Controversies

Every March 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, second Archbishop of Lima, Patron of the Latin American Episcopate, of the Archdiocese of Lima (Peru) and Mayorga (Spain). Toribio de Mogrovejo (1538-1606) is a prominent figure in the history of the evangelization of the American […]

The Vatican has sent to bishops around the world the official text of the prayer that Pope Francis will pronounce to consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This March 25, on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine […]

Every March 22 we remember Saint Epaphroditus of Philippi, disciple of the Apostles of Christ and close collaborator of Saint Paul, who mentions him in the Letter to the Philippians (Phil 2, 25-30). By order of the apostle Peter, head of the Church, Epaphroditus became the first bishop of Philippi […]

This Monday, March 21, the Vatican explained the changes made to the Roman Curia with the new apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, promulgated on Saturday, March 19, by Pope Francis. Praedicate Evangelium, constitution oriented to evangelization and the missionary spiritwill enter into force on June 5, Solemnity of Pentecost. This new […]

Every March 21, the Church remembers Saint Mary Francisca of the Five Wounds, an Italian nun who bore the wounds of Christ on her own body: those on her feet, hands and side. For this reason, tradition remembers this saint by evoking, from her name, the wounds of Our Lord. […]

The current Bishop Emeritus of Daule (Ecuador), Msgr. Giovanni Battista Piccioli, explained in a letter the reasons that led him to resign from the position even before taking canonical possession. In his letter, addressed to the Ecuadorian bishops and clergy, to which ACI Prensa had access, Msgr. Piccioli, 64, said […]

This March 20 the Catholic Church celebrates the Third Sunday of Lent. The Gospel of the day corresponds to the reading of Luke 13, 1-9, a passage in which Jesus points out: «Unless you convert, you will all perish in the same way». Below you can read the Gospel and […]

Pope Francis invited religious to imitate Saint Joseph to be parents of youth who “today more than ever need credible witnesses.” In a letter sent to the Congregation of Saint Joseph founded by Saint Leonard Murialdo 150 years ago, the Pontiff encouraged in this Jubilee Year to allow oneself to […]

Today, March 19, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of ‘Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary’. Joseph is a central character of our Catholic faith by divine design, since God granted him the incomparable privilege and blessing of being at Mary’s side, and of raising her own Son with […]

Pope Francis encouraged this March 18 to “evangelize by educating and educate by evangelizing” because “there is no work more generating than that of education.” This is what the Holy Father said on March 18 when receiving a group of nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of Santa Dorotea, […]