Street artist of ‘Super Pope’ fame gets new stamp of Vatican approval
Rome, Italy AP Street artist Maupal, whose cartoon-like depictions of Pope Francis as a “Super Pope” have graced buildings around the Vatican for a decade, got an official stamp of approval on Thursday when he appeared at a Vatican news conference. Maupal, in life Mauro Pallotta, designed a series of posters to illustrate Francis’ 2024 Lenten message, […]
Migrant crisis: Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx?
NICOLE WINFIELD, TRISHA THOMAS and SYLVIE CORBET, of Associated Press, report ahead of the Pope’s upcoming visit to the French port of Marseille, one of the most multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-ethnic cities on the shores of the Mediterranean…
Vatican seeks to assure Caritas that papal firings were necessary, not a criticism of work
Rome, ItalyAP A top Vatican cardinal defended Pope Francis’ “drastic” leadership firings at the Holy See’s preeminent charity, saying Friday they were necessary for the wellbeing of staff at Caritas Internationalis and not a condemnation of its work. Cardinal Michael Czerny, whose development office is responsible for Caritas, sought to explain Francis’ extraordinary decision in […]
A new film by Emmy-winning director centres on Pope’s vision for environment
Vatican CityRNS A new documentary titled The Letter, directed by Emmy-winner Nicholas Brown, premiered at the Vatican on Tuesday. The letter of the title is Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical, Laudato Sì, addressed to “all people of good will” and urging an interconnected vision for humanity and the planet. Brown, who has directed many environment-focused documentaries, […]
Following papal reforms, Vatican departments are ready to help local bishops
Vatican City RNS In another step aimed at flipping the Catholic Church’s traditional top-down hierarchy, the Vatican has invited bishops facing immigrant crises in their dioceses to call directly on the church department in Rome charged with dealing with immigration issues – a section Pope Francis heads up personally. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human […]
Vatican cardinal honours Jewish convert, tells his own story
Rome, ItalyAP A Vatican cardinal marked the 80th anniversary Tuesday of the gas chamber killing of the Jewish-born Catholic convert Edith Stein by celebrating a Mass near the former Auschwitz death camp and telling the story of his own family’s Jewish origins and their fate under the Nazis. Michael Czerny is one of cardinals most […]
Give Pope message on school second chance, Canadian cardinal says
Rome, ItalyReuters Canadians disappointed that Pope Francis did not apologise for the Catholic Church’s role in a scandal surrounding a former school for indigenous students should give his message “a second chance” because his sorrow and shock are sincere, a Canadian cardinal said. Michael Czerny, one of two Vatican-based Canadian cardinals, spoke in an interview […]
Pope meets Canadian cardinals after Indigenous school scandal
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as their country reels from the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former school for Indigenous students run by the Catholic Church. The Pope met separately with Cardinal Michael Czerny and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Vatican said in its […]
Vatican makes moral case for supporting people displaced by climate change
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis and other Vatican leaders reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to “eco-justice” in a new document on Tuesday, addressing the growing number of people being displaced by climate change and calling on the church to take an active role in this “profoundly moral issue”. “We are one planet, one human family and […]
Pope Francis dedicates message to the internally displaced during pandemic
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis published his annual message for the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Friday, focusing especially on the plight of internally displaced people during the coronavirus pandemic. “In light of the tragic events that marked 2020, I extend this message, which is dedicated to the internally displaced, to all those […]