Now that giant cruise ships are banned from fragile waterways near the historic center of Venice, the time has come for the city to become a model of sustainability and supportive of its residents, said Archbishop Francesco Moraglia of Venice.
"The risk is
Shaun McAfee writes about his growing family’s challenges and experiences of living in Italy for the last four years. Working for the military, he writes about his Church community on the military base and building community with religious and visiting various landmarks
The Vatican has informed Italy that a draft law to fight homophobia and discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity could violate the freedom of Catholics to teach and practice their faith.
The Vatican press office confirmed June 22 that
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease in Italy, the country's bishops are hoping a new tourism initiative will attract would-be pilgrims.
One way the June 1-Sept. 17 initiative, "Ora viene il bello" ("Now comes the beautiful"), hopes to draw pilgrims is by granting
Welcoming the Italian bishops' decision to begin planning a national synod, Pope Francis told them that it must begin at the grassroots with "the smallest parish, the smallest diocesan institution."
"The synod must begin from the bottom up," he told the bishops May
Used at the Easter vigil and at baptisms and funerals, the paschal candle symbolizes Christ who brings light and hope to a world lost in the darkness of sin and death.
However, in an Italian prison 45 miles south of Rome, the candle's
Of the more than 76,000 people known to have died of COVID-19 in Italy the past 11 months, more than 200 were priests, according to the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire.
Already four priests have died since the start of 2021, the newspaper said Jan.
With Italy returning to a COVID-19 lockdown over the Christmas holidays, the Vatican has announced that most of Pope Francis' usual appointments will be livestreamed with few or no members of the public present.
The pope's midday blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the
Thousands sang and applauded as Italian teen Carlo Acutis was beatified in a town dear to him and to many Christians around the world: Assisi.
During the Oct. 10 beatification Mass, Italian Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the papal legate for the Basilicas of St.
The standing tradition of many monastic houses for centuries was the art of copying Sacred Scripture and other desirable manuscripts. A more recent occupation is the restoration of old books. The Benedictines of the Praglia Abbey in Italy are the masters of