Category: Vatican
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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 6, 2024 / 07:41 am Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the archbishops of Tehran, Tokyo, and Toronto, at a consistory on Dec. 8 The 87-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after reciting the Angelus prayer…
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Synod on Synodality: Breaking news and analysis live from the Vatican
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Oct 4, 2024 / 10:15 am The Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality has entered its final phase. Bishops, lay experts, and even non-Catholic observers from around the world have gathered in Rome this October for a monthlong assembly that could reshape the Church, its governance, and itsteaching. Pope Francis, opening…
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Japanese sculptor, Notre Dame’s O’Regan to receive prestigious Ratzinger Prize
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Sep 20, 2024 / 08:00 am For the first time, a sculptor and native of Japan will be awarded the Ratzinger Prize. His name is Etsurō Sotoo, born in 1953 in Fukuoka, Japan, and a graduate of Kyoto University. A 1978 visit to Spain changed the course of his life…
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Pope Francis says the Catholic Church is ‘more alive’ outside of Europe
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 18, 2024 / 08:54 am Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes spontaneously after this trip is that in thinking about the Church we are…
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Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez chosen by Pope Francis to participate in Synod on Synodality
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Sep 17, 2024 / 06:00 am Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the Synod of Synodality, set to take place at the Vatican next month from Oct. 2–27. The name of the bishop of Matagalpa, who was…
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What can science tell us about eternity? Vatican Observatory to present latest reflection
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Aug 30, 2024 / 07:00 am “Eternity Between Space and Time: From Consciousness to the Cosmos” is the title of an upcoming report to be released by the Vatican Observatory, where “unpublished reflections” on eternity studied from different disciplines will be presented. The University of Padua in Italy together with…
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Pope Francis: True faith opens the mind and the heart
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Aug 11, 2024 / 08:45 am Pope Francis urged people to truly listen to God’s voice rather than looking to the Lord for a confirmation of their own ideas in his Angelus address on Sunday. “Brothers and sisters, when faith and prayer are true, they open the mind and the…
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Vatican Court president under investigation for alleged complicity with Sicilian Mafia
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 6, 2024 / 17:35 pm The president of the Vatican Court, Giuseppe Pignatone, is under investigation by the Italian judiciary for allegedly collaborating with the Mafia in the early 1990s. Pignatone, 75, is known for his extensive career in the justice system. He was also deputy prosecutor for…
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Pope Francis says reading literature can enrich the Christian life, aid in priestly formation
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2024 / 16:40 pm In a new letter released Sunday, Pope Francis touts the benefits of reading literature for priests and all those seeking to enrich their lives as Christian believers. Though he said his letter was originally intended for men receiving priestly formation, he said all Christians…