VATICAN CITY | TASS | Pope Francis will be buried some time between Friday and Sunday of this week, a Vatican spokesman said. He said that under Vatican rules, the funeral must take place on the fourth to sixth day after the pope’s death. The exact date will be agreed …
Read More »POPE FRANCIS: This is how I will be buried
Pope Francis’ spiritual testament, dated 29 June 2022, has been published, giving indications for his burial in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Vatican, Italy | POPE FRANCIS | Miserando atque Eligendo (By having mercy, by choosing Him). In the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen. As I sense …
Read More »Pope Francis’ friendship with other religions promoted paths of peace
VATICAN NEWS: With Pope Francis’ passing, we recall his unforgettable efforts that contributed to friendship and dialogue between Christians and people of all religions. Vatican, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | The first visit of a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula and to Iraq; his dear friendship with Rabbi Abraham Skorka …
Read More »🟪 PHOTOS: Pope Francis leaves hospital
ROME | CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ROME | Pope Francis has today made an appearance at the balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, and waved to hundreds of faithful. He soon after left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of hospitalization. He was driven off in his little white Fiat, from …
Read More »African Catholic Bishops reject Vatican’s call for blessing same-sex couples
Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |Catholic Bishops throughout Africa have rejected the Vatican’s recent proposal to bless same-sex couples. Despite their unwavering commitment to the Pope and the Gospel, Catholic Bishops in Africa united under the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), have collectively responded to a …
Read More »Bishop Wanok to represent Uganda at historic Synod in Vatican
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Right Reverend Sanctus Lino Wanok, the Bishop of Lira Diocese will represent the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) at the highly anticipated Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled to take place in the Vatican next month. According to information released by the …
Read More »Pope Francis tells ‘keyboard warriors’ to put aside online polemics to proclaim the Gospel
Vatican City, Rome | THE INDEPENDENT | Pope Francis has told “keyboard warriors” to put aside online polemics and get out from behind their desks to proclaim the Gospel. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square on April 12, the pope urged Christians to go out and “get moving” to share the …
Read More »Benedict XVI laid to rest in historic 2-pope Vatican funeral
Pope Francis extols Benedict XVI as pastor in historic two-pope Vatican funeral ✳ 4,500 priests ✳ 500 bishops ✳ 125 cardinals Vatican City | National Catholic Online | In one of the rarest of scenes in two millennia of Catholic Church history, Pope Francis on Jan. 5 presided over the …
Read More »FUNERAL PLANS: An account of Benedict’s papacy to be sealed in his coffin
🔴 Mass starts at 11am (click to see order of mass) Vatican City | NCRonline.org | A written account of the history-making papacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be placed alongside his body in his coffin for burial, the Vatican said Jan. 3 in revealing plans for the first funeral …
Read More »Pope Francis: Pray for ill Benedict XVI
Vatican City | NCregister.COM | Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for a “very ill” Benedict XVI. Francis made the appeal for the 95-year-old pope emeritus at the end of his weekly public audience on Dec. 28 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. “I ask to all of you …
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