Expert Pius al XII-lea: Niciun istoric serios nu îl poate numi ‘Papa lui Hitler’
La 150 de ani de la nașterea lui Pius al XII-lea, Emilio Artiglieri aduce un omagiu ultimului pontif din timpul războiului și contestă o campanie de defăimare de lungă durată care include un nou film Netflix. 2 martie a marcat cea de-a 150-a aniversare a nașterii lui Eugenio Pacelli, care a devenit Papa Pius al XII-lea și a cărui viață și pontificat rămân printre cele mai [...]
Prima imagine a Sfântului Francisc de Assisi
High above the Aniene Valley, the Monastery of the Sacro Speco clings dramatically to the rock. Built around the grotto where Saint Benedict of Nursia once lived as a young hermit, the “Holy Cave” is a cradle of Western monasticism — a place where silence, prayer, and work shaped the future of the Church. Yet […]
Speranța săracilor: pe străzile din Mexic
On the edge of Mexico City, a vast landfill known as El Bordo has become a place of survival. Among mountains of discarded plastic and metal, families search for recyclables they can sell. Street children battle addiction. Many live without running water or electricity, in conditions few can imagine. For Craig Johring, Danny Leger, and […]
Vaticanul emite un timbru în onoarea catolicilor ucraineni
The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv. A new Vatican stamp issue honoring Ukrainian Catholics marks three major milestones for the Catholic Church in Ukraine, even as the country continues to endure the ongoing war. The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of […]
Papa Leon al XIV-lea îi mulțumește lui Varden după retragerea din Postul Mare
Bishop Erik Varden closed a weeklong retreat for the Roman Curia with meditations on the cross and hope. Pope Leo XIV closed the Vatican’s weeklong Lenten spiritual exercises Friday by thanking retreat preacher Bishop Erik Varden and urging those gathered to live out St. Paul’s exhortation to “behave in a manner worthy of the Gospel […]
Papa Leon al XIV-lea îndeamnă la diplomație în mijlocul tensiunilor din Iran
The pontiff warned that “stability and peace are not built with mutual threats” and appealed for dialogue to avert a wider crisis. Pope Leo XIV voiced concern on Sunday about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it becomes an “unbridgeable […]
Papa Leon al XIV-lea îndeamnă la ‘iubire necondiționată’ la Roma
Visiting a parish in Rome, the pope preached on the Transfiguration and Abraham’s journey of faith. Pope Leo XIV spent Sunday afternoon with parishioners in Rome’s Quarticciolo neighborhood, meeting young people and families touched by addiction before celebrating Mass and urging Catholics to embrace what he called “the logic of unconditional love.” The pope arrived […]
Papa Leon al XIV-lea despre căutarea lui Dumnezeu și ateism
This week, Pope Leo XIV addressed a striking question from an atheist who paradoxically described himself as someone who loves God. Writing in the February issue of the magazine Piazza San Pietro, the Holy Father responded by quoting a well-known line from St. Augustine’s Confessions: “You were within me and I was outside and there […]
Sfântul Francisc trăiește: Pelerinii se adună la Assisi
The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi shelters one of the most sacred places in the Christian world: the Porziuncola, the small chapel where Saint Francis understood his vocation and founded the Order of Friars Minor. Within the same basilica, however, stands another site that many pilgrims pass without noticing — the Chapel […]
Holy Year of Saint Francis: 8th Centenary of his Life
With a papal decree, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Jubilee Year dedicated to Saint Francis, to be celebrated from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027. The year marks eight centuries since the death of the Poor Man of Assisi and invites Christians across the world to rediscover and live his message of peace, […]
