- Pope Francis explains why Catholics make the sign of the crossPope Francis delivers his Angelus address on June 4, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 4, 2023 / 06:05 am (CNA). Speaking on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the pope highlighted how the simple gesture that Catholics are taught as children is a sign of the central mystery of ... read more
- Penitential rite held after naked man stands on St. Peter's Basilica's main altarCardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, presides over a penitential rite on June 3, 2023, two days after a Polish man stripped naked and stood on the basilica’s high altar. / Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 3, 2023 / 08:04 am (CNA). Two days after a naked man stood ... read more
- Pope Francis to travel to Mongolia on Aug. 31Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 22, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 3, 2023 / 05:30 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis will visit Mongolia, the world’s most sparsely populated sovereign country.The pope is set to travel to ... read more
- PHOTOS: American seminarians having a ‘ball’ in Rome college’s restored 1960s bowling alleySeminarians and priests enjoyed a friendly bowling match in the St. John XXIII Pontifical Lanes during some downtime on an afternoon in May 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 3, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). The original bowling alley had been a gift from St. John XXIII to the Pontifical ... read more
- Cardinal Sarah to theology students: ‘The more we know the Lord the more we can love him’Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks with students and faculty at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas on May 25, 2023. / Credit: Benedicte Cedergren/Angelicum Rome Newsroom, Jun 1, 2023 / 10:15 am (CNA). At a Mass at the Angelicum in Rome, the Cardinal Robert Sarah spoke about the danger of division in ... read more
- Pope Francis accepts resignation of Indian bishop cleared of rape charge in civil trialBishop Franco Mulakkal. / file photo. Rome Newsroom, Jun 1, 2023 / 05:36 am (CNA). The Vatican did not indicate whether it carried out its own investigation into the accusations against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has denied the claims. ... read more
- Vatican supports Catholic research to improve families and marriagesnull / Credit: anastasiya parfenyuk/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, May 31, 2023 / 10:45 am (CNA). Pope Francis has backed a project aimed at enhancing interdisciplinary research at Catholic universities in the sphere of family, marriage, and childbearing.“We cannot be indifferent to the future of the family as a community of life and love, ... read more
- Pope Francis praises Matteo Ricci for proclaiming the Gospel in ChinaPope Francis at his general audience in St Peter’s Square on May 31, 2023. / Adi Zace/EWTN Vatican City, May 31, 2023 / 05:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis dedicated his entire general audience on Wednesday to sharing the life of Venerable Matteo Ricci, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary in China.The pope, who has ... read more
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- Vatican releases pastoral reflection on Christian engagement with social mediaPope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on January 26, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, May 29, 2023 / 04:30 am (CNA). Attention #CatholicTwitter and keyboard warriors, the Vatican has released recommendations for how to better “love your neighbor” on social media. The 20-page text, “Towards Full Presence: ... read more
- Pope Francis encourages Marian shrines around the world to pray for Synod on SynodalityPope Francis delivers the Regina Caeli address from the window of the Apostolic Palace on May 28, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, May 28, 2023 / 07:15 am (CNA). From the Philippines to Portugal, Marian shrines around the world will participate in a special day of prayer this Wednesday for the ... read more
- On Pentecost, Pope Francis says Holy Spirit can bring harmony to ‘a polarized Church’Pope Francis presides over Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 28, 2023. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 28, 2023 / 05:15 am (CNA). “Let us put the Holy Spirit back at the center of the Church; otherwise, our hearts will not be consumed by love for Jesus, but by ... read more
- Zabbara confirmed as Baghdad (Armenian) ArchbishopArchbishop-elect Nersès (Joseph) Zabbara was confirmed as Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq. The archeparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. in October 2017. ... read more
- Ravel resigned as Strasbourg ArchbishopArchbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. resigned as Archbishop of Strasbourg, France. Bishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot, Bishop of Metz, was named Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg. ... read more
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VATICAN – Pope Francis proposes again the apostolic passion of Matteo Ricci: mission consists in witnessing with one’s life what one proclaims
Rome – The great Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, who left Macerata and arrived in China in 1582 “to free – as he himself wrote – unhappy souls from eternal perdition”, …
