Pope Paul VI Archives

Italian exorcist to Jesuit leader: No, the devil isn’t just a ‘symbol’

Catholic News Agency, Global Church
June 5, 2017

In response to an interview given by Father Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus about the devil as a symbol, Italian priest and exorcist Father Sante Babolin listed several examples to be offered as proof of the devil’s existence as a real entity.

Those 29 times presidents and popes have intersected

Church in the US, Pope/Trump
May 19, 2017

Ahead of Pope Francis’s May 24 meeting with United States President Donald Trump, it’s worth looking back at previous times popes and presidents have met in person, and what was said about those encounters at the time.

Fatima has a history with papal assassination attempts

Global Church, Pope in Fatima
May 12, 2017

While the Fatima shrine in Portugal is primarily about the Blessed Virgin Mary and her appearances to three shepherd children, it also has a history with papal assassination attempts, including two attacks on St. John Paul II in 1981 and 1982.

How Pope Francis and his conservative critics may both be right

Commentary
March 5, 2017

Both Pope Francis and his conservative critics are trying to uphold legitimate and important values — reaching out to the world in a pastoral fashion for Francis, clarifying and defending doctrine for the critics. Seeing things from the other’s perspective at least helps us respect where they’re coming from.

Renato Buzzonetti, doctor to four Popes, dies at 92

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
January 27, 2017

Renato Buzzonetti, the doctor who looked after four popes, died at the age of 92. Buzzonetti made the first examination after John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square in 1981 and assisted him though Parkinson’s disease. He retired under Pope Benedict XVI.

Catholics have three chances, not one, to celebrate New Year’s

Commentary
December 28, 2016

For Catholics, the first Sunday of Advent, Jan. 1, and March 25 are all in one way or another the beginning of a new year, so in the Church there are really three occasions, not just one, for belting out ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and throwing the confetti.