Every day for 40 years, Pope Francis has challenged St Joseph. After saying Morning Prayer, Pope Francis writes in Patris corde, he recites a nineteenth century prayer from a French prayerbook.

Through this prayer, the Pope entrusts both “serious and troubling situations” to St Joseph. The prayer ends thus: “Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain”… Read more »

St Peter’s Square was aglow on Friday evening, as a host of onlookers beheld the lighting of this year’s creche and Christmas tree.

It provided a sign of Advent hope in Christ’s coming for a world straining under the darkness of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The event began at 5:00 PM Rome time, and attendees observed all the now-normal health measures.

Silent night

The tree—a 30-meter-tall, 7-ton Norway spuce (Picea abies)—stood glowing with pride, surpassed in height in its immediate surroundings only by the ancient Egyptian obelisk towering next to it… Read more »

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome recently organised a webinar entitled “Financial transparency in the Church: Now more than ever” as part of the series of webinars “Building a Transparent and Accountable Church”. The webinar was also attended by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, Michael Pace Ross.

The webinar focused on the importance of increasing financial transparency and accountability, and on the challenges, the Church faces to adapt to current professional standards within parishes and organisations… Read more »