Don’t pack  for canonizations yet

Don’t pack for canonizations yet

Kathy Schiffer writes… “When will Pope Francis canonize his two predecessors, Blessed Pope John Paul II and Blessed Pope John XXIII? Early speculation regarding the date for Blessed Pope John Paul II was October 20—the nearest Sunday to JPII’s October 22...
What the Pope actually said in flight

What the Pope actually said in flight

July 29, 2013. (Romereports.com) While on his way to Brazil, Pope Francis promised journalists, a press conference on his way back to Rome. Despite being tired, he kept his promise.  For an hour and  22 minutes, he held a press conference, where nothing was off...
Pope calls in experts

Pope calls in experts

(Romereports.com) Pope Francis has approved a new Economic Commission, which will be in charge of assessing the economic and administrative structure of the Holy See. The Commission’s members are experts and businessmen of all nationalities. The main goal is to...
Pope abolishes life sentences

Pope abolishes life sentences

(Romereports.com) Pope Francis has updated the Vatican’s Code of Criminal Law which was first introduced in the back in 1929. With this decree, the Pope abolishes life imprisonment, the maximum period of detention now being 35...

The Francis Factor

The Editorial Board of Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly, 7/7/2013 writes.. Call it the Francis factor, the Francis effect or a “new Vatican springtime,” but a new energy is in the air — and it’s floating on a breeze coming from the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope...
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