This month, the Pope asks us to pray that the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission, by responding with...

by .famvin | June 4, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Families.
by .famvin | April 10, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Health Care Workers.
by .famvin | February 5, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Religious Sisters and Consecrated Women.
by .famvin | January 8, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Religious Discrimination and Persecution.
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 5, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission, by responding with...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 24, 2018 | Church, News
The Catholic Bishop of Buffalo NY, Most Rev. Richard J. Malone met with Vincentian students from Niagara University for a “Campus Chat”. Topics included: gun violence, suffering, gluten-free hosts, and outreach to neighbors in need.
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 14, 2018 | Church, News, Pope
On Monday, April 9, the Vatican released the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 25, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
An extraordinary relic of John Paul II held by Daughters Of Charity. Sister Amelia Cicconofri, D.C. Sister Servant of the Regina Mundi Provincial House of Daughters of Charity, presents and explains the relic they are taking care of. It is a T-shirt which John Paul...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2014 | Pope
The Vatican, through the pope's press spokesman, announced that Pope Francis is working on his first encyclical, dealing with the environment. Not surprising that he chose this topic since it is a theme he has often broached. On March 16, 2013, Francis stated he chose...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2014 | Church
The Vatican Insider, among others, reports ... "An Irish woman who suffered sex abuse by a priest at the age of 13 talks to "Vatican Insider" about her experience. The Pope has nominated her a member of the Vatican Commission for the for the Protection of Minors" The...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2014 | Church
It has happened 27 times! The United States Catholic Conference blog catalogs each occurrance. "President Obama's upcoming meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 27, marks the 28th time a sitting U.S. President has met with a pope. The meetings, which will...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2014 | Pope
Mike Hayes writes on Busted Halo... "I watched as Pope Francis emerged on the balcony last March and bowed his head, asking the crowd to pray for him. I was taken aback at the new Holy Father’s humble gesture. Not only could you hear a pin drop in St. Peter’s Square...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2014 | Pope
Rome Reports offers a powerful series of video moments it considers highlights and insights into Pape Francis' first year. The text below is even more powerful when viewed with appropriate video clips illustrating its choice in RomeReports. 1- HELP As he introduced...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2014 | Pope
Who would have thought of creating a tournament based on choosing the most highly rated moments during Pope Francis' first year? Why the folks at Busted Halo! Just in time for Pope Francis’ one year anniversary as pope and the madness of march, we (the folks at Busted...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2014 | Evangelization, Pope
A number of writers have noted a common theme in much of what Pope Francis says and does. The article captures it nicely. "Pope Francis' constant refrain: 'Go forth,' evangelize, help the poor", Especially for those who walk in the footsteps of Vincent, Louise,...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2014 | Church
The responses to the Vatican questionnaire about on family life reflect a great amount of suffering around the world, the general secretary of the synod has said in an article in the Catholic Herald. As of February 19, about 80 per cent of the world’s bishops’...