Continuing the “Mercy Friday” visits he began during the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis spent an afternoon going door to door and blessing homes in a public housing complex in Ostia, Rome.
Pope goes door to door, blessing the homes of the poor
Remains of priest exhumed, verified as part of beatification process
The remains of Father Stanley F. Rother were exhumed from Holy Trinity Cemetery in Okarche as required by the Catholic Church for the beatification process. He was recognized by Pope Francis as a martyr last December.
Pope wants synod dedicated to people in Amazon, archbishop says
Peruvian bishops met with Pope Francis for two and a half hours May 15 during the “ad limina” visit and shared concerns of the indigenous people of the Amazon region.
Reports say Callista Gingrich will be nominated as Vatican ambassador
The New York Times and CNN reported May 14 that the official announcement of the nomination waiting to be approved by the Office of Government Ethics will be Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Pilgrimage to Fatima a time of prayer, encounter, pope says
Pope Francis’ trip was planned for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mary’s apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima.
Pope: Role of mothers deserves attention, respect
Pope Francis has spent his papacy reflecting on the role of mothers in society and trying to bring that maternal warmth to the Catholic Church.
Bots, apps, trips: U.S. mission societies connect people in many ways
The MISSIO app is meant to reconnect Catholics with real people, real projects and real faces as well as get feedback from the religious running the mission.
Go out now, share the Gospel, get messy, pope tells Quebec bishops
Meeting the 29 bishops of Quebec May 11, Pope Francis said, “You’ve got to go, and it’s going to be messy,” according to Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau, former president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.