Articles from Inside The Vatican Magazine.
Can Catholics and Orthodox finally celebrate the Resurrection together? By Zachary Naccash Since at least the Second Vatican Council, it has been a goal of the Catholic Church to come to an agreement with the Orthodox Churches regarding the date of Easter. In recent years Church leaders on both sides have repeatedly pointed at the year [...]
The Pope insists "to erase difference is to erase humanity" -- but are the media ignoring him? By By Carol Glatz/ITV staff Pope Francis (seated next to Cardinal Marc Ouellet, president of the Center for Research and Anthropology of Vocations and retired prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops) speaks at the international congress, “Man-Woman: Image [...]
"Henceforth, no failure or sorrow will have the last word" March 30, 2024. St Peter's Basilica. Holy Saturday. Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, presided over by Pope Francis with Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re and Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (Photos - Grzegorz Galazka) The following is the text of Pope Francis’ homily delivered at [...]
By Mother Martha Theaters of Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the background When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., at least 3,000 of Pompeii’s some 15,000 inhabitants were killed, buried under continuous waves of 700° ash-containing toxic gas. The deceased were either the wealthy who didn’t want to abandon their valuables or the [...]
Why are Catholic Churchmen trying to "dialogue" with Freemasonry? By Darrick Taylor Initiation ceremony into Freemasonry in a 19th century print Freemasonry embodied modern ideas opposed to the Church When my mother passed away suddenly last summer, the reception for her funeral service was held at the local Masonic Lodge, just down the street [...]
Pope Francis is mocked and castigated for daring to propose negotiation to end the bloodshed and destruction By ITV staff/CNA Vatican, May 13, 2023. Pope Francis meets the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky Pope Francis granted an interview March 9 in which he may have unwittingly dealt a blow to the Vatican’s position as [...]
Pope names biochemist who contributed to COVID vaccine to Pontifical Academy for Life A Nobel-prize winning biochemist and researcher who helped develop the mRNA technology used to create the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines—Katalin Karikó—is one of the newest members of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life. Pope Francis announced the appointment of Karikó, who lectures [...]
Francis Reiterates Appeal for Peace as Conflict Threatens to Spread to Lebanon By Christopher Hart-Moynihan Pope Francis' strong message to the Lebanese at the general audience, September 2, 2020, shortly after the massive and deadly explosion in Beirut harbor on Aigist 4, 2020 (Foto Siciliani-Gennari/SIR) As the Vatican deals with unprecedented controversy and dissension, [...]
Bishops are our shepherds—and custodians of the True Eucharist By Marcellus Roberts* The author of this reflection attended a Corpus Christi procession established by Bishop Joseph Strickland, formerly the bishop of the diocese of Tyler, Texas. The procession, which took place at a prison where the author is a prisoner, deeply impacted the prisoner. In [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos February Tuesday 6 Clergy conference held in Rome Meeting of Pope Francis with priests (Photo OSV). Today about 1,000 priests from 60 countries around the world gathered in Rome for a conference on clerical formation. “Rekindle the Gift of God That Is [...]
