After embrace, Pope and Argentina’s Milei meet amid speculation Francis might finally go home
Rome, Italy AP Despite their rocky start, Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Pope Francis appeared to have hit it off as they held their first meeting Monday amid speculation that the Argentine pontiff might finally go home for a visit later this year. The Vatican said the two men met for an hour and 10 minutes, an […]
First Argentine saint brings Pope Francis and Milei together
Vatican City RNS Pope Francis will canonise a native of Argentina at a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, and the next day he will meet with the country’s recently elected right-wing president, Javier Milei, a sometime critic of the Pope. Blessed María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, known for being a strong-willed woman […]
Italian nun slain in Haiti is hailed by Pope as martyr
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday hailed as a martyr an Italian missionary nun slain in Haiti, where she cared for poor children. The Diocese of Milan says Sister Luisa Dell’Orto, 64, was slain “during an armed aggression, probably with the aim of robbery,” in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. The Vatican’s official media said Dell’Orto, […]
Saints of Past Ages: The Catholic saint who dedicated his life to a leprosy colony in Hawaii – and became an inspiration for HIV/AIDS care
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARK LAMBERT, a teaching fellow at University of Chicago Divinity School, looks at the life and mission of Father Damien and how he inspired those reaching out to people living with HIV and AIDS…
Saints of Past Ages: St Gertrude of Nivelles
In an article first published on The Conversation, MILES PATTENDEN, ofAustralian Catholic University, writes about the life of 7th century saint, Gertrude of Nivelles…
Two priests, two lay people beatified in El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador AP The Roman Catholic Church beatified two priests and two lay people Saturday, all victims of right-wing death squads during El Salvador’s civil war. Rev Rutilio Grande, a Jesuit priest killed alongside friends Manuel Solorzano and teenager Nelson Lemus on 12th March, 1977, was known for his ministry to the poor […]
Dutch priest killed in Nazi concentration camp to be declared a saint; five priests killed in Paris Commune declared “martyrs”
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis will canonise Titus Brandsma, a Dutch priest, academic and journalist who was murdered in the Dachau concentration camp in 1942 for preaching against the Nazis, the Vatican said on Thursday. Brandsma, who was a member of the Carmelite religious order and served as president of the Catholic university at Nijmegen, began […]
US priest who founded Knights of Columbus is beatified
Hartford, Connecticut, USAP The late Connecticut priest who founded the Knights of Columbus moved a step closer to possible sainthood with his beatification Saturday, as authorised by Pope Francis. The celebration for Rev Michael McGivney at the Cathedral of St Joseph in Hartford included the reading of a letter from Francis and the unveiling of […]
Play about first African American priest in the US highlights current issues
Pasadena, California, USRNS Actor Jim Coleman stood at the front of a dimly lit stage and recounted the joys and hardships of being a black man of Catholic faith. As the star of the play Tolton: From Slave to Priest, Coleman was portraying the life of Rev Augustus Tolton, the first known African American to […]
SAINTS OF PAST AGES: ELIZABETH SETON
In an article first published on The Conversation, CATHERINE O’DONNELL, associate professor of history at Arizona State University in the US, looks at the life of American Elizabeth Seton and how her legacy continues to inspire work with immigrants today…