(The singer above is Majida El Roumi Baradhy, a Lebanese soprano and UN Goodwill Ambassador.) A good friend of mine shared with me his Christmas homily. I thought it was too good to keep to myself; so I am sharing...
It seems altogether fitting that the archbishop who championed the ministry of justice and peace in the Malaysian Church should be installed as cardinal by Francis, the Bishop of Rome, on 19 November, which coincides with Bersih 5. This is...
The Bishop of Rome, Francis, has proclaimed an existing "right to the environment" and linked degradation to poverty, inequality and exclusion in a powerful address to the United Nations. (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has addressed the United Nations General...
Francis on Thursday (24 September) made history by becoming the first Bishop of Rome ever to address a joint session of the United States Congress. From news.va, the official Vatican network, via Vatican Radio: In his wide-ranging address that was...
Something unusual happened at the ceremony to put Oscar Romero, the slain Archbishop of San Salvador, on the path to official recognition as a saint. A supernatural sign? Rare solar halo appears at Romero beatification
Rome, Italy, Jun...