Pope Francis opens the 93rd Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Vatican City State, March 12, 2022. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Mar 17, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Opening the Vatican City State’s judicial year on March 12, Pope Francis announce.
The flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. / AM113 via Shutterstock.Rome, Italy, Jan 19, 2022 / 04:20 am (CNA).Fra Marco Luzzago, the Lieutenant of the Order of Malta, delivered his annual address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the order on Jan. 11, five years into a reform process launched by Pope Francis.Standing at a podium at the Magistral Villa in Rome, he hinted at some issues regarding the sovereign status of the body known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Fra Marco Luzzago. . Order of Malta.Recalling at length the works of mercy performed by the order s members in the past year, he stressed towards the end of his speech that "what you have heard so far has been possible above all thanks to the sovereignty of the order, a founding element of our constitution." Luzzago, whose official title is Lieutenant of the Grand Master, added that "this sovereignty has enabled the Order of Malta to build up its vast network of international relations
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Pope Francis makes the Sign of the Cross April 18, 2018. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.
Vatican City, Sep 5, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the victims of Hurricane Ida, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people in the.
Pope Francis delivers Laudato si' video message May 24, 2021 / Screenshot
Vatican City, May 25, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis launched Tuesday the Vatican’s seven-year Laudato si’ action plan to implement environmental sustainability in different sectors of the Church from religious orders to Catholic schools and hospitals.
“We need a new ecological approach that can transform our way of dwelling in the world, our styles of life, our relationship with the resources of the Earth and, in general, our way of looking at humanity and of living life,” Pope Francis said in a video message May 24.
The pope marked the end of the year celebrating the fifth anniversary of his environmental encyclical Laudato si’ with the message announcing the initiative.
He said that the year would be followed immediately by a seven-year plan known as the Laudato si’ Action Platform.
The Laudato si’ Action Platform will focus on seven sectors: fam