by sjchurchadmin | Apr 28, 2019 | Vatican Corner
In Paris on April 15, 2019 a devastating fire burned Notre-Dame de Paris (‘Our Lady of Paris’) the famous 856 –year old Gothic cathedral, and one of the most recognizable churches in the world. The fire broke out just before 7 pm. local time and by 8 pm. the spire...
by sjchurchadmin | Apr 13, 2019 | Vatican Corner
Pope Francis visited the Kingdom of Morocco on the weekend of March 30, 2019, continuing to build bridges between Chris ans and Muslims. He met with Moroccan King Mohammed VI and together they signed an appeal for Jerusalem. The appeal recognized the “uniqueness and...
by sjcpost | Apr 5, 2019 | Vatican Corner
With his apostolic letter of March 29, 2019, Pope Francis established new legal procedures to better protect minors and vulnerable adults within the Vatican City State. While there are few minors living in the Vatican, there are minors in the Sistine Chapel Choir, in...
by Greg Galvan | Mar 8, 2019 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
When the world’s bishops get together for meetings now-adays, they no longer communicate with each other using just one common language – Latin, as they once did. Back in the early 1960s Latin was the primary language they knew and used together. However, even...
by Greg Galvan | Mar 4, 2019 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
For four days – Feb. 23-26, 2019, the world’s top bishops gathered at the Vatican for the special meeting called by Pope Francis about clerical sexual abuse and child protection. Pope Francis presided over the meeting and every day the participants listened to...
by Greg Galvan | Feb 22, 2019 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
The Vatican announced on February 16, 2019 the conviction of the 88 year old ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick on the charges of sexual abuse of minors and adults – aggravated by the abuse of power – and solicitation in the confessional. The penalty imposed, the most...
