Holy See publishes its Financial Statements: Net assets increase by almost a billion

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 16:29

The official Financial Statements of the Holy See and the Governorate have been prepared by the Prefecture for Economic Affairs, examined by the Secretariat for the Economy and approved by the Council for the Economy. Net assets increased by 939 million Euro after some adjustments were made. At 25.621 million Euro, the deficit for 2014 is similar to the figure for 2013. Deficits are likely to continue in 2015.

The Pope’s Cross is… Bethlehemite

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 15:50

The “wooden cross” Pope Francis was holding during his pontifical visit to South America, which includes Ecuador, Bolivia and Uruguay, drew the attention of media outlets.

The simple wooden cross (crozier) which the Pope holds is similar to the cane of the shepherd, being far from being made of gold or jewels. The Pope entered Samanes Park, in the city of Guayaquil of Ecuador, to celebrate his first Mass in his South American continent, which is not far from his native country, Argentina, to find out that his “cross’’ because the centre of inquiry. Where did you get it from?

The Pope of mistake(s)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 00:26

“It’s an error of mine,” said Pope Francis yesterday, en route from his visit to South America back to the Vatican. The Pope’s in-flight media conferences have become a genre in themselves, a vivid example of the “New Evangelization,” and journalists have learned to expect the casual bombshell. His comment “Who am I to judge?” referring to gay priests, was first uttered during one of these conversations.

Five reasons why Christians should stay in the Middle East

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 16:06

A well-intentioned argument is developing among some Westerners, urging the evacuation of Christians from the Middle East. These Westerners reason that because no one will defend the Middle Eastern Christians, they should be resettled elsewhere.

Such an approach is naive at best, and complicit at worst, accomplishing the religious cleansing desired by ISIS. Here are five reasons why Christians should not be removed from the birthplace of their faith:

1. Evacuation would be based on bad logic

A fourth saint for the Little Flower family?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 07/07/2015 - 16:53

With a sister who is a Doctor of the Church and parents set to be canonized in October, Leonia Martin could be the fourth member of her family declared as a saint after her own cause for canonization was recently launched.

Yesterday morning, Leonia’s cause was officially opened by Bishop Jean-Claude Boulanger of Bayeux-Lisieux in the chapel of the Visitation Monastery at Caen, France, where Leonia spent the majority of her life and where she died. Mass was celebrated following the cause opening.