Perdonanza 2022 and Pope Francis, the historical edition through the eyes of those who told it

Perdonanza 2022, the Pope, Claudio Baglioni, the parade, postcards from Piazza Duomo and Collemaggio. A memorable edition also thanks to those who told it. In the great organizational machine the work, behind the scenes, of the communication staff. When the Holy Door closes, the bubble returns to ‘home’, the extras undress and the boxes are … Read more

Delpini after the jokes about Pope Francis: “Criticized for my irony, they want a boring Church”

from Giampiero Rossi The archbishop of Milan returns to the curtain in the Como Cathedral and denounces the language of “lamentation”. Then an appeal to politics: “From the next government I expect farsightedness, pride, resistance and kindness” The future as a frightening “accumulation of threats”. Language weighed down by “lamentation”, while irony seems almost “forbidden”. … Read more

The Pope: “Beautiful decisions are made by listening to the heart, not the TV or cell phone”

Vatican City – “We listen to radio, television, mobile phones, we are masters of listening, but do you stop and listen to your heart?”. Pope Francis returns to St. Peter’s Square for the traditional Wednesday General Audience and, continuing the cycle of catechesis on discernment, admonishes: “To make good decisions you have to listen to … Read more

Pope Francis proposes a catechesis on Ignatian discernment | The Society of Jesus

Pope francescoSt. Peter’s Square – Wednesday, 7 September 2022 [vedi vatican.va] Catechesis on Discernment: 2. An example: Ignatius of Loyola Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! We continue our reflection on discernment – in this time we will speak every Wednesday about spiritual discernment – and for this it can help us to refer to … Read more

J Balvin praises Pope Francis for his respect for diversity

Some of the artists that are part of this privileged group are: Andrea Bocelli, Denzel Washington, J Balvin, Eduardo Verástegui, Alexander Acha, Jessica Oyelowo, David Oyelowo, Edwina Findley, Jonathan Roumie, Patricia Heaton, Hayley Atwell, Darius Marder, Issac Chung, Pete Doctor, Pauletta Washington, Dan Lin, Marcus Mumford, Bull Nene, Alessia Cara, Julio Reyes Copello, Eva Cavalli, … Read more

John Paul I, the pope remembered for his mysterious death

VATICAN CITY — Stefania Falasca remembers the moment the black telephone on the wall of her home rang on the morning of September 29, 1978. Falasca, who was 15 at the time, remembers that his father answered and heard the voice of his uncle, a priest who worked in the Vatican, who told him: “The … Read more

Pope Luciani: “A beatification without discounts”

In the Press Office they predict the presentation of the beatification of John Paul I that Pope Francis will celebrate on September 4 in Saint Peter’s Square. Together with the postulator, Cardinal Stella and the adjunct postulator Stefania Falasca, the memories of his niece Lina Petri and Sister Margherita Marin, the first to find the … Read more

The Pope: the family under attack, ideologies of various kinds plunder human values

Francis receives the Schönstatt fathers on the occasion of the General Chapter and urges them to give answers to the concerns of the men and women of our time: “Many marriages in crisis, tempted young people, forgotten elderly, suffering children … be bearers of hope and open new roads “. Greetings to the new superior … Read more

Pope denounces ideologies that destroy human values ​​

Francis received this Thursday, September 1, the fathers of Schönstatt on the occasion of their general chapter, urging them to give answers to the concerns of the men and women of our time, in particular in the face of families in crisis. Salvatore Cernuzio – Vatican City In the “dark situations” today, among “marriages in … Read more

Pope Luciani’s niece: our last meeting before the Conclave

A family memory of John Paul I, ahead of the beatification ceremony scheduled for next September 4: the testimony of the daughter of the brother of the Venetian Pontiff, Amalia Luciani, who recalls some personal anecdotes Eugenio Bonanata and Giovanni Orsenigo – Vatican City “With his nieces and nephews he was a special uncle, one … Read more