Tag: Pope
Practicing Catholic President Joe Biden to be received by the Pope on October 29
Joe Biden is a Catholic, and that had not failed to be reproached to him during the presidential campaign. He is even a devout practitioner, who rarely misses mass. But…
Pope clears the way: John Paul I can be beatified
Status: 13.10.2021 2:04 p.m. Pope Francis has officially recognized a miracle performed by John Paul I. The Vatican announced. This clears the way for the beatification of the “33-day Pope”,…
Pope starts synodal process: reform with the handbrake on?
As of: 10/9/2021 8:39 a.m. The Catholic Church is suffering from a massive loss of trust worldwide. Today the Pope is starting a process of reform over several years, which…
Pope Francis expresses “his shame”
Pope Francis expressed “his shame” on Wednesday, repeating this word several times, after the publication of a damning report on child crime within the Church of France. “I wish to…
Pope calls for a “more inclusive” world
This Sunday, September 26 is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. An opportunity seized by Pope Francis, from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, to…
Pope leaves Cologne’s Cardinal Woelki in office for the time being – politics
Pope Francis leaves the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, in office. This was announced by the Apostolic Nunciature via the press office of the Catholic German Bishops’ Conference…
Catholic Church: Pope rejects Bishop Heße’s resignation
Status: 15.09.2021 12:42 p.m. The Hamburg Archbishop Heße should remain in office. Pope Francis decided not to accept his resignation in connection with cases of abuse in the Archdiocese of…
Visit to Slovakia: Lunik IX is hoping for the Pope
report Status: 14.09.2021 03:34 a.m. Derelict prefabricated buildings, barred windows, stinking rubbish: normally nobody gets lost in Lunik IX – one of the largest Roma ghettos in Europe. But the…
Visit to Hungary: Pope Francis meets Prime Minister Orban
Status: 12.09.2021 11:31 a.m. In the run-up to his visit to Hungary, it was not yet clear whether Pope Francis would be received by Prime Minister Orban. According to the…
Pope Francis meets Orban: a visit that might be unwelcome
Status: 12.09.2021 5:32 a.m. The Pope visits Hungary and Slovakia – so far not unusual. The fact that Francis only plans a few hours for Budapest could indicate a deliberate…