Pizza – courtesy of Pope Francis – was served to 1,500 people on Sunday afternoon in the atrium of the Paul VI Hall following the canonization of Mother Teresa. Those invited to the feast were (in the spirit of Mother Teresa) the poor and needy, especially from the houses of the Sisters of Mother Teresa. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Pope Francis’
Refugees, migrants and human trafficking are Pope’s responsibility in new Vatican department , migrants in Vatican reform
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Refugee and migrant issues, including human trafficking are such important concerns that Pope Francis will be taking direct personal responsibility for them in a new Vatican department. The department (or dicastery) merges four Vatican offices into one and will be handling peace, the environment and human trafficking issues. The Vatican issued the statutes on Wednesday Read more
Pope and Facebook founder – communication technologies could alleviate poverty and encourage hope
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Facebook and similar communications’ technologies could be used to alleviate poverty, encourage the culture of encounter and bring a message of hope, especially to the most disadvantaged. This week’s meeting at the Vatican between Pope Francis and Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of social networking giant Facebook, looked at ways to achieve this. The meeting Read more
Cardinal says he’s not the Pope’s enemy
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Cardinal Raymond Burke, a traditionalist American prelate who has worked in senior positions in Rome for most of the past decade and has consistently opposed the Pope’s reforms ever since Francis was elected in 2013, says he’s not the Pope’s enemy. Francis eventually moved Burke out of key Vatican jobs and into a more ceremonial Read more
Pope wants to hear from laity not just bishops and priests
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Pope Francis wants the laity to be much more involved in the administration of the Church in Rome, not just priests and bishops. According to Bishop Kevin Farrell, who is the first prefect of the newly created Vatican Department for the Laity, the Family and Life, the Roman Curia, Francis would like to see lay Read more
Pope announces next World Day of Peace theme
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016Non-violence: A Style of Politics for Peace. This is the theme Pope Francis has chosen for the next World Day of Peace, to be celebrated on January 1, 2017. Pope Francis has talked about the worrisome surge of violence that has taken over the world. On his trip to Poland in July he said the Read more
Pope abandons audience speech, prays rosary for Italy’s earthquake victims
Friday, August 26th, 2016Pope Francis turned his weekly general audience into a prayer service, leading the recitation of the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary after a major earthquake hit central Italy, virtually destroying one town and affecting many others. “On hearing the news of the earthquake that has struck central Italy and which has devastated many areas and Read more
Pope to attend final day of meeting of religious leaders aimed at promoting dialogue and peace
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016Pope Francis will return to Assisi next month for the closing day of a gathering of religious leaders, aimed at promoting dialogue and peace. It will be his second visit to the birthplace of his namesake in two months, after his ‘private pilgrimage’to Assisi’s Porziuncula Chapel on 4 August. The upcoming visit will form part Read more
Helen Clark says Pope most inspirational leader in the world at the moment.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016Former Prime Minister Helen Clark, a well-known agnostic, has named the Pope as the most inspirational leader in the world at the moment. In an interview with the Campaign for a Woman Secretary General, Clark was asked how important it was for the Secretary General to be an inspirational figure. She replied that it helped Read more
Vatican names head of new mega-department on laity, family and life issues
Friday, August 19th, 2016
Bishop Kevin Farrell will lead the Vatican’s newly created mega-department on the family, laity, and life issues. The new office is part of Francis’ attempt to reform the Roman Curia, meaning the government of the Catholic Church. Born in Ireland in 1947, Farrell has served as bishop of Dallas since 2007. Starting Sept. 1, he’ll Read more