Naples Archives

Delaware priest says mother, siblings in his native Italy ‘stressed out’

Mar 12, 2020

So many people are keeping a close watch on the impact of coronavirus in Italy and elsewhere, but few are paying closer attention than Father Stanislao Esposito. The pastor of St. John the Baptist-Holy Angels Parish in Newark, Delaware, was born in Naples and his mother, Teresa, 83, two sisters and a brother are among family members who currently live in his native country.

By Joseph P. Owens

For Napoli fans, Catholicism and soccer battle for religious top spot

Feb 21, 2020

The way the local Catholic church is intertwined with Napoli only heightens the feeling that following the team is a religion.

By Andrew Dampf

Lord’s command to ‘welcome the stranger’ is in danger, patriarch says

Jun 21, 2019

The Mediterranean Sea, which has been and again could be a route for a meeting of peoples and cultures, instead is a “border not to be crossed” between the poor South and the wealthy North, said Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

By Catholic News Service

In Naples, Pope Francis warns theologians against ‘collapsing’ into ideology

Jun 21, 2019

Pope Francis on Friday visited the southern Italian city of Naples, participating in a theology congress dedicated to interreligious dialogue and migration in the context of the Mediterranean Sea.

By Inés San Martín

Abuse victim who chained himself to Vatican finds closure in meeting

Feb 15, 2019

An Italian clerical sexual abuse survivor gained access to the Vatican after chaining himself to its entrance.

By Claire Giangravè

Pope Francis to discuss ‘Veritatis Gaudium’ in Naples

Feb 11, 2019

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Naples in June to discuss the impact of the apostolic constitution, ‘Veritatis Gaudium’, on theological studies.

By Courtney Grogan