Brunei Bishop thanks Pope for “choosing someone from the peripheries”
Bishop Cornelius Sim, the Apostolic Vicar of Brunei, is among the 13 new cardinals Pope Francis announced on October 25. He will make them cardinals at a consistory in the Vatican on November 28.
Cardinal Bertone gives account of 2013 conclave
VATICAN — Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the former Vatican Secretary of State, offered his perspective on the conclave that elected Pope Francis, in a candid...
At Advent retreat, Singapore Catholics urged to see Jesus’ ‘coming’ in the present
In addition to the two comings of Christ – His birth some 2,000 years ago and His second coming at the Last Judgement – there is also a...
Pope: May we offer wealth of charity, share our bread, multiply love
In his homily during the Mass for the World Day of the Poor taking place in Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis reflected on two aspects...
Pope Francis and new cardinals visit Benedict XVI
On Saturday afternoon, at the end of the Ordinary Public Consistory, Pope Francis and the new cardinals visited Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to meet Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for a brief greeting.
Bishop, canonist: Gay unions among sins barring Communion
LEWISTOWN, Montana (25 Sep 2014) — The denial of Holy Communion to a same-sex couple who obtained a marriage license is in line with broader...