Ecclesiastical News

20 New Cardinals impelled by the fire of the Spirit to be concerned, courageously, with things great and small

Vatican City. Pope Francis presided over on Saturday, August 27, 2022, the ordinary consistory at the St. Peter’s Basilica, creating 20 new Cardinals, 16 of whom are eligible as cardinal electors in the future conclave, making a total of 132 cardinal electors all in...

Pope consecrates Russia & Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Vatican City. Pope Francis consecrates the Church, all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during the annual "24 Hours for the Lord" Lenten penitential service in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday, March 25, 2022, Feast of the...

More collegiality and less centralization in Rome – New Motu Proprio of Pope Francis

Rome, Italy. Last February 11, newspapers around the world echoed Pope Francis' Motu Proprio, entitled Fidem servare which reorganizes internally the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). This reorganization involves the creation of a secretariat for each...

Closing of the Year of Saint Anthony Mary Claret in the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. On February 16, 2022, 171 years after the arrival of the new Archbishop, Antonio María Claret, to his Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, the solemn Closing Mass of this "Year of Saint Anthony Mary Claret" took place in its Cathedral. It was...