
Three Chilean clerical sexual abuse survivors have met with Pope Francis. Francis invited the survivors, Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Andres Murillo, to stay in the Santa Marta residence where he lives. In a series of meetings that began in the Vatican on Friday, continued over the weekend and finished on Monday, Francis and Read more
A new type of Catholic emerges: the conservative dissenter
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
The tables have turned under Pope Francis. And a new type of Catholic has formed: the conservative dissenter. In the past, conservatives prided themselves on loyalty to the pope and being in lockstep with all papal teachings, while progressives called for limits to papal power. The devotees of tradition used to argue that liberals who Read more
Three women appointed to Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
Pope Francis has made an historic decision to appoint women to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. They are the first females members and the first non-clerics to be appointed to the Congregation. The three women appointed are: Linda Ghisoni, who is a professor of canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University and an Read more