VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican Television Center has acquired and can distribute hundreds of hours of television images of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires from 2005 until his election as Pope Francis in March. The images were filmed by Canal 21, the television station owned by the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires; the […]
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Pope Francis Says That Priests Should Want to Give Life, Like Good Fathers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said the desire to be a father is ingrained in all men, even priests, who are called to give spiritual life, care and protection to others. “Something is wrong” if a man does not have the drive to be paternal, “something is missing in this man,” the pope said […]
Pope Says Benedict’s Resignation Was a Matter of Conscience
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation was “a great example” of what it means to follow one’s conscience through prayer, Pope Francis said during his Sunday Angelus address June 30 to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Following one’s conscience doesn’t mean chasing after one’s own self-interests; it calls for […]
Vatican Bank Resignations As Investigation Begins
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The director and the deputy director of the Vatican bank, which is being investigated by a special papal commission, resigned July 1. A statement from the Vatican press office said Director Paolo Cipriani and Massimo Tulli, deputy director, offered their resignations “in the best interest of the institute […]
Health Care Center in Haiti Named for Bishop Sullivan
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) has decided to name its newest project in Haiti for the late Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, who died last month. Cotes-de-Fer, Haiti, will be the first site for the implementation of CHAMPS, Children And Mothers Partnerships, and has received a $2 million challenge grant for the building in […]
Pope to Visit Refugees, Immigrants On Italian Island of Lampedusa
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis will visit a tiny Italian island to greet refugees and immigrants, pray for those who have lost their lives at sea and call for greater solidarity. The Vatican said Pope Francis was “deeply affected” by a recent tragedy in mid-June in which at least seven people […]
Local Argentinian Priest, Sisters Rejoice Over Pope
While the world’s Catholics are rejoicing over the new Holy Father, Pope Francis, his election is even more momentous for Latin Americans, particularly those of Argentinian heritage.Among those bursting with pride is Father Francisco Walker, pastor of St. Agatha’s Church, Sunset Park, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, just like the new pope.
For Lebanese, Papal Visit Is Sign of Hope
by Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) – Lebanon’s younger generation of Catholics sees Pope Benedict XVI’s Sept. 14-16 visit to their country as a sign of hope in a region embroiled with violence. Marielle Boutros, a 25-year-old Maronite Catholic from Jbeil who teaches science at a Catholic school, said the pope’s visit “means that even […]
Archbishop Sheen Moves Step Closer to Sainthood
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has approved the heroic virtues of U.S. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the Vatican announced June 28, clearing the way for the advancement of his sainthood cause. Among the others honored in decrees announced the same day were first prelate of Opus Dei, the Canadian […]