(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday met with Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, to discuss the plight of those fleeing the Islamist violence in Iraq. The so-called Islamic State controls large areas of both Syria and Iraq, and has been conducting a campaign of…
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(Vatican Radio) Affectionately known as “La Cachita”, Cuba’s beloved Virgin of Charity of El Cobre has been given a place of honour in the Vatican gardens. In a ceremony presided over by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a replica of the image of the “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre”, the Patron Saint of Cuba, was located…
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(Vatican Radio) Affectionately known as “La Cachita”, Cuba’s beloved Virgin of Charity of El Cobre has been given a place of honour in the Vatican gardens. In a ceremony presided over by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a replica of the image of the “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre”, the Patron Saint of Cuba, was located…
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