by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Francis X. Rocca of the Catholic News Service writes, … On the first visit by a pope to the United Nations, in 1965, Pope Paul VI memorably called for “No more war, war never again.” Blessed John Paul II was a constant campaigner for peace, calling...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Pope asks pontifical academies to help fight human trafficking Cindy Wooden of Catholic News Service writes… At the request of Pope Francis, scholars and researchers belonging to two pontifical academies and representatives of the World Federation of Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2013 | Church
(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...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
This Vatican YouTube channel offers news coverage of the main activities of the Holy Father Pope Francis and of relevant Vatican events. It is updated daily. Video images are produced by Centro Televisivo Vaticano (CTV), texts by Vatican Radio (RV) and CTV. This...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2013 | Pope
The Vatican has released a beautifully illustrated text of the Stations of the Cross to be used by Pope Francis on Good Friday 2013 Introduction “A man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” (Mk...