ReutersPope Francis was shown on large screens in St. Peter’s Square NOS News•today, 1:47 PM•Adjusted today, 2:52 PM Pope Francis largely left the reading of his Sunday message this morning to an aide. Yesterday it turned out that he had the flu, now he has announced that he has a respiratory infection. Francis appeared in … Read more
Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – The Vatican is checking whether possible disciplinary proceedings will be opened against Freiburg’s former Archbishop Robert Zollitsch. Zollitsch’s spokesman Marco Mansdörfer confirmed this to the German Press Agency on Thursday. In an expert report on sexual abuse by clergy, the former archbishop and former chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference was accused … Read more
The Vatican begins the process for the replacement of Julián Barrio, archbishop of Santiago The Holy See has launched the succession of Monsignor Julián Barrio at the head of the Archdiocese of Santiago. Vatican sources indicated that the Apostolic Nunciature in Madrid has begun a period of consultations in order to prepare the shortlist that … Read more
On the second day of his visit to Marseille, Pope Francis continued his call on European countries to show more tolerance towards immigrants, addressing French President Emmanuel Macron and his counterparts on the Old Continent with a call to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty. The Lord of the Vatican pointed out … Read more
Pope Francis arrived in Marseille on Friday afternoon for a two-day visit dedicated to the Mediterranean and the challenge of migration, in the context of growing hostility towards migrants within Europe. The Supreme Pontiff’s plane landed shortly after 16:00 (14:00 GMT) at Marignan Airport, where he was received by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne, before … Read more
(CNN) Ukrainian officials criticized Pope Francis’ speech to young Russians Friday, calling it “imperialist propaganda.” Pope Francis delivered a video address to the Association of Catholic Youth in Russia in St. Petersburg, during which he urged them to consider themselves “descendants of the Russian Empire.” And he said: “Never forget your heritage, you are the … Read more
He was the closest confidant of Pope Benedict XVI. After the death of Joseph Ratzinger, Georg Gänswein fell out of favor in the Vatican. Now he is starting a new life in Germany. Breisgau instead of the Vatican. Kaiserstuhl instead of the papal throne. Roughly speaking, this is the new life of Georg Gänswein. The … Read more
Freiburg/Rome (AP) – The ex-Benedict confidant Georg Gänswein, who was referred by Pope Francis from the Vatican to Freiburg, wants to meet Archbishop Stephan Burger soon. Shortly after his return to his home diocese, it was still too early to say what this “new life” in Freiburg would be like. “I still have to figure … Read more
In the middle of the verdant ocean of vineyards, the seminary of Castile is nestled between the castle and the boutique of the wine estate, where you can find the different vintages of the vineyard – the Glorius, the Sancti or the Ciel & Terre – as well as candles from the seminary of the … Read more
Two Italian climate activists each have to pay nearly 30,000 euros in fines from the court in Vatican City. They had glued themselves to the plinth of a famous statue in the Vatican Museums. In August, the activists used super glue to stick to the Laocoön group, a statue of a Trojan priest being strangled … Read more