The Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is “a symbol, greater than herself.” A revision of the blasphemy law to halt abuses is urgent.

Sometimes “the idea overcomes reality”, one could say in completely opposition to the principles of the Evangelii gaudium, when the factual matter of a court case is overwhelmed by the strength of the symbol itself. Only this way one can understand the dramatic story of Asia Bibi, the 45 year old Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, innocently jailed in Pakistani since 2009.

Historic celebration of evensong will take place next month, February.

Ecclesia Dei’s secretary Guido Pozzo: “We are working on improving the Fraternity’s legal status”

“We are currently working on improving certain aspects of the canonical form, which will be the personal Prelature.” Archbishop Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Ecclesia Dei commission, which is in charge of dialogue with the Fraternity of St. Pius X, has confirmed to Vatican Insider that the moment of full communion with the Lefebvrians is near. The goal of an agreement is already in sight although it is still going to take some time.

"I am depressed, scared and tired!" A statement we hear constantly. Anxiety engulfs our society, and spreads fast like a contagious disease due to many reasons, mainly the political situations surrounding us, and unfortunately touching lately on our most valuable assets, safety and stability.

We are overwhelmed by the everyday news, namely accidents, suicide and
honor killings, among many other disturbing happenings.

The Order has made a surprise announcement informing that Matthew Festing is stepping down as leader of the Knights of Malta in light of tensions with the Holy See. Francis will be placing the Order under the administration of an external commissioner

In an interview with Spanish daily El País, the Pope spoke about populism and mentioned the example of Germany in 1933: “The risk in times of crisis is that we look for a saviour who gives us back our identity and lets defend ourselves with walls”.

Accounts of peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims. Good relations among faithful and memories of Pope Francis' visit to the country last October.

"Serial reluctance" to intervene by the UK government and other western powers has worsened the plight of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, a damning report claims.

When we go into a Christian place of worship, we expect to see a Cross. And when crosses are removed from public places, such as crematoria or hospital chapels, we quite reasonably get rather indignant about it. But in the world in which Christianity began, a place of worship was the last place you would expect to see a Cross. We can only begin to get some sense of what it might have felt like to encounter the symbol of a cross in the first couple of Christian centuries if we imagine coming into a church and being faced with a large picture of an electric chair or perhaps a guillotine.

In a Register interview, the Vatican’s ‘foreign minister,’ Archbishop Paul Gallagher, discusses the Holy Father’s distinctive approach to international issues.