Pope Francis sent a practical message to G20 members who met in Hamburg, Germany on 7 and 8 July. He addressed the message to the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, who had invited him to do so. In his message, Francis explains four principles of action for building fraternal, just and peaceful societies. In brief Read more
Bishops in the United States and across Europe have called for complete nuclear disarmament. Even a limited nuclear exchange would have devastating consequences for people and the planet, they say. Their pleas for banning nuclear weapons come days after after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach Alaska. “Tragically, human error or Read more
The Pope’s favourite art works are the subject of a new documentary – ‘Pope Francis – My idea of art’. It explores what art means to Francis through a series of his favorite works. Read more
Silicon Valley may not be where you’d expect to find a group of investors keen to protect the environment. That’s just where Pope Francis has found them, though. The Laudato Si Startup Challenge, launched earlier this year, offers money and mentorship to entrepreneurs working to make the world a better place. Read more
Typically speaking, about the most important thing any cardinal of the Catholic Church will ever do is to help pick a pope. As a result, one time-honored way of evaluating consistories, the events in which popes create new cardinals, is in terms of what they portend for the choice of that pope’s successor. Applying that Read more
Pope Francis is full of praise for an online web portal initiative, InfoMigrants.net. which is specifically aimed at providing news and information targeted at migrants. “I am close with affection and encouragement to those institutions, associations and individuals who open up wisely to the migratory phenomenon with interventions of support, bearing witness to the human Read more
Pope Francis says hunger is caused by “the indifference of many and the selfishness of a few”. Saying much can be done to help change this, Francis sent a message on Monday to participants in the 40th General Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations who were meeting in Rome. He Read more
Cardinal Joachim Meisner, the archbishop emeritus of Cologne and strong defender of the Church’s doctrine and orthodoxy has died. He was 83. Meisner, and cardinals Walter Brandmüller, Carlo Caffarra and Raymond Burke are called the “dubia cardinals” because of a series of five questions (dubia) they put to Francis last September. They asked him to Read more
Pope Francis has replaced the conservative Cardinal Gerhard Müller as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith with the Jesuit Archbishop Luis Ladaria. Ladaria, who is 73, has previously served as the office’s secretary. He is a Spanish Jesuit theologian. For the past five years Müller has been the prefect of the Read more
Charlie Gard is a terminally ill infant at London’s Great Ormond Street hospital. There is no known cure for his rare genetic condition, which causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage. His life support system is to be turned off shortly. Charlie has been the subject of a legal battle between his parents who want Read more