Florida death row chaplain given Guardian of Life Award from Pontifical Academy
RNS Dale Recinella, a Catholic lay chaplain working on Florida’s death row, was awarded the first-ever Guardian of Life Award from the Pontifical Academy of Life on Tuesday. Recinella, the first-ever recipient of the new award, accepted the honour at the academy’s general assembly in Rome. For more than two decades, Recinella had been offering […]
Black Jesus version of Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ divides Catholics on race and politics
Vatican CityRNS An interpretation of Michelangelo’s iconic ‘Pietà’ featuring a Black Jesus has unexpectedly caused a debate about Black Lives Matter, the sanctity of art and the evangelisation of Africa after the Pontifical Academy of Life, an official Vatican thinktank, tweeted out a photo of the reimagined statue on 12th September. The tweet, posted by […]