Brazil has been a fascinating experience: in spite of being Portuguese and speaking the same language as the locals, there is a cultural difference. I arrived in Rio a week ago and right away I could feel the energy of the people, who are always ready to help you. The first Mass I attended on ...read more

From the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Two weeks before the upcoming G8 Summit in the United Kingdom, the Most Reverend Richard Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has written to the Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada. In his letter, Archbishop Smith invites Mr. Harper ...read more

Do you love Movies? Do you read film reviews? Check out current film reviews on Reel Faith with David DiCerto and Steven Greydanus, to get a Catholic perspective on some of the most popular films today. Watch trailers and hear what our resident film buff, Fr. Robert Lauder has to say about the Great Films ...read more

This evening in Rome, Pope Francis addressed a group of pilgrims from the Italian diocese of Bergamo in St Peter’s Basilica, where they had gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of one of their most illustrious sons, Blessed Pope John XXIII. The following is Vatican Radio’s English translation of the Holy Father’s ...read more

Today on Perspectives: The Church remembers John XXIII on the 50th anniversary of his death. Pope Francis celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi with an hour of adoration that was syncronized with hundreds of parishes around the world. He also closed off the month of Mary with a rosary at St. Peter’s Square and a ...read more

Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Francis. For June 2013, we join the Holy Father in praying for: Mutual Respect. That a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail among peoples. New Evangelization. That where secularization is strongest, Christian communities may effectively promote a new evangelization. Daily ...read more

This Sunday, Pope Francis will join millions for an hour of prayer with the Blessed Sacrament. The initiative, called Worldwide Eucharistic Adoration, is part of the festivities of the Year of Faith invoked by Benedict XVI. In sync with St. Peter’s Basilica, where Pope Francis will be present, parishes around the world will hold their ...read more

The following interview is from Vatican Radio. (Vatican Radio) The Vatican’s Institute for Religious Works, known by the acronym of its Italian title IOR, is not a bank. It neither lends money nor makes direct investments and all of its clients are named. The mission of its newly appointed president, Ernst von Freyberg, is to ...read more

The topic getting ink in Rome this week involved some leaked information but it had nothing to do with private documents, no stealing, no accusations. In fact, the person who leaked the information probably did not realize they were releasing previously undisclosed information. The “mole” was the Bishop Luigi Martella of Molfetta, Italy. While on ...read more