by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2012 | Church
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Laity is positioning its website as a resource for lay men and women ahead of Pope Benedict’s Year of Faith, which will kick-off in October, according to the Catholic News Agency. “It is directed to all the lay...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2012 | Church
Noted Catholic commentator and media personality Father Robert Barron picks up a theme familiar to Vincentians  and applies it very effectively to Catholic social teaching  which is coming to the forefront of political discourse today. Fr. Barron speaks of Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Vatican’s Publishing House is taking a step forward in the tech world. Most recently it signed an agreement with Apple, allowing it to post the Pope’s books in electronic format. One of the Pope’s books titled “Man in...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2012 | Church
In an exceptionally revealing fashion John Allen moves beyond myths and provides facts and context of the Church and Money as well as the religious state of the world today. What is the financial footprint of the Church in the USA? How much money do the Bishops...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Vatican has officially indicted the pope’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, with charges of aggravated theft over the Vatileaks case of stolen documents. Vatican spokesperson, Federico Lombardi, also announced that a second Vatican...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2012 | Church
Reading aloud from a prepared statement, which came after approval from the 900 sisters gathered at the assembly, LCWR’s president, Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell, said LCWR membership wanted to use the occasion of the Vatican order “to explain to church leaders LCWR’s...
