Category Archives: Vatican

Have to conduct “a re-reading [of the Gospel] inclusive of the new data…”

Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti

Christians will not immediately need to renounce their faith in God “simply on the basis of the reception of [this] new, unexpected information of a religious character from extraterrestrial civilizations.” However, once the “religious content” originating from outside the earth “has been verified” they will have to conduct “a re-reading [of the Gospel] inclusive of the new data…”

–Father Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti SJ, Vatican Astronomer, Eminent Theologian, Jesuit Priest and Full Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce in Rome [Connected With Opus Dei],

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Vatican objects to Obama’s controversial invites for papal visit

So the Vatican are concerned in case Pope Francis is photographed with those who “flout” Church teaching, just in case it is misrepresented as supporting their positions. Continue reading Vatican objects to Obama’s controversial invites for papal visit

625,000 Catholics ask Pope Francis to dispel moral confusion at Synod

Our God is not a God of confusion or chaos. His words and teachings regarding morality -marriage, homosexuality- are very clear. Continue reading 625,000 Catholics ask Pope Francis to dispel moral confusion at Synod

Cardinal Burke had grave reservations on the same annulment proposals Pope Francis just enshrined

‘Confusion and error on holy matrimony’ are being sown by Satan in society and in the Church,’ warns the cardinal.

Source: Lifesitenews

Thank goodness there are good men of faith who still hold on to the teachings of God, and also in the words of Jesus given to his apostles in the the Bible.  Continue reading Cardinal Burke had grave reservations on the same annulment proposals Pope Francis just enshrined

Pope Francis address to Vatican Observatory symposium

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday (18th September) addressed participants at a symposium organized by the Vatican Observatory, saying their scientific research on the universe can help promote inter-religious dialogue which is more urgent than ever nowadays. He also encouraged an ever deeper dialogue between science and religion.

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Top Exorcist Laments Apathy to Medjugorje

Fr. Gabriele Amorth (born 1925) was ordained a priest in 1954 and became an official exorcist in 1986. For about 20 years he served as chief exorcist for the Diocese of Rome. In 1990 he founded the International Association of […] Continue reading Top Exorcist Laments Apathy to Medjugorje

Space Age Pope Francis: I Would Baptise Aliens

Space Age Pope Francis: I Would Baptise Aliens

By Jack Moore May 13, 2014 12:15 BST

Pope Francis waves as he arrives for a special audience with members of religious colleges in Paul VI hall at the Vatican

Reuters:Pope Francis has said that if Martians arrived at the doors of the Vatican asking to be baptised he would not turn them away as humans are not to decide who should or should not receive the Holy Spirit, according to Vatican radio. Continue reading Space Age Pope Francis: I Would Baptise Aliens

Lex credendi, lex vivendi: A response to Laudato Si’ – by Ilia Delio

This composite image of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans was captured by six orbits of the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft on April 9 by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument. Tropical Cyclone Joalane can be seen over the Indian Ocean. (Courtesy of NASA)

by Ilia Delio Jun. 30, 2015

In 1967 historian Lynn White, Jr., wrote a provocative essay entitled “The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis” in which he blamed Christianity for the environmental crisis. Christianity, he said, with its emphasis on human salvation and dominion over nature, “made it possible to exploit nature in a mood of indifference to the feelings of natural objects.” Because the “roots of our trouble are largely religious,” he claimed, “the remedy must also be essentially religious. We must rethink and re-feel our nature and our destiny.” Continue reading Lex credendi, lex vivendi: A response to Laudato Si’ – by Ilia Delio

Strong winds blowing from the UN to change climate at the Vatican

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Wed May 27, 2015 – 1:39 pm

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Editor’s note: Voice of the Family’s Maria Madise gave the following talk at the Rome Life Forum on May 8.ROME, May 26, 2015 Continue reading Strong winds blowing from the UN to change climate at the Vatican

Pope Francis: God always forgives everything

Pope Francis at Mass – OSS_ROM

23/01/2015 12:41(Vatican Radio)

Pope Francis said confession is not a judgment but a meeting with God who forgives all our sins, without exception. His words came during his homily at his morning Mass on Friday celebrated in the Santa Marta residence. Continue reading Pope Francis: God always forgives everything

Pope at Santa Marta: Jesus weeps

A view of the Santa Marta Chapel Thursday morning – OSS_ROM

20/11/2014 11:19 (Vatican Radio)

Jesus weeps today when the doors of our hearts, those of the pastors of the Church, are closed to His surprises not recognizing the One who brings peace said Pope Francis at Mass Thursday morning in Casa Santa Marta Continue reading Pope at Santa Marta: Jesus weeps

SYNOD1 on Family – Bishop Athanasius Schneider – A Must Read

Editor’s note: The following interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, was published today in the Polish magazine Polonia Christiana.

1. Your Excellency, what is Your Excellency’s opinion about the Synod? What is its message to families?

During the Synod there had been moments of obvious manipulation on the part of some clerics who held key positions in the editorial and governing structure of the Synod.

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Pope at Santa Marta: Called to be children of light

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Santa Marta – OSS_ROM

27/10/2014 11:31(Vatican Radio)

At morning Mass on Monday Pope Francis said that a conscientious examination of our words will help us understand whether we are Christians of light, Christians of darkness or Christians of grey areas. Continue reading Pope at Santa Marta: Called to be children of light

Pope at Santa Marta: Holy law is not an end in itself

Pope Francis preaches at morning Mass – L’Osservatore Romano

13/10/2014 11:33 (Vatican Radio)

Be open to God’s surprises, not closed to the signs of the times and remember holy law is not an end in itself. This was Pope Francis’ message this morning at Mass at Casa Santa Marta. Commenting on the words of Jesus to the Doctors of the Law, the Pope urged the faithful not to cling to their own ideas, but to walk with the Lord, always finding new things. Continue reading Pope at Santa Marta: Holy law is not an end in itself

Pope Francis About To Decree Virgin Mary To Be More Important Than Jesus Christ?

by Jan Omega, September 15 2014

For most of the world, Pope Francis is the one pope that everyone seems to like. With is open mind and open attitude to other religions, as well as his more humanist approach to being Catholic, many have fallen under his spell of universal peace. The Inquisitr reported numerous times on the pope’s actions that appeal to others. This includes stating that atheists are also saved, inviting Muslims to pray Islamic prayers at the Vatican, and even stating that Evangelizing is one thing that doesn’t equate to personal happiness. Continue reading Pope Francis About To Decree Virgin Mary To Be More Important Than Jesus Christ?

Pope at Santa Marta: Learning from Our Lady of Sorrows

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Santa Marta – L’Osservatore Romano

15/09/2014 11:48 (Vatican Radio)

Pope Francis marked the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows during Monday morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, with a reflection on how Mary learned, obeyed and suffered at the foot of the Cross.

The Holy Father said that in the liturgy of the day first we are shown the glorious Cross, then the meek and humble Mother. Continue reading Pope at Santa Marta: Learning from Our Lady of Sorrows

Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina’s dictatorship

Argentina’s cardinal Jorge Bergoglio greets followers outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires in 2009. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

by Uki Goni and Jonathan Watts

Thursday 14 March 2013

Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism Continue reading Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina’s dictatorship

Pope Francis and the Cold War in Latin America

March 14, 2013 by Lisa Reynolds Wolfe

Today, March 14, 2013, the world is celebrating the election of Latin America’s first pope, Pope Francis. But all is not rosy. Despite worldwide celebration, snide newspaper headlines are emerging. Here’s a sample. It popped up yesterday in The Guardian Continue reading Pope Francis and the Cold War in Latin America

Pope Francis the Reformer?

Photograph by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty.

March 13, 2013

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the seventy-six-year-old Archbishop of Buenos Aires, is the new Pope—the first Jesuit and the first Latin American ever to hold that job.

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The poisonous Protocols

Umberto Eco on the distinction between intellectual anti-Semitism and its popular counterpart

Saturday 17 August 2002

Amid the controversy following the desecration of Jewish graves in Rome last month, some words of Pier Ferdinando Casini, speaker of Italy’s chamber of deputies, have been remembered. He claimed that anti-Semitism is less rooted in Italy than in other countries. It is my belief that a distinction must be made between intellectual anti-Semitism and popular anti-Semitism. Popular anti-Semitism is as old as the Jewish diaspora. It arose from an instinctive reaction of the common people to different people, who spoke an unknown language evocative of magic rites. A people steeped in the culture of the book, the Jews learned to read and write. They practised medicine, engaged in trade, and lent money – hence the resentment towards them as “intellectuals”. Such were the roots of peasant anti-Semitism in Russia. Continue reading The poisonous Protocols