Vatican official: Pope to advance sainthood cause of EU 'founding father' Robert Schuman

Robert Schuman in August 1949. Credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-19000-2453 (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

Vatican City, Apr 16, 2021 / 11:01 am (CNA).
Pope Francis could declare venerable the French statesman Robert Schuman, a key “founding father” of the European Union, a Vatican official has said.

Benedict XVI turns 94 years old

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Vatican City, Apr 16, 2021 / 10:13 am (CNA).
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born 94 years ago today in the town of Marktl, Bavaria. More than eight years after he announced his retirement from the papacy in 2013, Benedict continues to live a retired life in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery on Vatican grounds.

Vatican statement on Ramadan: 'Christians and Muslims are called to be bearers of hope'

Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in Aug. 2019 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican City, Apr 16, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s interreligious dialogue council released a statement Friday sending “fraternal good wishes” to Muslims for the month of Ramadan.

Christian anthropology can renew the West, Vatican foreign minister says

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Rome Newsroom, Apr 16, 2021 / 05:38 am (CNA).
"I retain an optimism that leads me to believe that with due commitment we can rise again," Archbishop Paul Gallagher said.

Pope Francis to Brazil's bishops: the Risen Christ is 'our strength, our unity'

Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace April 7, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Anthony Fauci, Chelsea Clinton to speak at Vatican health conference

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House press briefing, conducted by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, at the White House Jan. 21. / Alex Wong / Getty Images

Cardinal Parolin: ‘War is the antithesis of fraternity’

Cardinal Pietro Parolin's video message to Climate Adaptation Summit Jan. 25, 2021. YouTube Screenshot.

Vatican’s saints office says it did not ask for money for beatification

The statue of St. Peter holding the keys, outside St. Peter's Basilica. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: ‘The Church is a great school of prayer’

Pope Francis speaks from the Apostolic Palace during his general audience livestream April 14, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA

Pope Francis hails St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood

Pope Francis and St. Teresa of Avila / Public domain/ACI Prensa.

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