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Vatican Dispatch
March 11, 2015
During Pope Francis’ recent visit to the Philippines, I had the joy of meeting once again a man I have known for over a decade and greatly respect: Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, the emeritus archbishop of Manila. We talked about many things, but two in particular stood out: the vocation of the F
Dispatches
March 06, 2015
The Vatican has thrown its weight behind an important new Latin American Church transnational network REPAM created to protect the peoples and respond to the challenges to them and to the natural environment in the Amazon region that stretches across nine countries of that continent nbsp Cardinal
Vatican Dispatch
March 04, 2015
New Jesuit center is ground zero for the protection of children in the Catholic Church
Dispatches
March 03, 2015
Another highly significant U.S. appointment from Pope Francis
Dispatches
February 27, 2015
Pope Francis has appointed Charles Scicluna the Vatican rsquo s former chief prosecutor of clergy who abuse minors as archbishop of Malta The Vatican made the announcement on Feb 27 though the news had been broken some days earlier by the press in Malta The 55-year-old Toronto-born Maltese prelat
Vatican Dispatch
February 25, 2015
Pope Francis’ electrifying homily to the new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 15 stands out as one of the richest, most significant and powerful that he has given in his two-year pontificate. Focused on “the Gospel of the marginalized,” it provides a road map for Cat
CLUTCH OF CARDINALS. Cardinals discuss reform of the Roman Curia before the consistory on Feb. 14.
Signs Of the Times
February 17, 2015
The establishment of two new congregations—the first for Laity-Family Life, the second for Charity-Justice-Peace, which includes a new office for ecology—were among the proposals for reform of the Roman Curia that were presented to the College of Cardinals on Feb. 12 at the opening sessi
Vatican Dispatch
February 17, 2015
Visit shows how far America has come since anti-Catholic climate of its early history
Dispatches
February 15, 2015
ldquo The Gospel of the marginalized is where our credibility is found and revealed rsquo Pope Francis told the new cardinals as he spelled out clearly the direction he wants the leadership of the Catholic Church to take in the world today He did so in an inspiring and highly significant homily d
Pope Francis leaves after a consistory at which he created 20 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 14. Retired Pope Benedict XVI, pictured at right in the background, attended the ceremony. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
February 14, 2015
Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals from 17 countries in St Peter rsquo s Basilica on Feb 14 in the presence of his predecessor Benedict XVI Being a cardinal is ldquo an honor rdquo but ldquo not a kind of accessory a decoration like an honorary title rdquo he told them As cardinals he