Pope Francis invites Gov. Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu and other Bay State leaders to speak at Vatican Climate Summit

According to scientists at the Vatican, “the Climate Crisis is upon us” and it will get worse before it gets better. In light of that disconcerting finding and at the invitation of the Pope, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Bay State Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer, and UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco have … Read more

Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome

ROME —  An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official calling for a broad-based alliance to stop the “commercialization of life.” A Vatican-affiliated university hosted a two-day conference promoting an international treaty to outlaw surrogacy, be it commercial arrangements or so-called altruistic ones. It’s based … Read more

Catholic org. asks Pope to dismiss cardinal over sexual books

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, January 25, 2024 Newly elevated cardinal, Argentinian prelate Victor Manuel Fernandez, attends a courtesy visit of relatives following a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in The Vatican on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis elevates 21 clergymen from all corners of the world to the rank … Read more

Pope urges Vatican officials to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Tuesday, December 26, 2023 Pope Francis waves his hand to the crowd as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican on February 27, 2022. – Pope Francis expressed his “deep pain for the tragic events” resulting from Russia’s invasion … Read more