France: The Treasures of the Holy Sepulchre at the palace of Versailles

From April 16 to July 14, 2013, the palace of Versailles is holding an exhibit of 250 masterpieces from the Treasure of the Holy Sepulchre. The exhibit is called “Treasures of the Holy Sepulchre: gifts of European royalty to Jerusalem.” The sumptuous gifts were made to the Guardians of the Holy Land from the early [...]

World: A majority of Moslems in favour of introducing sharia law

According to a survey published April 30, 2013 by the Washington organization Pew Research Centre on the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, an overwhelming majority of Moslems wish that sharia—traditional Islamic law—was established in their countries. However, the study shows that opinions vary from one country to the other: fewer than one in [...]

USA: Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s life coming to cinemas soon

Christian Peschken, a producer/director of German origins living in Hollywood, is planning to bring the life of the former archbishop of Buenos Aires to the big screen. According to an article published online April 29, 2013, on the website of the American magazine National Catholic Register, the film will portray Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s life up [...]

Syria: The Long Calvary of the Christians

Bishop Antoine Audo, S. J., Chaldean bishop of Alep and president of Caritas Syria, spoke to the news agency Fides on April 10, of the precarious situation of the inhabitants of Alep, who can be seen in the streets with plastic bags, searching everywhere for a bit of food. Hundreds of Catholic families have had [...]

Columbia: Homosexual “Marriage” Refused by the Senate

On April 23, 2013, the Columbian Senate refused a bill on “marriage” between two persons of the same sex, with a vote of 51 to 17, and 10 abstentions. The Columbian government adopted the principle of a civil union between homosexuals in 2011. Since then, the Constitutional Court set a deadline for Parliament, leaving them [...]

Switzerland: The Hospital of Bellinzona To Install a “Baby Box”

The public hospital of San Giovanni in Bellinzona, in the canton of Tessin, in southern Switzerland, is to install a “baby box” before the end of the year. Mothers who are unable to keep their newborn children will be able to place them in the box anonymously. The project was conceived with the collaboration of [...]

Press review: Cardinal Bergoglio and Pope Francis

Two months after Pope Francis’ election, people are still wondering about the new pontiff. As well they may, when on April 16, at the Mass he celebrated for the intentions of his predecessor, the Sovereign Pontiff stated that Vatican II “was a beautiful work, a work of God,” that John XXIII “obeyed” the Holy Spirit, [...]

Vatican City: First stamps honouring Pope Francis issued

The Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State issued on May 2, 2013, a collection of four stamps honouring Pope Francis. 250,000 sets have been issued, each set with a total face value of 6.05 euros and individual values of 0.70 €, 0.85 € , 2 € , and 2.50 €. The Philatelic Office is [...]

Toward a rapid reform of the Roman Curia?

On April 13, 2013, the Secretary of State of the Holy See issued the following communiqué:  “Pope Francis, adopting a suggestion made during the General Congregations that preceded the conclave, established a group of cardinals to advise him in the government of the Universal Church and to study a plan for revising the Apostolic Constitution [...]

Fatima and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

On Monday, Mary 13, 2013, Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, Patriarch of Lisbon, consecrated the pontificate that has just begun to Our Lady of Fatima.  This consecration was made during the Mass marking the 96th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary, at the explicit request of Pope Francis. “O Blessed Virgin, we are [...]

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