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Tag: Pope Francis
Poland prepares for possible papal visit
No date has been set, but the Polish government and bishops’ conference are jointly preparing for what would
New Vatican constitution corrects Francis-era anomaly, experts say
Pope Leo XIV’s new Fundamental Law removes language linking papal sovereignty over Vatican City to the Petrine office
Pope issues new constitution for Vatican City State
The pontiff approved the new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State on July 31, enshrining the ability of
Pope confirms second Chinese bishop in a week under Vatican-Beijing agreement
The ordination of Bishop Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as coadjutor bishop of Bameng is the latest episcopal appointment
Pope Leo XIV names another Chinese bishop under Vatican-Beijing agreement
Bishop Joseph Chang Yanfeng was ordained July 22 to lead the Diocese of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, continuing
BBC correspondent David Willey, longtime Vatican and papal chronicler, dies at 93
EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican. David
Why does the Vatican recognize Orthodox marriages but not those of the SSPX?
The answer has to do with profoundly different juridical and ecclesial realities. The Holy Seeʼs declaration this month
Pope Leo XIV continues reform of Diocese of Rome with addition of leadership position
The appointment continues Leo’s reform of the Diocese of Rome, of which he is bishop, rolling back changes
Vatican October meeting to focus on divorce, other family issues
Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of bishops’ conferences to Rome Oct. 7–14 for a weeklong gathering
Pope Leo XIV: Migrants lost at sea are victims of choices made and unmade
Celebrating Mass on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to respond to migration with
Pope Leo XIV tells human traffickers in Tenerife: ‘Stop. Repent’
The pope urged migrants to embrace integration while warning traffickers that they “will have to appear before divine
The papal mozzetta: Why the pope wears a red cape
Pope Leo XIV has notably revived the use of the papal mozzetta, which Pope Francis had discarded during
Pope Leo XIV jokes in Spain that AI still thinks Pope Francis is in charge
At a lunch with Spanish bishops, the pope joked that artificial intelligence needed a reminder that the Church
Leo XIV: Don’t water down Christianity
The pontiff said the Church must respond to religious indifference not by softening the Gospel’s demands but by
In Italy’s ‘Land of Fires,’ Pope Leo XIV laments ‘the cry of creation and the poor’
The Holy Father said Pope Francis‘ encyclical Laudato Si’ is a framework for addressing the social and environmental
Why Catholics celebrate Mary as ‘mother of the Church’ the day after Pentecost
The Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church each year on
Marian Devotion and the Last Four Popes
Devotion to the Virgin Mary has shaped the spiritual lives and pontificates of many popes, offering a deeply
Pope Leo’s Welcome Act of Remembrance and Tribute — and Reconciliation
COMMENTARY: John Paul explicitly attributed his survival of the shooting to the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima.
Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig dies at 79
The longtime Vatican diplomat, who served as apostolic nuncio to Italy and San Marino, was made a cardinal
Pope Leo XIV to Return to Lampedusa Thirteen Years After Pope Francis’ Historic Visit
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will travel to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on July 4, returning
Pope Leo XIV: The End of the Pragmatic Approach
ANALYSIS: The way Leo XIV addressed the blessing issue marked a necessary discontinuity with his predecessor. The press conference
Pope Leo in the footsteps of Modern Popes
To the ends of the earth: during the first year of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, we have seen
When the Church had Two Popes
“Annunzio … Franciscum.” On March 13, 2013, the world watched as white smoke gave way to an unexpected
Pope Leo Travels the World in the Footsteps of Modern Popes
“…During his apostolic journeys, the Pope appears to everyone as a messenger of peace: his travels are what
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