In the midst of the Synod on Youth, today, Sunday 14th October 2018, Pope Francis canonised seven new saints of the Catholic Church. This include Pope Paul VI and Oscar Romero, two well-known figures in the Catholic Church who made significant contributions in the past century. Yet, there are others, including a teenager, a parish priest and a few religious sisters.

Below are brief biographies on each of their lives, as well as photos of each saint’s banner currently on display at St Peter’s Square. 

Born Giovanni Battista Montini in 1897 and ordained a priest in 1920, he did graduate studies in literature, philosophy, and canon law in Rome before beginning to work for the Vatican Secretariat of State…

Is‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija llum għamel mandat ta’ inibizzjoni fil‑Qorti kontra d‑direttivi tal‑UPE (Union of Professional Educators) fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja.

Is‑Segretarjat ħa din l‑azzjoni għaliex il‑UPE ma mxietx mal‑proċeduri li għandhom jiġu segwiti f’każ ta’ nuqqas ta’ qbil kif stabbilit fil‑Ftehim Kollettiv. Dawn il‑proċeduri jistabilixxu li union l‑ewwel tiddiskuti ma’ kap ta’ skola, u jekk il‑każ ma jissolvix tiddiskuti mas‑Segretarjat…

The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, Mr Paolo Ruffini, began today’s Synod press briefing with a report outlining numerous interventions made in the Synod’s general assembly hall. The bishops have begun working on the second part of the Instrumentum Laboris, analysing the context in which young people find themselves today.

Mr Ruffini also clarified the fact that the Chinese bishops would not be staying for the entire Synod…