Astronomers from the Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Vatican Observatory (VO) teamed up to spectroscopically survey more than 1000 bright stars which are suspected to host their own exoplanets. According to a Vatican Observatory statement, the team — which includes VO astronomers Fr. Paul...
“The first word that comes to me is that it seems like yesterday...
There are three key elements of the Lenten journey that begins each year with Ash Wednesday: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Fasting, in particular, should not be understood only in its formal dimension. It has real significance, as Pope Francis repeatedly reminds us, if one follows...
Moderating Saturday’s proceedings for the Asian Continental Assembly on Syndality were Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of Delhi, India; Dr Christina Kheng, a member of the Commission on Methodology; and Momoko Nishimura, a member of the Discernment and Drafting Group. The orientation for the day’s work...
ROME – While news agencies and Catholic social media denizens these days gorge themselves on the Vatican’s mounting “Battle of the Books,” seeing who can craft the most sensational headlines or tweets about several controversial new volumes making the rounds, other outfits are, thankfully, still...
The head of the Vatican’s liturgy office said Tuesday that dispensations from two of the rules in Traditionis custodes can only be granted by the Vatican, not by the diocesan bishop. The Feb. 21 rescript (a form of official clarification in response to a question or...
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the offices of prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, presented, upon reaching the age limit, by His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., and has called Bishop Robert Francis...
An International Conference organised by the Dicastery for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue is due to take place from 25 to 27 January. The Dicastery released a statement on Tuesday to present the conference entitled: "Women Building a Culture of Encounter Interreligiously". The event was organised in collaboration with...
As Christians mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 18-25 January, Cardinal Kurt Koch recalled the importance of doing good and promoting justice. The theme for this year’s occurrence of the Week of Prayer is “Do good; seek justice”. It was selected by the...
A Catholic priest burned to death on Sunday after bandits set fire to his parish rectory in northern Nigeria. The body of Father Isaac Achi was found among the charred parish building of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Jan. 15, according to the Catholic...