Posts Tagged ‘Scholas Occurrentes’

Pope: Women have been “in charge” since the “afternoon of the apple”

Monday, May 23rd, 2022
Women have been “in charge”

According to Pope Francis, women have been “in charge” since the “afternoon of the apple,” alluding to the Genesis story of Adam and Eve. Francis’ comments came as he answered a question from U2’s lead singer Bono, the co-founder of the anti-poverty organisation ONE. Bono told the pope that in ONE’s “Poverty is Sexist” campaign, Read more

Vatican suspends charity deal until FIFA investigation ends

Friday, June 19th, 2015

A charity established by Pope Francis has suspended a donations agreement with a football federation in the wake of the FIFA corruption scandals. The South American football federation CONMEBOL had pledged to donate US$10,000 to the Vatican charity Scholas Occurrentes for every goal scored during the Copa America, which began in Chile on June 11. Read more