ROME – Pope Francis is harnessing the power of technology to connect young people and encourage prayer through his newest app. He launched the Click to Pray app just three days before attending World Youth Day in Panama. In front of a crowd in St. Peter’s Square, the pope launched the app on a tablet. …
Have you always dreamed of owning a Lamborghini? Your prayers have been answered. Pope Francis’ one-of-a-kind, custom white Lamborghini Huracán is back up for grabs. Last May, the car was auctioned off at RM Sotheby’s. With no reserve price, people gathered in the room the car was housed, online, and on the telephone to place their …
PYONGYANG – Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, will invite Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang. South Korean president Moon Jae-in will deliver the invitation during his visit to the Vatican next week. Although he may be the first pope to visit North Korea, Pope Francis is not the first to receive an invitation. Saint …
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has prepared a “thorough preliminary investigation” into the abuse allegations against Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick. The church will eventually “make known the conclusions” to the public. The statement issued by the Vatican on October 6, 2018 did not mention the the Viganò accusation against Pope Francis, which accused the pontiff of …
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In 2015, doctors gave Gianna Grace Masciantonio a few weeks to live. Named after Saint Gianna and the Blessed Mother, Gianna seemed healthy at birth. But an MRI revealed that a tumor was entwined around the stem of her brain. With no surgical options, the doctors sent Gianna and her family home. Gianna’s parents, Kristen …
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From the works of Brad Thor and Vince Flynn to Matthew Betley, military thrillers regularly top the bestseller lists. They’ve been popular since at least the 1950s, but after 9/11, readers have absolutely flocked to them. In light of Pope Francis’s recent change to the Catechism involving the inadmissibility of the death penalty, however, some …
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One would be hard pressed to be Catholic in America and not be at least slightly aware of the enormous scandal that is being uncovered regarding recently degraded Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. There are as many articles and opinions and letters from Bishops that have made their way to Catholic and secular media …
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PANAMA – Pope Francis was one of the first pilgrims to register for World Youth Day 2019. With the help of two young adults, he reserved his spot using a tablet in Saint Peter’s Square. “There,” The pontiff said on the first day of registration. He registered after delivering his weekly Sunday catechesis and praying …
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Saint Pope John Paul II once said that “freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” Independence Day brings with it celebrations, and fireworks, cookouts, and a few “cold ones”. It also is a great opportunity to pause for a moment and think about what …
ITALY – This week, Pope Francis appointed 14 new cardinals during a ceremony at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The cardinals are from 11 different countries. Italy, Spain, Madagascar, Peru, Portugal, Pakistan, Mexico, Bolivia, Japan, Iraq, and Poland are all homes to the newest cardinals. During a homily, Pope Francis asked the new cardinals to …