Vatican City, May 11, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican has corrected a problem on its website that meant it displayed at least two different editions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in English.
When using an online search engine, internet users could land on two different editions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in English, one of which was an earlier edition.
Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, told CNA last week that “it is one of those cases where the system updates are incompletely coordinated, so one page had the older version and the other the more recent one.”
Pope Francis meets with President of Latvia
Pope Francis receives the President of Latvia, Mr. Egils Levits, in audience on Monday morning in the Vatican.
By Vatican News staff writer
Pope Francis met Monday with Mr. Egils Levits, the President of the Republic of Latvia, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, according to a statement from the Holy See Press Office.
Mr. Levits subsequently met with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, accompanied with the Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.
During the cordial talks, satisfaction was expressed for the good bilateral relations, recalling the centenary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Latvia.
Pope Francis speaks from the Vatican in a recorded video message played during Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World, which was broadcast May 8, 2021. Pope Francis repeated his call to temporarily suspend patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines so they can be manufactured in poorer countries. (CNS photo/courtesy Holy See Press Office) May 10, 2021 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called for a global fight against the virus of closed nationalism and lack of concern for the poor by supporting the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights that prevent the widespread manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines. Describing himself as an old man who does not dance or sing like you, but who believes, like you, that injustice and evil are not invincible, the pope sent a message to the Vax Live concert, which was taped May 2 in California with an audience of fully vaccinated health care and essential workers.
Pope Francis meets with President of Swiss Confederation
At a private audience on Thursday morning, Pope Francis welcomed the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, where both expressed appreciation for the good relations and the desire to continue working together on international issues.
On the day of the swearing-in of new members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, Pope Francis and President Parmelin recalled the generous service of the Swiss Guards. A Holy See Press Office communique noted appreciation expressed for the good relations and fruitful collaboration between the Holy See and the Swiss Confederation . It mentioned the recent centenary of the resumption of diplomatic relations with both parties underscoring their wish to strengthen this reciprocal collaboration over key international issues of our day.
Pope Francis to open Italian demographics conference
The Vatican announces that Pope Francis will open a meeting on the demographic crisis facing Italy and other nations, entitled “General States of Birth”.
By Vatican News staff writer
The Covid-19 pandemic has only worsened a preexisting trend in declining birthrates in Italy, as the nation ages and policies to promote births have had little impact.
The Holy See Press Office announced on Monday that Pope Francis will open a meeting on the “General States of Birth”.
Organized by the “Forum for Family Associations”, the event will be held on 14 May at the Auditorium Conciliazione, just a stone’s throw away from the Vatican.