Celebrating St John Paul II in photos

A few steps from the Vatican, on the 42nd anniversary of the election of St John Paul II (16th October), a small exhibition opened to celebrate the Polish-born pope, but also a father-daughter team of photographers who helped document his pontificate. Giancarlo Giuliani began covering the Vatican as a photojournalist in 1961; his daughter, Alessia... Read More

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September 14, 2020

Catholic social teaching has values the world needs, says Dominican

Individual rights and freedom obviously are essential for human flourishing, but human happiness depends a lot on relationships — kinship and friendship, but also the broader common good, said Dominican Sister Helen Alford. The 2007-2008 global financial crisis, the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic — “these are some of the results of a too... Read More

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August 26, 2020

German bishops say talks with Rome on parish document must include laity

The German bishops plan to seek talks with the Vatican about its instruction on parish reforms in the Catholic Church. The German Catholic news agency KNA reported the bishops said they want lay Catholics to be involved in the discussion. The bishops’ conference made the announcement after a meeting of its 27-member Permanent Council. The announcement said the president... Read More

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August 11, 2020

Pope baptises twins after successful surgery to separate them

Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, two-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptised by Pope Francis on 6th August in the chapel of his residence. The babies from the Central Africa Republic are still hospitalised at the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu paediatric hospital in Rome, a spokesman said... Read More

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August 2, 2020

What the new year is set to look like at Rome’s pontifical universities

With online registrations open and classes scheduled to start in early October, many pontifical universities in Rome have been publishing their new safety protocols and procedures on their websites. In an effort to follow recommendations from the Congregation for Catholic Education that instruction be in-person and on campus, universities also needed to take into account... Read More

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August 1, 2020

Rome parishes to lend classroom space to public schools

Public schools in Rome, like elsewhere in the world, are scrambling to ensure the safety of students and staff while also resuming classroom instruction. The Diocese of Rome has offered to help with one big problem: finding enough space to educate students sitting at desks or tables six feet apart. This week, Cardinal Angelo De... Read More

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July 30, 2020

China accused of hacking computers of Vatican and other Church entities

China has been accused of hacking Vatican computers as well as those in the Diocese of Hong Kong and other Catholic organisations in May. The hacking appears to be an attempt to gain an advantage in talks between the Vatican and China, due to resume as early as this week, about a fresh deal on... Read More

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July 25, 2020

Saintly caution: Church’s reputation on the line when judging sanctity

In the Catholic Church, a person’s canonisation is almost always preceded by decades of meticulous investigation into the minute details of the candidate’s life. Thousands of saints have been raised to the altars after these thorough investigations, while the causes of many other candidates are usually suspended or closed when there is insufficient evidence of... Read More

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July 24, 2020

‘We will live and die with you,’ cardinal tells virtual Amazon assembly

Church leaders sent a strong message of support to an unprecedented virtual assembly of more than 3,000 indigenous leaders, small farmers, environmental campaigners and women from the nine countries of the Amazon region seriously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Church is the ally of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and we will live... Read More

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July 19, 2020

Times of trauma: Old Testament is a go-to guide for coping

When the difficulties and uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic were at their height in Italy this past spring, one Vatican cardinal defined the snowballing crisis as a form of “trauma”. When asked by the reporter what was needed to confront this challenge, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Pontifical Council for Culture and a renowned... Read More

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Celebrating St John Paul II in photos

Catholic social teaching has values the world needs, says Dominican

German bishops say talks with Rome on parish document must include laity

Pope baptises twins after successful surgery to separate them

What the new year is set to look like at Rome’s pontifical universities

Rome parishes to lend classroom space to public schools

China accused of hacking computers of Vatican and other Church entities

Saintly caution: Church’s reputation on the line when judging sanctity

‘We will live and die with you,’ cardinal tells virtual Amazon assembly

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