In a video message released by the Vatican April 29, the pope said Hernández’s beatification “is a special blessing of God for Venezuela” and an example for Venezuelans to follow as they work toward reviving the country “with a spirit of reconciliation.”
Pope hopes Venezuelan’s beatification will spur reconciliation
Hyde Amendment has long bipartisan history but an uncertain future
The Hyde Amendment, born in 1976, has had a fairly long congressional history, but it could be marked for extinction.
In new measures, pope places 40-euro cap on personal gifts
A new law also prohibits all Vatican employees from accepting or soliciting “gifts, presents or other benefits with a value greater than 40 euros ($48).”
Truth about shooting will help diocese in South Sudan, bishop-designate says
While Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare already has forgiven his attackers, he said finding the truth about why he was shot in the legs at his home in Rumbek, South Sudan, will help achieve reconciliation.
Deaf Catholics applaud Vatican’s sign language service on YouTube channel
The Vatican’s new “No One Excluded” project offers interpreters in Italian and American Sign Language.
Ukrainian bishop says Russian troops instilling fear in border regions
A Catholic bishop from eastern Ukraine said tensions remain high despite an announced withdrawal of Russian forces.
Church called to lead the difficult work of overcoming structural racism
As the guilty verdicts were read April 20 in the trial of a white former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd, Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University of Louisiana, “could hear the rumble of a collective exhalation” across the New Orleans campus.
Papa en audiencia: La meditación cristiana es el camino al encuentro con Cristo
La meditación es más que un método para aliviar el estrés del cuerpo, es una forma de encontrar a Cristo en el alma, dijo el papa Francisco.