Pope Francis: ‘I have been able to walk for three days’
Pope Francis walks with a cane at the beginning of a meeting with Brazilian bishops on June 27, 2022. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 28, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA). The Vatican has released a video of Pope Francis telling a group of bishops from … […]
Celebrating the feast of Ss Peter and Paul in Turkey
Feast day honoring the two Apostles is an opportunity for Christians of different denominations to walk together with renewed faith
Francis to send Cardinal Parolin to South Sudan, DR Congo
The Vatican Secretary of State will visit the two African countries during the period when the pope’s trip was originally scheduled
Cardinal Parolin to substitute for Pope on trip to Africa (Vatican News)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, will travel to Africa in early July, visiting the countries that Pope Francis had planned to visit. The Vatican announced on June 27 that Cardinal Parolin will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, making stops in Kinshasa and Juba, from July 1 to […]
Record number of German Catholics left Church in 2021 (Pillar)
While the German bishops advanced their “Synodal Path” as a means of renewing the Catholic Church, official statistics showed that a record 359,338 German Catholics formally removed themselves from parish registers last year. That figure represents a major leap from the previous year’s number of 221,390 defections from the Catholic Church. Over the past decade, […]
Official Logo of Jubilee unveiled
The Vatican reveals the official Logo of the upcoming Jubilee Year due to be held in 2025 on the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ and reflects on some of the Holy Year’s early initiatives and plans. Read all
Did you know some widebody planes have hidden little rooms that are off limits to passengers? Here’s what they look like…..
There are some secret areas on widebody aircraft, where the pilots and cabin crew go to rest during long flights. Passengers can’t access them under any circumstance and they’re well hidden from view. They’re called Crew Rest Compartments and their location on the plane varies. On newer aircraft, such as the Boeing 787 or the […]
The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest 2022 just took place in California. When you see pictures of the winner, we think you’ll agree that he won it fair and square…
Jeneda Benally reacts to the announcement that her dog, Mr. Happy Face, won the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, Calif., on June 24, 2022. Banelly adopted the dog from an Arizona shelter after he was rescued from a hoarder’s house. Benally said she was told by veterinarians that he would likely only have about […]
‘Roe v. Wade’ is still overturned, and other news too!…
It’s no overstatement: Dobbs v. Jackson has begun a new chapter in American political life. What comes next, politically and culturally? I don’t know. Neither do you. Dobbs does not make abortion illegal across the United States; it localizes the issue to state legislatures — and eventually, to state judiciaries. Twenty states are unlikely to […]
Four priests, one religious sister murdered in one week…
The past seven days were among the deadliest for Catholic priests and religious in recent years, with one violent murder every 33 hours. Just last Wednesday, June 22, Pope Francis condemned that week’s killing of two Jesuit priests in Mexico. By Sunday, June 26, the pontiff was once again lamenting the death of a religious, […]