Celine Nirmala Re- Elected to Head Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation
The Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coimbatore, has  re elected Sr. Celine Nirmala as the Superior General on the 11 May 2013 during the 25th General Chapter of the Congregation,  78 delegates and 9 representatives from India, I.....

Vatican Delegation Welcomes global health development goals at 66th World Health Assembly
Rome:  Here is the intervention by the Holy See delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly. The meeting is under way in Geneva, Switzerland. The address by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, the representative of the Holy See, was given today. * * * Mr. President, I have the honour to bring you .....

Game Show Nuns Hoping for $100,000 Win
San Francisco: A trio of Bible-expert nuns are hoping to be awarded $100,000 and a $10,000 bonus when they compete in Thursday's finale of "The American Bible Challenge." The three nuns, Sisters Peter Joseph, Maria, and Evangeline, are Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. T.....

Benedictine Nuns' Album Debuts at No. 1
New York:  A contemplative group of Benedictines from Missouri have a second No. 1 hit on their hands. "Angels and Saints at Ephesus," a follow-up to their hit record, "Advent at Ephesus," debuted last week at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart......

First Vatican Report Against Money Laundering Released
Vatican City: The Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF) published its first annual report, which examines the activities and statistics of 2012. AIF not only controls the activities of the Institute of Religious Works (IOR), erroneously called the “Vatican’s bank,” but also the “individua.....

Pope Calls Missionaries of Charity House 'A Beautiful Reality Within the Vatican'
Vatican City: Yesterday afternoon, Pope Francis visited the ‘Casa Dono di Maria’ (Gift of Mary House), a soup kitchen located within the Vatican and maintained by the Missionaries of Charity. The purpose of the Holy Father’s visit was to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Blessed Pope John Paul II .....

Pope Laments a World where Homelessness and Hunger is not News
Vatican City: Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simpli.....

India Detains Two Suspects Over Killing Australian Missionary, Sons
New Delhi: Nearly fourteen years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burned to death by a mob in eastern India, police have detained two more suspects, BosNewsLife learned Monday, May 20. India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told media that it had arrested .....

Politics Can Be a Path to Holiness: Cardinal Tauran
Paris: The president of the Vatican's council for interreligious dialogue says that politics can be a path to holiness, but that one has to enter public service without seeking anything in return. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran made that reflection in his prologue to the new French edition of a book ab.....

Holy See to Participate in 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice
Vatican City: For the first time ever, the Holy See willbe present at the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice. The event, whichis organized by la Biennale di Venezia, will be open to the public fromSaturday, June 1st to Sunday, November 24th, 2013. At a press conference today, Cardinal Gian.....

Pope Francis: Money Has to Serve, Not to Rule
Vatican City: Pope Francis is emphasizing the predominance of ethics in economic and social matters and warning that "we have created new idols" with regard to money. The Holy Father said this today when he received the credential letters of four new ambassadors to the Holy See: Bolot Isk.....

Pope Meets with Directors of Pontifical Missionary Works
Vatican City: Pope Francis met today with directors of the Pontifical Missionary Works (POM), also known as the Pontifical Mission Societies, who convened in Rome for the annual assembly. The directors hail from various missionary societies under the jurisdiction of the Holy See. The Pontifical Miss.....

The Pope launches "Missio", an "App" for smart phones with Fides news
Vatican City:  Fides News is available in eight languages, even on an "App" (application) for smartphones, called "Missio", which can be download for free. The service was inaugurated by Pope Francis during the Audience with the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission S.....

Mumbai gets two auxiliary bishops
Mumbai:  Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed two auxiliary bishops for the archdiocese of Bombay to assist its Cardinal Oswald Gracias. The new prelates are Father Savio Dominic Fernandes, currently the archdiocesan chancellor, and Father John Rodrigues, dean of St. Pius X College at Gor.....

Archdiocese of Bombay gets two Auxiliary Bishops
Your Eminence/Grace/Excellency, In the light of the Communication received from the Apostolic Nunciature, I wish to inform you that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed: i. Rev. Fr. Dominic Savio Fernandes, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Bombay, as Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and Titul.....

Adoration Service
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HIERARCHY Your Eminence/Grace/Excellency, I wish you a Happy Feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Our Lord on June 2, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI in the programme for the Year of Faith, because of the strong link be.....

Catholics Increase Worldwide: Holy See’s Statistical Yearbook and Directory
Vatican City: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, along with Archbishop Angelo Becciu, substitute for General Affairs presented to Pope Francis the 2013 edition of the Annuario Pontificio, with is the annual directory of the Holy See, as well as the “Annuarium Statisticum .....

Pontiff Celebrates Mass With Argentine Journalists
Vatican City: On Saturday, Pope Francis celebrated his daily Mass in Saint Martha’s residence. At the end of the celebration, he greeted 11 Argentine journalists and their families, all residents in Rome, as correspondents of local newspaper offices , among them ANSA, Clarin, CNN, La Nacion, La7.....

Pope Makes Appeal to Respect Life from the Moment of Conception
Vatican City: Before concluding the Mass that gave the Church 802 new saints, Pope Francis greeted the official delegations from their respective countries. The Holy Father’s address was followed by the recitation of the Regina Caeli. Addressing the Italian delegation who were present for t.....

Francis Canonizes Record-Breaking Number of Saints: 802
Vatican City: Pope Francis presided over the first canonizations of his pontificate at a Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday. With 802 canonizations, he raised to the altars the largest number of saints to be simultaneously canonized in the history of the Church. Those declared saints were.....