Vatican

Beyond the digital, into the heart

Feb 06, 2015

The Vatican's top communications official said that true interaction requires more than just phones and internet – and that dialogue is an interpersonal encounter we learn even from our mother's womb.
A love for peripheries, the link between Pope Francis and St John Bosco

Feb 06, 2015

Though he is member of the Society of Jesus, Pope Francis shares with the Salesians of St. John Bosco a love for the peripheries, and this is why he has often visited Salesian structures during his pastoral visits.
Does Francis like being Pope? A behind-the-scenes chat in the Philippines

Feb 06, 2015

During his pastoral visit to the Philippines Jan. 15-19, Pope Francis held an unscheduled meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila with 40 Jesuit priests and told them how it feels to be the Successor of Peter.
Pope to dads: Play with your kids, be strong, loving, moral role models

Feb 06, 2015

When their lives are all work and no play, men turn their children into “orphans” who lack a father to guide them, show them love and teach them values, Pope Francis said.
Pope: "There is absolutely no place" in the Church for those who abuse minors

Feb 06, 2015

"There is absolutely no place in ministry for those who abuse minors" and "priority must not be given to any other kind of concern, whatever its nature, such as the desire to avoid scandal".
Pope Francis goes to Washington: will Congress listen?

Feb 06, 2015

Pope Francis’ address to a joint session of Congress during his U.S. visit in September will be a “wonderful opportunity,” Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has said.
Pope to Church leaders: 'scourge' of minor sex abuse must stop

Feb 06, 2015

has sent a letter to religious superiors and presidents of episcopal conferences, asking for their full cooperation in ending the sexual abuse of minors, and making the Church a safe haven.
Tech-savvy Pope shares laughter, advice with special needs kids

Feb 06, 2015

Pope Francis virtually joined seven young people with disabilities and special needs in his second Google Hangout as pontiff, sharing jokes, advice and encouragement.
Pope gives 300 umbrellas to Rome's homeless amid downpour

Feb 06, 2015

After several days of rain and dreary weather that has not yet cleared, the Vatican’s papal almoner has distributed 300 umbrellas to homeless persons around Rome on behalf of Pope Francis.
Pope: A good father knows how to chastise without belittling, knows how to forgive and tirelessly protect

Feb 05, 2015

" A good father knows how to wait and knows how to forgive, from the depths of his heart. Certainly, he knows how to correct with firmness: he is not a weak father, complacent, sentimental.