The Memorial Sanctuary on Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land before his death, has reopened. The site has been closed for a decade so it could be renovated. Speaking for Pope Francis at the reopening, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, said the site’s religious art shows the way people “celebrate their faith and leave a Read more
John Ribat, Papua New Guinea’s newly appointed Cardinal, says Pope Francis has been very true to his word that he’s not looking at the traditional places where cardinals have been appointed in the past. “He’s going beyond that and wanting a fairer representation of the church,” he said in an extended interview with Alex Perrottet Read more
In his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis used St. Paul’s “hymn to love,” taken from his First Letter to the Corinthians, to offer several pieces of advice on how to keep one’s marriage strong throughout the years, based on true love. “Love is patient, love is kind. love is not jealous or boastful; it Read more
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein had an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, as part of a one-day official visit to Rome. She was visiting as the UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City (IHC). The Princess and the Pope discussed world hunger. Both seek to end hunger for the millions Read more
Seven new saints were canonised on Sunday. During his homily the Pope said “saints are men and women who enter fully into the mystery of prayer. “[They are] Men and women who struggle with prayer, letting the Holy Spirit pray and struggle in them.” The seven include one Argentinian, two Italians, two from France, a Read more
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, has extended an invitation to Pope Francis to visit his country. O’Neill made the invitation during a meeting today with Sir John Ribat, the Archbishop of Port Moresby who is soon to become Papua New Guinea’s first Cardinal, and Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, the new Apostolic Read more
Fancy a holiday at the Pope’s house? Pope Francis has opened his private apartments at Castel Gandolfo to tourists. The Castel is about 25 kilometres from Rome. He has only visited Castel Gandolfo a couple of times since his 2013 election. He has never spent the night there. Nor has he moved into his sumptuous Read more
Gays, Catholics and Pope Francis’s view “Who am I to judge?” is confusing the clergy. Now, some gay Catholics and supporters who hoped for rapid acceptance find themselves hampered by many bishops and pastors. Read more
Pope Francis has named 17 new Cardinals. 13 of them be under 80 years and so eligible to vote in a conclave. Eleven come from places that have never had a cardinal. While historically cardinals have come from certain larger cities known for their Catholic populations or global importance Pope Francis has chosen men from places long Read more
Pope Francis will open the academic year at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family in Rome. In a last-minute change, he will replace Cardinal Robert Sarah who had been scheduled to open the new year. The news of Francis’s s attendance comes just weeks after he controversially hand-picked Read more