By Francesca Merlo Advertisements Opening his preface to the book, Pope Francis notes that his intent is to deliver Joy’s testimony as a “heritage of humanity”. The book recounts the story of […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements Many residents in Calle de Toledo in Madrid were having lunch on Wednesday when a massive explosion rocked the area. Authorities in the Spanish capital said the blast […]

By Vatican News Advertisements This was Benedict XVI’s first Christmas without his brother Georg, although his presence was somehow felt, says Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the personal secretary of the Pope emeritus. The […]

By Christopher Wells Advertisements Pope Francis reflected on the dimension of praise in prayer, at the General Audience on Wednesday, taking as his starting point “a critical moment in the life of […]

By Robin Gomes Advertisements “A society is all the more human to the degree that it cares effectively for its most frail and suffering members, in a spirit of fraternal love.” Pope Francis […]

By Vatican News Advertisements With a Motu proprio released on Monday, Pope Francis established that from now on the ministries of Lector and Acolyte are to be open to women, in a […]

By Vatican News Advertisements The Pope is inviting everyone to rediscover our common unity, to be close to those who suffer, to feel like brothers and sisters in order to overcome together […]

By Linda Bordoni    Advertisements Pope Francis extended his “loving greeting” to the people of the United States of America whom, he said, are “shaken by the recent assault on Congress” and […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Marking the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis reflected on the Liturgy of the day that tells of how Jesus’ pubic life began. […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Pope Francis says the unfolding of events on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 6 January “came as a surprise” to him. However, he noted, no […]

By Vatican News Advertisements Uruguayan jurist Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour is certainly one of the best-known faces in the Roman Curia. He began his service at the Vatican in the early 1970s when […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Cardinal Henri Schwery, Bishop emeritus of Sion in Switzerland, died on Thursday at the age of 88 in his hometown of Saint-Léonard. In response to his […]

By Robin Gomes Advertisements Pope Francis has sent a brief message to Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo, Archbishop of Merida and apostolic administrator of Caracas, on the occasion of his name feast […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements After reciting the Angelus on the feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to the Central African Republic, assuring that he is following events […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements In his greetings following the Angelus prayer on Wednesday, Pope Francis recalled that Orthodox Christians and Eastern Rite Catholics are preparing to celebrate Christmas on 7 January. The […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements As the Church marks the feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday, Pope Francis joined Catholics around the world in praying the Angelus in live-streaming. Standing in the library […]

By Christopher Wells Advertisements “In our day, it is particularly necessary for us, both as individuals and communities, to devote more time to worship,” said Pope Francis at the Mass on Epiphany. […]

By Vatican News Advertisements Pope Francis Pope will not hold this year’s traditional Baptism of infants in the Vatican’s famed Sistine Chapel on Sunday, 10 January, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements The Pope Video for January, the first of 2021, was released on Tuesday with the prayer intention that Pope Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic […]

By Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Njue from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya, the Holy See Press Office […]

By Vatican News Advertisements The Pope has accepted the resignation presented by Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz for having reached the age limit. The daily bulletin of the Holy See Press Office announced the […]

By Alessandro Gisotti Advertisements Can we communicate by listening? We live in a time when it seems that if we do not have the last word we have “lost out” in communicating. […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Pope Francis opened his first Angelus of the New Year by urging the faithful to join in “placing ourselves under the maternal and loving gaze of […]

Pope Francis on Friday named Bishop Paul Martin, S.M., as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wellington, N.Z. Bishop Martin has been serving as Bishop of the Diocese of Christchurch since […]

By Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God, was celebrated on the morning of New Year’s Day by Cardinal Secretary of […]

By Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements Pope Francis, suffering from an attack of sciatica, was absent from the celebration of Vespers and the recitation of the Te Deum – the Church’s solemn […]

By Vatican News staff writer  Advertisements Pope Francis will not preside over end of year Vespers and the solemn changing of the Te Deum this evening, 31 December, in St. Peter’s Basilica […]

By Isabella Piro Advertisements Synodality is not “a mere decision-making process”, but “a fundamental feature of the Church’s identity, says Cardinal Michael Czerny, Undersecretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Continuing his series of catechesis on prayer, Pope Francis, during his general audience this week, dwelt upon the importance of gratitude in prayer, which he said […]

By Isabella Piro Advertisements Sunday, 8 March 2020, can be seen as a symbolic line that separates the ‘before’ and the ‘after’ of a unique year in many respects. It is the […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who had presented his request for retirement at the age of 75, as required by […]

By Andrea Tornielli Advertisements The year 2020 for Pope Francis, like that of each of us, was deeply marked by the pandemic. He made no international trips, and held only a few […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements As befits the memory of a master of the official language of the Church, Pope Francis’ condolences for the passing of Fr. Reginald Foster, OCD, came in Latin. […]

By Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements Sunday’s feast of the Holy Family, said Pope Francis at the weekly Angelus, calls us to reflect “on the fact that the Son of god wanted […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements The Taizé community is gearing up to host its 43rd annual European meeting in a format which has become increasingly common this year: online. Originally planned to take […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements Pope Francis prayed the Angelus at noon on Saturday, as the Church marks the feast of St. Stephen. The Pope said the saint was the first person to […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Once again the arm of Pope Francis have reached out to the last, the least and the lost. This time it is his own home turf […]

By Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements Pope Francis gave his traditional Christmas message and Blessing Urbi et Orbi (“To the City [of Rome] and the World”), offering words of hope and consolation, […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements With Italy under a new lockdown for the holidays, Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Mass “during the Night” in a near empty Saint Peter’s Basilica on Thursday […]

By Vatican News Advertisements Christmas teaches us that God did not look down upon us and pass by but He fully assumed our nature and our human condition, except sin. This event […]

During an audience granted to Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Pope Francis authorized the publication of Decrees regarding: Advertisements  – the martyrdom of the Servant […]

By Vatican News staff writer Advertisements Pope Francis on Monday expressed his appreciation to Vatican employees for their work in a spirit of service towards teh Church during the annual pre-Christmas audience […]

By Vatican News Advertisements A crisis, such as the current pandemic, “can prove beneficial to us all”, if we make it an opportunity for conversion and renewed authenticity, by allowing ourselves to […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements Following the recitation of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis prayed for the numerous seafarers who are unable to return home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said there […]

By Devin Watkins Advertisements Pope Francis led the prayer of the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square on the fourth and final Sunday of Advent. Reflecting on the day’s Gospel of the Annunciation […]

By Vatican News Advertisements Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa of Pemba told Vatican News about the Pope’s expression of “closeness and great love”, which came during their private audience on Friday. The Bishop […]

By Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, German speaking students who were supposed to be taking part in a theological study year at the Abbey of Dormition of […]

Vatican News staff reporter Advertisements The Pope has appointed Monsignor Larry J. Kulick, as Bishop of Greensburg (U.S.A.). Msgr. Kulick is currently serving as its diocesan administrator and is pastor of Saint […]