Births in Italy in December fell by a massive 21.6%, as experts predict a “baby bust” because of the effects of the Covid lockdown. The decline in births was announced by Italian statistics agency ISTAT, who sampled numbers from 15 Italian cities to make their findings. The news will add to Italy’s demographic woes with […]
The Iraqi parliament has unanimously voted to make Christmas Day an official state holiday.
Despite laicizing McCarrick in 2019, the report is unlikely to be the final word on the question of how much and when Pope Francis knew about the crimes.
There are over 3 million underground Catholics who have resisted joining the 6 million members of the Patriotic church, and, with their fate hanging in the balance, matters in Rome are sure to impact on the credibility of both Pope Francis and the Vatican for years to come.
Easy to miss the distinction here, but it’s there, all right. He’s not praying “for the people of Europe”, or even, “to grant wisdom to European leaders”, or anything like that. He’s praying for “the unity of the European Union”. On the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church and Patroness of […]
After more than 400 days in prison Pell said he considered his time behind bars as a “a long retreat”, but that he was now looking forward to celebrating a private Mass for the first time in over a year.
It was a eerie sight. The lone figure of the Vicar of Christ on earth standing under a canopy in the rain-drenched esplanade of St. Peter’s Basillica in Rome addressing the world, Urbi et orbi.
As Ireland attempts to avoid the devastating impact of Covid-19 experienced in Italy, Pope Francis was meanwhile spotted walking deserted Roman streets to churches where people historically prayed for an end to plagues besetting the country.
Poor Pope Francis has had something of a torrid week of it. It began with the announcement that the Pontiff has been struck down by a mystery illness and was confined to bed. It approaches its end with an unwelcome letter in the post from Ireland’s most high profile Catholic. Of course, it seems fairly […]
Newly elected TD Holly Leah Cairns is the latest politician to fall foul of her Twitter activity.
When a religious order moved out of Palazzo Migliori overlooking St. Peter’s Square last year, the 19th century palace was set to be converted into a luxury hotel but, after the intervention of Pope Francis, it will now serve a very different purpose.
Pope Francis has declared his hope that poverty can be ended through higher taxes on the wealthy at a Vatican meeting attended by the president of World Bank, the managing director of the IMF, and other senior figures from the world of banking and politics.