Pope Francis, the meaning of the apostolic journey to Kazakhstan after the revolt

Rome, 13 October 2022 – In January 2022 we talked about the revolt in Kazakhstan due to rising energy prices, just under a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The president of the presidential republic – with one-party government – Kassym Jomart Tokayev he had fired the government and imposed a curfew. According to … Read more

Mapuche referents wrote a letter to the pope | El Cordillerano Newspaper

From the Coordinator of the Parliament of the Mapuche People of Río Negro and the Council for the Development of Indigenous Communities (Co.De.CI), in particularly complicated moments, after the eviction of the so-called Lafken Winkul Mapu community in Villa Mascardi, and expressions of the lof Wiritray (historical in that place) contrary to the actions of … Read more

Mapuches asked Pope Francis to intercede before “the inhuman hunt” in Villa Mascardi

The coordinator of the Mapuche Parliament, Orlando Carriqueo, and the president of the Council for the Development of Indigenous Communities (Codeci), Nehuen Loncoman, they asked Pope Francis to intercede in the Villa Mascardi conflictafter the operation ordered by the federal justice system to evict the Lafken Winkul Mapu community. They referred to Francis’ last trip … Read more

Order of Malta: “The Pope wants more spirituality”

What is the ambition of the new constitution of the Order of Malta, promulgated by Pope Francis and which will be known next January? The writer Bertrand Galimard Flavigny, author of a “History of the Order of Malta” (Perrin), answers questions from Aleteia. “A reform was necessary”, explains to Aleteia Bertrand Galimard Flavigny. However, the … Read more

“The saints do not come from a “parallel world”, they germinate from concrete life”, notes Pope Francis

Dear brothers and sisters, hello ! I am happy to meet you at the end of the colloquium on “holiness today” organized by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. I greet and thank Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the other superiors, the officials, the postulators and all the collaborators. I greet you all, you who come … Read more

“Elite psychology”: the Pope explains the origin of pedophilia in the Church

“Neither an individual nor an enlightened group can ever claim to be the totality of God’s people” One of the main causes of the spread of scandals And pedophilia in the Church is linked to the so-called “elite psychology “: he said it Pope francesco in a letter to the Chilean bishops, after the scandal … Read more

Modica, the “Pope John XXIII” hosts the Ukrainian boys | Radio RTM Modica

Five months have already passed since eighteen children and two educators, all from the tormented land of Ukraine, are guests at the Magnificat village, in the Scorrione district, in Modica. Five months where volunteers and qualified operators tried to alleviate the discouragement of the children who come from Eastern Europe.Villa Tasca, this is the name … Read more

“The Pope Video”: “a Church that listens”, “a Church of proximity”

In his video of the month of October, Pope Francis invites us to pray “so that the Church, faithful to the Gospel and courageous in her proclamation, may live synodality ever more and be a place of solidarity, fraternity and welcome”. He explains that a “Church with this synodal style is a Church that listens”, … Read more

Pope Francis returns to the “tormented Ukraine” and asks for “the gift of peace”, recalling that “mercy can change hearts”

“Let’s not forget to pray for the tormented Ukraine. Always asking the Lord for the gift of peace ”. This was asked by Pope Francis at the end of this morning’s General Audience in St. Peter’s Square. Shortly before, Francis had explicitly evoked the conflict by greeting the Poles present in San Pietro’s stink. “Today … Read more

The Pope praises the deep relationship with God of St. Thomas Aquinas

Pope Francis praised Saint Thomas Aquinas’ deep relationship with God “which was manifested, for example, in the adoration of Jesus in his real presence in the Eucharist.” In a prepared speech for the “Fraternity of Saint Thomas Aquinas Groups” (FASTA)and not pronounced by the Pope, but delivered to the members and disseminated by … Read more