Vatican XI arrives to take on C of E side at Canterbury
WHEN the members of the Vatican cricket team arrive in Britain today, they will still be glowing with the blessing given to them by Pope Francis earlier this week. After receiving the team on Tuesday, the Pontiff also signed a cricket bat. It will ...
Vatican Calls Out Islamic State, Boko Haram for 'Contemporary Slavery'
“We must break the silence” on the shameful scourge of contemporary slavery, said archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi yesterday in Geneva at the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Tomasi is the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United ...
Vatican’s Point Man on the Protection of Children: ‘A Gospel Priority’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed U.S. Msgr. Robert Oliver as the new secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, an advisory body set up by the Holy Father earlier this year. Msgr. Oliver, who spent 10 years dealing with ...
Vatican sees closer Vietnam ties as bridge to Asia
The Vatican said Thursday it was committed to reestablishing diplomatic ties with Vietnam as part of a bid to better relations with Asia in general. Pope Francis is keen for the Church to tap into Asia, a continent where the number of Catholics, currently ...
Vatican Appoints American Priests to Commission on Sex Abuse
Pope Francis has named two American priests to key Vatican roles on the commission established to deal with the fallout from Catholic Church’s child sexual abuse scandals, reports The National Catholic Reporter. The Vatican announced Wednesday that the ...
Vatican's first-ever cricket team blessed by Pope Francis
London: Vatican's first-ever cricket team, dominated by Indians, has been blessed by Pope Francis, days ahead of facing a formidable Church of England XI during their maiden foreign tour. The Vatican cricket team with Pope Francis (centre). Pic/Vatican ...
Italian prime minister meets with Vatican Secretary of State
The newly created Italian cardinals lunched Tuesday with Matteo Renzi, prime minister of Italy, discussing with him and his associates persecuted Christians, immigration, and employment challenges. The Sept. 9 lunch also set the basis for an official ...
Vatican paper on gay marriage, divorcees advocates more inclusion by the Church
The Catholic Church should be less judgmental of homosexuals and, while still opposing same-sex marriage, should welcome gay couples' children into the faith with equal dignity, a Vatican document shows. The document presented in Rome Thursday does not ...
Vatican Criticisms of U.S. Nuns Keep Coming
A year and half into his papacy, Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican’s financial practices, curbed the powers of its secretary of state and made other notable changes to the inner workings of the Roman Catholic Church. Now, many both within and ...
Indian-dominated Vatican cricket team gets Pope's blessing before England tour
Vatican's first-ever cricket team, dominated by Indians, has been blessed by Pope Francis, days ahead of facing a formidable Church of England XI during their maiden foreign tour. Vatican's "underdog" cricket team was given an official blessing by the ...
