Magnifica Humanitas (Pope Leo XIV)
The Vatican & Pope Leo XIV just published an encyclical letter titled “Magnifica Humanitas” (Latin, magnificent humanity), sub-titled “on safeguarding the human person in the…
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First millennial saint – Carlos Acutis
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg5me8dvloCarlos Acutis, a British-born Italian teenager who died of leukaemia at age 15 in 2006, has been canonised by Pope Leo XIV as the first…
Pope Francis blesses boy with cerebral palsy
(article extracts from Christian Today and Washington Post)Ten-year-old Michael Keating was taken by his parents to welcome Pope Francis when he arrived in Philadelphia on…
Church lifts sanctions on Joachim Kang
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/429958/1/.html (CNA, 18 May 2009)His redemption is now complete. After his release from jail last year, and the end of his home detention scheme last…
Notre Dame’s Obama invite riles Catholic bishops
http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\US\20090503\US-REL-Bishops-Notre-Dame.xml&cat=us&subcat=&pageid=1 by Eric Gorski (Mail.com, 3 May 2009)This coming week, Bishop Thomas Wenski of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando, Fla., will take the unusual…
Court dismisses Novena Church exorcism case
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/408864/1/.html S Ramesh, CNA, 13 Feb 2009 The High Court has thrown out the exorcism case against the priests and volunteers at Novena Church, after…
Vatican condemns human cloning
The Vatican released a 32-page document entitled “Dignitas Personae” (Latin for “the dignity of a person”) condemning many practices of stem cell research, human cloning…
New Faith-Based Sports Ministry Presented to the Vatican
5 organisations have launched the John Paul II Foundation for Sports, to promote the values of the Gospel through sports. They join other faith-based groups…
Pope meets sex abuse victims as Australia trip ends
http://news.sg.msn.com/topstories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1579552MSN news, 21 Jul 2008Pope Benedict XVI met victims of child-abusing clergymen before flying out of Australia on Monday after a visit in which he…
Pope apologises for ‘evil’ of child sex abuse
Pope Benedict XVI offered a historic full apology for child sex abuse by predatory priests Saturday, saying he was “deeply sorry” and calling for those…