Catholic News
- In unusual move, Pope appoints 3rd secretary for Vatican dicastery (Vatican Press Office)In an unusual move, Pope Francis has appointed a third secretary for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education. Praedicate Evangelium, the Pope’s apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia, states that each dicastery is led by a prefect and assisted by a secretary (Art. 14). The Dicastery for Culture and Education, however, had two secretaries: […]
- Pope baptizes 21 babies in Sistine Chapel (Vatican News)Pope Francis presided at Mass in the Sistine Chapel on January 12, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and baptized 21 children of Vatican employees (video). “Each of you, parents, and the Church itself are giving the greatest gift, the greatest gift: the gift of faith to the children,” the Pontiff said during […]
- 'The face and the voice': papal reflection for Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Vatican Press Office)Pope Francis emphasized “the face and the voice” as he reflected on the Gospel reading for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. “First of all, the face,” he told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his January 12 Angelus address. “In revealing Himself to be the Father through the Son, God establishes […]
- Administrator of leading Syro-Malabar archeparchy resigns; replacement named (Vatican Press Office)Bishop Bosco Puthur, the apostolic administrator of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly since 2023, resigned his position on January 11 amid protests against his appointments and his attempts to implement the uniform method of celebrating the liturgy in the archeparchy. Pope Francis has exhorted the faithful of the Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Church to obey the Syro-Malabar […]