Archive for May 31, 2014

Freiburger Münster, or the Cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau on April 9, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Freiburg archdiocese given new bishop, from among its priests

Father Stephan Burger, a priest of the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, was appointed archbishop of the same local Church,... Read more

Meriam Ibrahim (R) is pictured in this undated image with her husband Daniel Wani.?w=200&h=150

Husband of condemned Sudanese woman reiterates commitment

The husband of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly abandoning Islam, says his wife is... Read more

Pope Francis embraces a young student on May 31, 2014 in Paul VI audience hall. ?w=200&h=150

'You can make a better world,' Pope tells disadvantaged children

This morning the “Ode to Joy” rang out from a teenaged orchestra as Pope Francis entered a room packed with... Read more

Fr. Federico Lombardi answers questions on the Pope's visit to the Holy Land on May 15, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Proposed Nicea ecumenical meeting 'nice' idea, Vatican spokesman says

In response to media reports that Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I will meet for an ecumenical gathering in Nicea... Read more