
Vatican Statistics: Catholic Population Shrinks in Europe, Rises Everywhere Else
Catholics still made up about 39.5% of Europe’s population in 2022, which is an 0.08% decline, according to the Vatican.
Catholics still made up about 39.5% of Europe’s population in 2022, which is an 0.08% decline, according to the Vatican.
Pope Francis has made ecological conservation one of the defining themes of his pontificate.
The press office said the man initially approached the entrance in his vehicle and was turned away because he lacked the proper authorization.
Francis’ new constitution is the third Fundamental Law since 1929, the year in which the Vatican City State was founded with the Lateran Treaty.
The film includes video from the meeting with Pope Francis as well as never-before-seen footage from Francis’ papal inauguration on March 19, 2013.
Pope Francis’ decision to open the judicial year is a signal that he wants to play an active role in the judicial process.
COMMENTARY: The Lateran has been associated with the papacy for centuries longer than the Vatican has — a fact often emphasized by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis' general audience address, on “Love and the common good,” was part of a catechetical cycle entitled “Healing the World.”
Pope Francis suggested that now the world was “waking up a little” to see not only the suffering caused by this pandemic, but also the suffering of other tragedies in the world.
Italy was the first country outside of China to implement a mandatory lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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