“Two weeks after Pope Francis was elected, Magdi Allam, a prominent Italian commentator who converted from Islam to Catholicism in 2008 announced he would leave the Church.” Allam who was baptized by Pope Benedict XVI explained the reasons he is…

Pope Francis met with the Enrico Letta, the new Prime Minister of the Italian Republic to discuss the social situation and jobs for youth in Italy. In a statement, the Vatican said the two men discussed the active contribution of…

Wouldn’t you know it, another scandal has rocked the Vatican Bank known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) at the very time when the Vatican is trying to fix its image and give the impression that it doesn’t…

In yet another ecumenical meeting, Pope Francis had his first meeting with members of the Jewish religion. During the meeting, he condemned anti-Semitism as incompatible with Christianity and promised to promote collaboration between the Catholic Church and Jewish groups around…

Pope Francis, in a recent homily said all people, “even the atheists,” are “redeemed” through “the Blood of Christ” — the Christian belief that the sins of humanity are wiped clean through the crucifixion of Jesus. In an ecumenical description,…

Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system saying the “cult of money” has tyrannized the poor and has turned humans into expendable consumer goods. As many popes have done in the past, Francis called for reform of the global…

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Pope Francis met recently and discussed the economic crisis in Europe. Apparently, the pope got her ear. After the meeting, as you might expect, Merkel called for “stronger market regulation.” In other words, Merkel…

One day after Pope Francis made his famous and surprising statement that Atheists can be saved if they do good works because Jesus died for everyone, the Vatican felt the need to clarify his remarks. Of course, his statement was…

Tightening their prophetic cooperation, the United States and the Vatican signed an agreement to exchange information to prevent money laundering and terrorism funding. The Vatican is trying to clean up its image with regard to the Vatican bank known as…

The huge multinational German-owned financial services company Allianz gave Father Federico Lombardi SJ, director of the Holy See Press Office, a special award recently. The Communicator of the Year award is given by the global financial empire in an effort…

Pope Francis met with Israeli President Shimon Peres who warned him that “the Middle East is ‘disintegrating’ and that the pontiff ‘has an important role’ to play in bringing peace to the region and the world.” Peres told the Pope…

On April 26, 2013, Pope Francis met with Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti. The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by his wife Elsa, met with Pope Francis for about 20 minutes. The meeting came just two days before Monti completed…