Coronavirus vaccines are expected to arrive in Vatican City next week, according to the Vatican director of health and hygiene. In a press release ...
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many people in 2020, it is not the first time that the Church has suffered a serious ...
The maternal care of the Virgin Mary encourages us to use the time that God has given us to build the world and peace, not ...
"Why does God allow suffering?" I asked this question as a visceral response to the suffering I have witnessed, experienced or felt about ...
A century and a half has passed since the Roman police actually worked for the pope, but despite 2020 it marks 150…
Due to sciatic pain, Pope Francis will not preside over Vatican liturgies on New Year's and New Year's Eve, according to the Holy See press office. Pope francesco…
Pope Francis explained on Thursday why the Catholic Church gives thanks to God at the end of a calendar year, even years that have been marked ...
We live in a world full of pain and pain. Anxiety increases when our minds are full of unknowns. Where can we find comfort? The Bible ...
Pope Francis offered condolences and prayers for the victims of an earthquake that shook central Croatia. "I express my closeness to the wounded ...
Catholics can change the world by being "bearers of gratitude," Pope Francis said at a general audience on Wednesday. In his speech on December 30, the pope ...
Twenty Catholic missionaries were killed around the world in 2020, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies said Wednesday. Fides Agency ...
A new law that removes financial assets from the control of the Vatican Secretariat of State is a step forward on the road to financial reform, has ...
Within minutes, my world was turned upside down. The tests returned and we received a devastating diagnosis: my mother had cancer. The…
The bishops of Nigeria have called for prayers for the safety and release of a Nigerian Catholic bishop who was kidnapped on Sunday in ...
The Vatican's COVID-19 commission said Tuesday it is working to promote equal access to the coronavirus vaccine, especially for those who ...
Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed a next year dedicated to the family, doubling one of his papal priorities and urging renewed attention to his controversial ...
Pope Francis issued a new law on Monday reorganizing Vatican finances following a series of scandals. In a document issued on ...
The relics of the Auschwitz martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe were installed in a chapel of the Polish parliament before Christmas. The relics were ...
A ritual bath dating back to the time of Jesus was discovered on the Mount of Olives, according to the tradition of the site, the Garden of Gethsemane, where ...
Pope Francis urged families around the world on Sunday to look to Jesus, Mary and Joseph for "sure inspiration". In his speech at the Angelus ...
In the Northern Hemisphere, Christmas falls close to the shortest and darkest day of the year. Where I live, darkness creeps in so early in the Christmas season ...
Making gingerbread houses is a Christmas tradition for some families, especially those with German origins. Dating back to the XNUMXth century and popularized by ...
With a North American charity as its main contributor, the Congregation for the Eastern Churches' COVID-19 emergency fund has distributed more than 11,7…
Be a witness of Jesus Christ in the way you lead your ordinary and daily life, and it will become a masterpiece for God, Pope encouraged ...
With mass unemployment still high as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, Catholics may regard St. Joseph as a special intercessor, they have…
Look abroad to see how this second day of Christmas is perfect for any family. As an Englishman, I have always had the pleasure of celebrating ...
With his traditional Christmas blessing "Urbi et Orbi" on Friday, Pope Francis called for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to people ...
Achieving "zero emissions" for the Vatican City State is an achievable goal and it is another green initiative that it is carrying out, has ...
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis said that the poverty of Christ's birth in a stable contains an important lesson for today. "That…
If morally unproblematic alternatives were available, anything produced or tested using cell lines made from aborted fetuses should be rejected to honor the ...
Pope Francis wrote a Christmas letter to the Lebanese people encouraging them to trust in God during times of crisis. "Beloved sons and daughters ...
In a Christmas message intended to console his people, the head of the largest Catholic community in Iraq outlined the agenda for the next trip ...
Pope Francis' midnight mass will begin this year at 19:30 pm, as the Italian government extends the national curfew during the Christmas period. The traditional ...
Known as a globetrotting pope who conducts most of his diplomacy through words and gestures while traveling, Pope Francis found himself…
Three Cajun Catholics from the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana are about to become canonized saints after a historic ceremony earlier this year. During the ceremony on 11 January, ...
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Christmas brings joy and strength that can remove the pessimism that has spread to human hearts to ...
Two prominent Vatican cardinals, one of whom was seen speaking to Pope Francis on Friday, tested positive for COVID-19. One of them is in ...
Pope Francis acknowledged the martyrdom of Rosario Livatino, a judge brutally killed by the mafia on his way to work in a court in Sicily for thirty years ...
A priest from the diocese of San Rafael was suspended after physically assaulting Bishop Eduardo María Taussig during a discussion on the closure of the…
Even the death of his wife and partner cannot prevent Don Gardner from serving others. Don Gardner is a truly extraordinary man. ...
Pope Francis urged the Roman Curia on Monday not to see the Church in terms of conflict, but to see the current "ecclesial crisis" as a ...
The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared on Monday that it is "morally acceptable" to receive COVID-19 vaccines produced using cell lines of aborted fetuses ...
Catholic leaders challenged the incoming Biden administration to make humanitarian efforts for persecuted Christians around the world, pointing out that Christmas ...
Pope Francis advised Catholics on Sunday not to waste time complaining about coronavirus restrictions, but instead focus on helping those in need. Speaking ...
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLE. The Lord still gives us wonderful signs, because he never tires of calling us to himself. It is a miracle within a miracle, the one that took place on ...
The Economic Council held an online meeting this week to discuss various challenges to the Vatican's finances, including the city-state pension fund.…
The Vatican liturgical congregation published a note on Saturday encouraging Catholic parishes around the world to celebrate the Sunday of the Word of God ...
Hundreds of millions of children have been "left behind" due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said Wednesday. In a video message released on ...
The liturgical congregation of the Vatican will allow priests to say up to four masses on Christmas day, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ...
A Catholic bishop presided on Saturday a funeral mass for 640 unborn children in Poland. Bishop Kazimierz Gurda of Siedlce celebrated the ...