The servant of God Floripes de Jesús, better known as Lola, was a Brazilian laywoman who lived on the Eucharist alone for 60 years. Lola ...
Despite having a degree in mechanical engineering, cardinal designate Mauro Gambetti has decided to dedicate the journey of his life to another type of ...
Vatican investigators were granted full access to Swiss banking records relating to longtime Vatican investment manager Enrico Crasso. The decision…
Arguably one of the greatest footballers in history, Diego Armando Maradona died on Thursday at the age of 60. The Argentine legend was at home, in ...
Pope Francis hailed Argentine health workers as the "unsung heroes" of the coronavirus pandemic in a video message posted on Friday. In the video ,…
Pope Francis wrote a note to the women of his homeland asking him to help make known their opposition to a plan ...
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. Maradona is considered one of the most ...
The Mexican Catholic Church announced on Monday the cancellation of what is considered the largest Catholic pilgrimage in the world, for the Virgin of ...
On Tuesday, China criticized Pope Francis for a passage from his new book in which he mentions the suffering of the Chinese Muslim minority group…
Argentine President Alberto Fernández said on Sunday that he hopes Pope Francis will not be angry over a bill he has…
Today's youth shouldn't waste their lives dreaming of getting mundane things that only provide a fleeting moment of joy but aspire to ...
A delegation representing the National Basketball Players Association, a union representing professional athletes from the NBA, met Pope Francis and spoke…
The Franciscan friar Mauro Gambetti was ordained bishop on Sunday afternoon in Assisi less than a week before becoming a cardinal. At 55, Gambetti ...
The Vatican confirmed Monday that two designated cardinals will not receive their red hats from Pope Francis in Rome this Saturday. The press room ...
Pope Francis offered Mass for the feast of Christ the King on Sunday, and later oversaw the traditional passage of the Day's cross ...
On Thursday, the Italian cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti was discharged from the Santa Maria della Misericordia hospital in Perugia, where he holds the role of archbishop, after having spent ...
Pope Francis believes that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed "the best and the worst" in every person, and that now more than ever it matters ...
On the Sunday of Christ the King, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to make choices thinking about eternity, thinking not about what they want to do, but ...
The Vatican Secretary of State said Thursday that "a living and faithful common memory" is an indispensable tool for combating anti-Semitism. "In the last few years…
For the second time in three years, Argentina, a native of Pope Francis, is discussing the decriminalization of abortion, which the government wants to make "legal, free and ...
Carmelite father Peter Hinde, honored for his decades of ministry in Latin America, died on November 19 of COVID-19. He was 97 years old. ...
On Thursday, the Vatican court heard the interrogation of one of the defendants in an ongoing trial against two Italian priests for abuse and ...
In a video message on Saturday, Pope Francis encouraged young economists and entrepreneurs from all over the world to bring Jesus to their cities and to work not ...
The Archdiocese of Vienna has reported an increase in the number of men preparing for the priesthood. Fourteen new candidates have entered the three seminaries of the archdiocese ...
Due to pressure from the Chinese government, eight Catholic nuns were allegedly forced to leave their convent in the northern province of Shanxi. Their…
Thursday Pope Francis urged the members of the Passionist Order to deepen their commitment to the "crucifixes of our age" on the occasion of the 300th anniversary ...
A Dominican nun was shot in the leg while her humanitarian rescue team was shot by guns from the part…
For over 60 years, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa preached the Word of God as a priest - and he intends to continue to do so, even if ...
A Vatican bishop said this week that a committee of external professionals has been created to help keep the Holy See's investments ...
Despite the rapid shift in travel restrictions in place during the global pandemic, most of the designated cardinals intended to participate in the ...
Two years ago, Pope Francis asked for a full account of how Theodore McCarrick was able to climb the church ranks and…
Bishops support peaceful protesters, deplore violent protesters burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where rallies to celebrate the anniversary of…
Government leaders and authorities must not exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to discredit political rivals, but instead set aside differences to ...
A cyber security expert urged the Vatican to take immediate action to strengthen its defenses against hackers. Andrew Jenkinson, CEO of the group ...
The famous line of Pope Francis "Who am I to judge?" could go a long way in explaining his initial attitude towards Theodore McCarrick, ...
In 2020, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal lost dozens of pilgrims and, with them, huge income, due to restrictions ...
Italian Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti showed a slight improvement in his fight against COVID-19 despite taking a bad turn at the beginning of this ...
Police found hundreds of thousands of euros in cash hidden in two homes of a Vatican official suspended under investigation for corruption, according to ...
Cardinal Angelo Becciu said Wednesday that he is taking legal action against an Italian media for publishing "unfounded accusations" against him. In…
A Houston-area Catholic priest pleaded guilty Tuesday for indecency against a child related to harassment in his ...
Pope Francis has indicated the Blessed Virgin Mary as a model of prayer that transforms restlessness into openness to God's will in his speech ...
A journalist, whistleblower and political refugee from China criticized the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, for what the Chinese asylum seeker ...
Retired Pope Benedict XVI rejected the legacy of his brother Georg, who died in July, the German Catholic news agency KNA reported. For this reason "the ...
As part of its long-term efforts to respect the environment and reduce resource use, the Vatican said it is gradually seeking to replace ...
The Vatican is investigating the use of the papal Instagram account after Pope Francis' official page liked a lively image of a poorly dressed model.…