Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons

04/10/2020

ROME (AP) — The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has created a new commission of experts to examine whether women can be deacons, an ordained role in the Catholic Church currently reserved for men. The 10-member…

Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message

12/26/2019

VATICAN CITY  – Pope Francis offered a Christmas message of hope Wednesday against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of the world from the Middle East to the Americas to Africa. The pope told…

Augustinians hope Pope Francis, Duterte will attend quincentennial celebrations in 2021

Rosalie Abatayo 11/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) is hoping to bring together the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Philippines as the country commemorates the 500th year since the arrival of Christianity in…

Pope warns overeating is ‘avenue of personal destruction’

10/17/2019

VATICAN CITY – The pope on Wednesday contrasted the world’s 820 million hungry people with those who turn food into “an avenue of personal destruction” through overeating, in comments to mark World Food Day. Pope Francis noted…

Pope denounces ‘cruel violence’ of Sri Lanka Easter attack

Associated Press 04/22/2019

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis denounced the “cruel violence” of the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as he celebrated the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar by lamenting the bloodshed…

Pope urges ‘fraternity’ in Christmas message

Agence France Presse 12/26/2018

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for peace and “fraternity” and Queen Elizabeth II warned against “tribalism”, as millions across the world celebrated Christmas on Tuesday — after US President Donald Trump caused a festive furore by…

Pope Francis explains symbolism of Vatican Christmas tree

Courtney Grogan 12/16/2018

Vatican City, Dec 7, 2018 / 09:30 am (CNA).- As the Vatican illuminated its 65-foot Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square Friday, Pope Francis shared the deeper meaning found in the traditional festive spruce. The signs and…

Osmeña calls for a moratorium on Pope John Paul II Ave. drainage work

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/01/2018

MOTORISTS plying through the uptown barangays of Lahug, Apas, Mabolo, Luz, and Kasambagan in Cebu City can expect a slight improvement in traffic flow along Pope John Paul II Ave. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña called for…

Tomas orders moratorium on Pope John Paul II Avenue drainage project

Doris C. Bongcac 11/29/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to suspend implementation of the drainage improvement project along Pope John Paul II Avenue in Barangay Mabolo until after…

Pope to honor Baltic martyrs amid abuse crisis

AFP 09/22/2018

Pope Francis kicked off a Baltic tour in Catholic Lithuania on Saturday where he will honour victims of the region’s Nazi and Soviet occupations as the Church reels from fresh clerical abuse scandals. The four-day trip to…

Pope urges bishops to fight abuse, clerical culture behind it

Agence France Presse 09/09/2018

VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Pope Francis on Saturday urged newly-ordained bishops to fight abuse and reject what he termed the “clerical” culture which has seen a series of sex abuse scandals rock the Catholic Church. “Dear…

First post-bombshell Vatican appearance: Pope laments abuse

AP 08/29/2018

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has lamented how Irish church authorities failed to respond to the crimes of sexual abuse, speaking during his first public appearance at the Vatican after bombshell accusations that he himself covered up…

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