Vatican

• Pope lifts suspension of priest who served as Sandinista foreign minister

  Aug 06, 2014

  Pope Francis has agreed to lift the suspension of Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the Maryknoll priest who, in defiance of canon law, held political office, serving as Nicaragua’s foreign minister from 1979 to 1990.

  
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  Pope Francis to give live radio interview on Argentine station

  Aug 06, 2014

  This Friday Pope Francis will give a live interview on an Argentine radio station that he helped raise the money to found while Archbishop of Buenos Aires.

  
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  Pope will meet with survivors of Korean ferry disaster

  Aug 06, 2014

  The organizing committee of Pope Francis’ trip to South Korea next week have revealed that he will meet with survivors of the April 16 ferry disaster, as well as relatives of those who died.

  
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  Bring Jesus to those outside Church, Pope tells altar servers

  Aug 06, 2014

  Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging them to bring Jesus to the world, especially those outside the Church.

  
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  Pope reflects on Christ feeding the multitude

  Aug 05, 2014

  During his Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel from the Mass of the day (Mt. 14:13-21) and said that the passage offers “three messages”: compassion, sharing, and the Eucharist.

  
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  Pope Francis calls Spanish convent for the second time

  Aug 05, 2014

  Calling a Carmelite convent in Lucena, Spain, for the second time since December, Pope Francis contacted the nuns asking them to give his affection and blessing to all the people in their town.

  
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  Vatican: avoid 'excesses' in Sign of Peace during Mass

  Aug 04, 2014

  The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship has asked the world’s bishops to “moderate excesses” in the Sign of Peace exchanged during Mass.

  
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  Provide for the needs of the poor, Pope exhorts

  Aug 04, 2014

  At Sunday's Angelus address at the Vatican, Pope Francis called on those receiving his message to care first for the poor, before concerning themselves with their own wants and needs.

  
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  Almost 100 bishops to accompany Pope Francis to South Korea

  Jul 31, 2014

  Approximately 90 bishops from around the world will accompany Pope Francis on his visit to South Korea next month, the preparation committee for the papal visit said Monday.

  
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  124 Korean martyrs to be beatified by Pope next month

  Jul 31, 2014

  In what became known as the Chinsan incident, the two members of the nobility were charged with heterodoxy from Confucian norms, and beheaded.