Blessed Paul VI Archives

‘Humanae Vitae’ is prophetic ‘blueprint’ for society, bishop says

Oct 12, 2018

The message of Humanae Vitae is “good news” and a guide for rebuilding family and society Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico, has said.

By Catholic News Agency

New saints shared a close friendship, professor says

Oct 10, 2018

Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero crossed paths on their road to sainthood and formed a personal friendship that strengthened each other’s resolve in the face of growing challenges, an Italian professor said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Seek Jesus before material things, pope says

Aug 5, 2018

It is not wrong to be concerned with the daily necessities of life, but strengthening one’s relationship with Jesus is of far greater importance, Pope Francis said in his Sunday Angelus address.

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘Humanae Vitae” milestone a refresher on Catholicism and law

Jul 31, 2018

‘Humanae Vitae’ might be better understood in the light of Italian cultural understanding of law.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Pope: Seek Christ in ‘abandoned tabernacles’ of the poor, the lonely

Jun 3, 2018

Pope Francis celebrated the feast day Mass not in Rome, as had been the tradition since 1979, but in the seaside town of Ostia, about 16 miles west. Ostia was where St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, died in 387 on a journey back to Africa after St. Augustine’s conversion to Christianity.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Paul VI accused Archbishop Lefebvre of acting like an ‘antipope’

May 17, 2018

Confronting a rebel archbishop’s accusations and acts of defiance was the heaviest cross Blessed Paul VI had to bear in his pontificate, said a new book based on never-before published notes and documents.

By Carol Glatz

Resignation letter prepared by Blessed Paul VI published

May 16, 2018

Thirteen years before his death, Blessed Paul VI had written to the dean of the College of Cardinals to say that if he were to become seriously ill or impeded from exercising his ministry, the dean and other top cardinals in Rome should accept his resignation.

By Cindy Wooden