Vatican News
Pope taps Italian layman Paolo Ruffini as chief communications officer
After the Vatican's former communications head stepped down in the fallout of a major fake-news scandal, Pope Francis has tapped... Read more
Vatican publishes norms on consecrated virgins
Almost 50 years after the Church published the new Rite of Consecrated Virginity, the Vatican has issued an instruction on... Read more
Religious structures next step in Iraqi building process
Since 2014 international charity organization Aid to the Church in Need has spent some 40 million euros [$46.6 million] funding... Read more
Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray for their priests in July
In his latest prayer video, Pope Francis asked Catholics to dedicate the month of July to giving a spiritual gift... Read more
Christians an 'essential element of balance' in the Middle East
For two cardinals helping to organize Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Bari, the event is a chance to highlight not... Read more
Pope Francis names three new auxiliary bishops for Chicago
The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has named three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago, appointing Fr.... Read more
Pope Francis might again visit Geneva, nuncio says
Pope Francis characterized his June 21st day-trip to Geneva as an “ecumenical pilgrimage,” not a political trip, and for this... Read more
Will the Amazon synod open the door to women deacons?
While a veteran Vatican journalist has suggested that the 2019 Synod of Bishops from the Amazonian basin might open the... Read more
Trafficking victims' advocate honored by US State Department
A young Nigerian woman who escaped from forced prostitution in Italy was honored by the U.S. State Department last week... Read more
Pope Francis: Fear sin, not death
Catholics have no reason to fear death, because Christ the Lord has power over death; instead, they should fear sin,... Read more
Belief in Christ cannot be reduced to a formula, Pope Francis says
The ability to know and have a relationship with the living Christ is both a mystery and a grace, something... Read more
Pope: Don't be afraid of the cross – there is no glory without it
For Jesus, suffering and glory go hand in hand, Pope Francis said Friday, urging Christians not to fall into the... Read more
Red hat shows importance of Fatima message, new cardinal says
Among the Church’s newest cardinals is Antonio Augusto dos Santos Marto, who oversees the diocese of Leiria-Fatima. He says his... Read more
Now a cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu heads to congregation for saints' causes
Newly-minted Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu will resign from his post as substitute of the Secretariat of State tomorrow, in anticipation... Read more
The highest honor is to serve God's people, Francis tells new cardinals
At a ceremony for the creation of 14 cardinals Thursday, Pope Francis said the best promotion a person can receive... Read more
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of two more Chilean bishops
In his latest move on the Chilean clerical abuse crisis, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Horacio del... Read more
To follow God's law, begin with gratitude, Pope Francis says
Obedience to God’s commandments should flow from a personal relationship with the Father and from a place of gratitude for... Read more
Why cardinals have ranks, and how Pope Francis changed them
Pope Francis made an unexpected change Tuesday in the structure of the College of Cardinals, adding some curial officials to... Read more
Pope Francis, Emmanuel Macron talk immigration in first meeting
The heated debate over immigration in Europe was a central topic of discussion in a meeting between Pope Francis and... Read more
Shreveport bishop chosen to lead Baton Rouge diocese
The Vatican announced Tuesday Pope Francis' appointment of Bishop Michael Gerard Duca, of the northern Louisiana diocese of Shreveport, to... Read more
