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Pope Francis Receives President of El Salvador, Speak of Murdered Archbishop Romero

2013-05-23T15:58:09Z

Today the President of El Salvador, Carlos Mauricio Cartagena was granted an audience with Pope Francis I at the Vatican were both spoke of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.

The two leaders spoke of the country’s struggles trying to eradicate poverty and organized crime. Cartagena was paying a courtesy visit to the first pontiff from Latin America but also to encourage the beatification of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.

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Pope Names Valdez Torres Bishop of Ensenada, Mexico

2013-05-21T23:59:00Z

Pope Francis has named Rafael Valdez Torres, who has been serving as pastor and rector of the Shrine of Our Lord of the Miracles in San Juan Nuevo, to be the new bishop of Ensenada, Mexico, the Vatican press office said Tuesday.

Pope Francis Receives Colombian President – Urges Peace with FARC Guerillas

2013-05-13T08:57:15Z

This morning, Pope Francis I received President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and urged for peace between the government and FARC guerillas.

Santos was at the Vatican celebrating the canonization of Mother Laura Montoya Upegui. Upegui was canonized on Saturday making her the first Colombian saint.

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Pope Francis Canonizes his First Saints, Including 2 Latin Americans

2013-05-12T13:57:04Z

Pope Francis on Sunday canonized his first saints, including Colombia’s Laura Montoya and Mexico’s Guadalupe Garcia Zavala. A total of 802 saints were canonized by Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, during his first canonization ceremony.

Board Game to Test Your Knowledge of Jesus Hitting it Big in Spain- Coming to a Store Near you Soon

2013-05-01T17:14:56Z

A board game created by a nun in Cuenca that tests players’ knowledge about Jesus is hitting it big in Spain and will also be marketed in the Americas.

According to information provided to Efe by Edice, the Spanish bishops conference’s publishing house, the game went on sale in late March and in April there were many requests for it all over Spain, above all as a gift for children on the occasion of their first communion.

Argentine and Vatican Jointly Issue Official Stamps of Pope Francis

2013-04-30T11:48:46Z

Pope Francis was honored today with the presentation of the official stamps honoring the beginning of his pontificate. The stamps were jointly issued by the Vatican and Argentine, the Pope’s home country.

The Pope Francis I stamp will come four to a set with over 200,000 available for purchase.

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JUST IN: Church Goers Stabbed, 2 Critically at New Mexico Catholic Church

2013-04-28T15:22:30Z

New Mexico authorities in Albuquerque are investigating a multiple stabbing incident at the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic church.

The incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. local time right after communion was given and when a man yelled “Fake Preacher!” The man proceeded to stab the church choir members. It is believed the stabbings occurred during the Church’s Spanish mass.

Early reports indicate four people were stabbed and two were critically injured.

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‘Martyr for Peace’ Remembered on15th Anniversary of the Priests Brutal Murder

2013-04-27T09:44:40Z

Guatemala’s Catholic Church marked Friday’s 15th anniversary of the brutal murder of Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi by remembering the slain cleric as a peace activist and defender of human rights.

Gerardi was a “martyr for peace” who devoted himself to Guatemala’s downtrodden peasants and indigenous people, Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian said in a service at Guatemala City’s Metropolitan Cathedral.

“He struggled to build a fairer and more worthy society (and) sought peace through truth and justice,” Guatemala’s Catholic primate said.

Pope Francis Receives Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa

2013-04-19T17:01:01Z

Pope Francis received Friday Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa and the two men discussed the situation in Latin America, respect for indigenous populations and the importance of a permanent dialogue between church and state.

Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy has Private Audience with Pope Francis

2013-04-15T09:47:51Z

Pope Francis had a private audience Monday with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, with the two men speaking alone for 24 minutes.

Francis received Rajoy in the Private Library, the two exchanged greetings and then sat face to face.

The Spanish leader told the pope he attended the 2006 World Meeting of the Families in Valencia with his then 1-year-old son.

The doors of the library closed and the two men continued their meeting in private.

Rajoy’s wife, Elvira Fernandez, and the rest of his delegation entered the library once the audience was over.

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