Pope, Council of Cardinals look at Church peacemaking efforts
By CNS – Seven weeks after announcing the new composition of his international Council of Cardinals, Pope Francis led a...
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Vatican revives centuries’ old school for young artisans
By Carol Glatz, CNS – When Alice Fantoni specialised in fine arts in high school, the question people posed over...
Papal academy launches study centre to evaluate Marian apparitions
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The Pontifical International Marian Academy has created a commission to study and monitor cases of...
Pope defends St John Paul from ‘offensive’ insinuations in Vatican case
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis called insinuations that St. John Paul II played a role in the 1983...
Pope names Dominican Sister to lead Academy of Social Sciences
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis has named Dominican Sister Helen Alford, dean of the faculty of social sciences...
Vatican Disavows ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Catholic Church formally “repudiates those concepts that fail to recognise the inherent human rights...
Letters from pope entered into evidence at Vatican trial
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who is on trial at the Vatican for financial malfeasance, tried to...
Pope’s 10 Years: Pontificate Timeline
By CNS – Here is a timeline of some significant events in Pope Francis’ pontificate: 2013, March 13: Cardinal Jorge...
Pope’s 10 Years: Latin American Catholic experience to the universal church
By Justin McLellan, CNS – When Pope Francis greeted the thousands of faithful gathered in a rain-soaked St. Peter’s Square...
