North America, again, is largely snubbed in favor of the second and third worlds By Christina Deardurff (Photo Grzegorz Galazka) Pope Francis has once again named a group of 21 new cardinals from around the world, to be installed at a December 8 consistory, bringing the number of cardinal-electors in the College of Cardinals [...]
May 17, 2017, Wednesday Is Pope Francis planning to re-examine the Church's teaching on contraception? Rumors have been circulating in Rome for several days, since a May 11 blog post by veteran Italian Vaticanist Marco Tosatti, that Francis is seriously considering setting up a commission to study Humanae Vitae, the 1968 papal document of Pope Paul [...]
Pope Francis gave an eloquent homily at his morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta on November 23, the Feast of Pope St. Clement I. Clement was a disciple of St. Peter and was Pope from 92 to 99 A.D. (the exact years are not fully certain). He was considered by many Christians [...]
