Archive for November 9, 2024

Pope Francis addresses participants in a training course promoted by the Roman Rota at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Sept. 27, 2018.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Rome’s most important church celebrates 1,700th birthday

The church is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome and the seat of the bishop of Rome, the pope.... Read more

Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, where Bernini's gorgeous bronze monument to the Chair of Peter acts as a massive
bronze reliquary for the historic wooden chair.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Historic ‘Chair of St. Peter’ on public display in Vatican basilica for first time in 150 years

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the... Read more

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By Walter Sánchez Silva

How to accompany cancer patients? Four experts propose some ways

Four experts offer important and practical ways to be supportive of family members and friends who have cancer. Read more

Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín is one of the key figures of the Synod on Synodality. Pope Francis appointed him its undersecretary.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Synod on Synodality undersecretary: Deposit of faith doesn’t change and cannot change

With the recent meeting in Rome already concluded and the final document issued, Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín discussed... Read more

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio speaks on the Nov. 7, 2024, edition of “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.”?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Marco Rubio on 2024 election, Catholic vote, and future

As the senior senator from the Sunshine State sees it, Donald Trump’s winning electoral coalition portends a promising political realignment... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Mar Awa III, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, at the Vatican on Nov. 9, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Honoring persecuted Middle East Christians, Pope Francis adds Assyrian saint to Martyrology

Turning to the plight of Middle Eastern Christians, Pope Francis on Saturday prayed for their continued witness in a region... Read more

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By Rudolf Gehrig

How St. John Paul II helped bring down the Berlin Wall: 35 years later

“I am absolutely convinced that without Pope John Paul II, German reunification would not have been possible,” Martin Rothweiler told... Read more