Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its culture of unusual encounters, Pope Francis’ visit Sunday stood out. Francis traveled to the lagoon city to …
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Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. The Vatican confirmed the Sept. 2-13 visit, saying the 87-year-old pope would visit Jakarta, Indonesia; Port Moresby and Vanimo, Papua New Guinea; Dili, East Timor; …
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The Vatican’s recent document on human dignity shows that the Catholic Church transcends secular ideas of “left” and “right,” America’s most popular bishop says. Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester said the Catholic Church’s release of Dignitas infinita shows “how stupid it is” to try to categorize the faith as “left” or “right.” The document, the title of …
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The Vatican has released a document criticizing gender theory, transgender surgery and surrogacy as affronts to human dignity. Dignitas Infinita, Latin for “Infinite Dignity,” was released on Monday after more than five years in development by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) and focuses on threats to human dignity in the modern world. “In the light of …
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The Vatican is preparing to release a document examining the issues of gender theory and surrogacy. The Holy See announced Tuesday that a press conference will be held on April 8 to present the document, titled Dignitas infinita – Latin for “Infinite Dignity.” Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández – the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith – …
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Pope John Paul II, the third-longest serving pope, passed away on this day in history, April 2, 2005, at age 84. The pope had been in rapidly declining health in the last few days of his life — and made his last public appearance on March 30, 2005. During that brief appearance, John Paul II appeared at a window and …
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A Peruvian archbishop who sued two journalists over their reports about sexual abuse and financial corruption in his religious movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, has resigned amid a Vatican investigation. Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Piura Archbishop José Eguren. At 67, he is several years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops of 75. The Vatican didn’t …
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