On Tuesday Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to the graves of two 20th century Italian priests, reflecting on charity and education, and calling on adults to form their consciences well, so that they may teach young people to do the same. Addressing educators, Pope Francis said June 20, “Yours is a mission full of obstacles
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Sunday, following the Angelus, Pope Francis asked pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square to pause for a silent moment of prayer for all those affected by forest fires still raging in central Portugal. “I express my closeness to the dear Portuguese people for the devastating fires that are destroying the woods around Pedrógão Grande and causing
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On Saturday Pope Francis expressed his sorrow for the victims of a devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London, offering his condolences for the families of those who have died. A June 17 telegram sent to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of Westminster, stated that Pope Francis “was saddened to learn of the devastating fire in
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Saturday, Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met at the Vatican, agreeing on the need to dedicate special attention to the responsibility of the international community in addressing issues of poverty and hunger. According to a brief June 17 Vatican communique, the “cordial discussions" also included a conversation on the upcoming G20 meeting in
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Pope Francis on Friday recognized the heroic virtue of six persons on the path to canonization, as well as the martyrdom of an Italian man who died from injuries of a beating he received while imprisoned in a concentration camp for resisting fascism. The Pope met June 16 with the prefect of the Congregation for
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As rumors abound concerning a Vatican commission to reinterpret Humanae vitae in light of Amoris laetitia, the controversial president of the Pontifical Academy for Life has rejected these rumors. “I can confirm that there is no pontifical commission called to re-read or to re-interpret Humanae vitae. However, we should look positively on all those initiatives,
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On Friday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ pick of human rights expert Fr. Bruno-Marie Duffé for secretary of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, making him the final piece of the leadership puzzle for the new department. From the French diocese of Lyon, Fr. Duffé’s appointment completes a period of development for
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Pope Francis, in a foreword to a work by Cardinal Peter Turkson, has said corruption infects the world like a cancer, and the Church must combat it by working together with society, infusing it with mercy. “We must all work together, Christians, non-Christians, people of all faiths and non-believers, to combat this form of blasphemy,
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The Vatican section on Migrants and Refugees met this week with Church leaders from around the world to hear about the challenges of migration faced in different parts of the world and to work on the Church’s contribution to a UN global compact on the topic. According to a press statement ahead of the event,
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Pope Francis and the Council of Cardinals held their 20th round of meetings in Rome this week, continuing their work on reform of the Roman Curia, including their discussion of ways the Curia can better serve local churches. According to a June 14 communique, the meetings largely continued the work of previous gatherings, including progress
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