Pope Francis Fills Committee to Monitor Internal Vatican Financial Decisions
The commission is responsible for monitoring those financial transactions which, mainly for reasons of security, are not subject to Pope Francis’ new anti-corruption norms.
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Moneyval Evaluation Begins at Vatican
Carmelo Barbagallo, president of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority, described the inspection as “especially important.”
The Catholic Church’s New Path to Sainthood: What is ‘Offering of Life?’
Pope Francis defined this new category of Christian life as the experience of a premature death due to the offering, or sacrificing, of one’s life out of Christian charity.
Vatican Diplomat Urges Solidarity in Face of Growing World Hunger
Serving as the Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, Msgr. Arellano called for greater international cooperation in the face of the report’s findings.
Pope Francis Marks 25 Years of 'Ut Unum Sint,' John Paul II's Letter on Ecumenism
The Holy Father Pope said the document reaffirmed that “legitimate diversity is in no way opposed to the Church’s unity, but rather enhances her splendor and contributes greatly to the fulfilment of her mission.”
Pope Francis: Missions Should Facilitate Encounter with Christ, Not Complicate It
Pope Francis said that during the coronavirus pandemic “there is a great desire to encounter and remain close to the heart of the Church’s life.
Vatican’s Laity Dicastery: Saving Elderly from Coronavirus is ‘A Priority’
The dicastery warned that loneliness is an added threat to the elderly; and said that loneliness could be the “previous pathology” which weakens an older person and makes the virus “more lethal” for him or her.
Pope Francis: Sin Starts with Giving in to Small Temptations
In his homily, the pope recalled once again that behind every sin there is temptation, “which started small, which has grown.”
Reflect On the Seven Sorrows of Mary, Our Mother, Pope Francis Says
Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to honor the Virgin Mary as their mother, noting that Jesus himself gave her that role.
