By Matthew Trojacek with Grzegorz Galazka photos Cardinal Tagle Visits Catholic Community in Azerbaijan On October 18, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization, visited Azerbaijan at the invitation of Bishop Vladimir Fekete and stopped at the construction site of the Saint John Paul II Church in Baku. The plot of [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with Grzegorz Galazka Photos Authoress Gives Pope Leo Copy of New Book on Castel Gandolfo Italian Maura Mauro, a secretary by profession, gave Pope Leo a copy of her new book, Castel Gandolfo: Summer Residence of the Popes Over the Centuries on August 15 at the town on Lake Albano where Leo now [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos August Wednesday 6 Pope Commemorates Atomic Bombing Anniversary In a message on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Pope Leo XIV called on the international community to renew its commitment to lasting peace and an end to nuclear weapons. “True peace [...]
Pope Leo: Gaza Ceasefire "Spark of Hope" As the cease-fire in Gaza held on Sunday, October 12, Pope Leo XIV welcomed the peace agreement for giving “a spark of hope in the Holy Land.” He encouraged “the parties involved to courageously continue along the path mapped out, towards a just, lasting peace that respects the legitimate [...]
By Matthew Trojacek Forcibly mobilized Ukrainian priest released after a week A priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was released after being forcibly drafted for Ukraine’s army. On December 21, on his way home from visiting his wife in the hospital where she had just given birth to their second child, Father Evgeny Rozhdestvensky was taken [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with Grzegorz Galazka photos Pope’s preacher speaks on his humanity, return to faith, and being a Bible “expert” Franciscan Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini (photo) is very comfortable with public speaking — it’s basically his job as a Scripture expert called on to give talks and lead retreats around Italy. On November 9 last [...]
By Matthew Trojacek Moscow Patriarchate seeks to “open more parishes” across Africa Amid songs and dances, a diplomatic-plated car pulled up in front of a church in Akpakpa, a suburb of Cotonou, the largest city in Benin. Exiting with a smile, Constantin of Zaraïsk, Metropolitan of the Russian Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa and representative of the [...]
Church leaders speak up for freedom of Catholic education The archbishop of Paris spoke out in favor of freedom of Catholic education in France, amid weeks of tensions and protests after the principal of a Catholic school was fired by the state school-supervising body for “breaching secularism.” The principal of a high school in southern France [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos August Friday 9 Pope Francis conveys “message of hope” to Chinese Catholics, desire to visit China Pope Francis conveyed a “message of hope” to Chinese Catholics and expressed his desire to one day visit the Basilica of Holy Mary, the Help of Christians, in [...]
By Matthew Trojacek Pope Francis meets Middle East Catholic bishops amid fears of all-out war in region August 28, 2024. Vatican. Led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (above left), Pope Francis met with the Latin rite Catholic leaders of several Middle Eastern and Arabic-speaking countries Pope Francis met August 28 with the Latin-rite Catholic leaders [...]
