Tag: Catholic Church
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Becomes Pope of the Catholic Church
The conclave took only two days to decide who would succeed Pope Francis. After two days of closed-door meetings, the Conclave of 133 cardinals elected American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevot as the new pope of the Catholic Church. RELATED: The Catholic Church Announces Its New Pope With White Smoke Cardinal Prevost currently serves as the […]
May 8, 2025
Solemn Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica: The Conclave to Elect the New Pope Begins
St. Peter’s Basilica hosts the Mass led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, marking the start of the conclave in which 133 cardinals will choose Francis’s successor. Related: The Ticking Clock: Anticipation Builds for the Historic Vatican Conclave From the iconic St. Peter’s Basilica in the heart of the Vatican, the Holy Mass for the election […]
May 7, 2025
Pope Francis Challenged Conservatism Amid a Church in Transition: Barranco
His death marks the end of a pontificate that represented a turning point in the modern Catholic Church. In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, religion sociologist Bernardo Barranco emphasized that Pope Francis succeeded in revitalizing the progressive trends that the Second Vatican Council had outlined in Catholic Church doctrine. RELATED: May God Grant That the […]
April 26, 2025
Salvadoran Catholic Church Calls Again For Repeal Of Mining Law
On Sunday, the Catholic Church of El Salvador has once again called for the repeal of the law that allows mining in the country, which was promoted by President Nayib Bukele. RELATED: Salvadorans Protest Again Demanding Ban on Metal Mining In a statement, read at a press conference by the Archbishop of San Salvador, Luis […]
April 20, 2025
Venezuela’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’ to Be Canonized: Pope Francis
On Thursday, Pope Francis confirmed that the Catholic Church will canonize Jose Gregorio Hernandez, a Venezuelan physician who was beatified on April 30, 2021 at the San Juan Bautista Church in Caracas. RELATED: Brazilian Yanomami Indigenous Leader Meets With Pope Francis “We are going to canonize him,” the Pope said during a meeting with the Venezuelan […]
May 3, 2024
Mama Antula To Become the First Argentine Saint
On Thursday, representatives from the Argentine Church arrived in Rome to participate in the canonization of Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, popularly known as “Mama Antula.” She will be canonized on Sunday in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica. RELATED: President Milei Vows to Set Argentine Embassy in Jerusalem Maria Antonia was born in Santiago […]