Vatican News
Vatican conference highlights role of laity in addressing modern challenges
Leading lay experts and top Vatican officials have joined forces this week to talk about how they can collaborate in... Read more
Analysis: What the Vatican does to stop money laundering
The Council of Europe’s Moneyval committee has praised the Holy See’s financial intelligence unit, the Financial Information Authority, in a... Read more
Pope Francis: Health care is part of the Church’s mission
Just as Jesus healed people during his earthly mission, care for the sick is a mission the entire Church is... Read more
Vatican voices concern over Trump's Jerusalem move
Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s Dec. 6 notice that he will be moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem,... Read more
In Advent, prepare your heart like your hearth, Pope says
During Advent, we should prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus like we joyfully prepare our homes for a... Read more
Pope Francis says Our Father is poorly translated
In a video series for Italian television network TV2000, Pope Francis said that “lead us not into temptation” is a... Read more
Vatican nativity scene, Christmas tree unveiled
In an inauguration ceremony Thursday, the Vatican officially unveiled this year’s nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square, also lighting the... Read more
Beauty advice from Pope Francis: Be virtuous like Mary
On Friday’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis offered his own ‘beauty secret’ – with Mary as model –... Read more
Pope names new archbishops for Paris, Mexico City dioceses
Pope Francis on Thursday named the next archbishops of two major metropolitan sees – Archbishop Michel Aupetit to Paris and... Read more
Pope Francis: It's good for young people to study Latin
In a message to the Pontifical Academies on Tuesday, Pope Francis praised the study of Latin, especially for young people,... Read more
Pope Francis urges world leaders to respect UN position on Jerusalem
With debate on the status of Jerusalem heating up in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision to... Read more
Analysis: Argentine letter on Amoris is in the Acta. Does that change things?
Despite the recent inclusion of Pope Francis' 2016 letter to the Buenos Aires bishops on Amoris laetitia in the Holy... Read more
Pope appoints Washington auxiliary as new bishop of Richmond
On Tuesday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ appointment of Bishop Barry C. Knestout, until now one of three auxiliary bishops... Read more
Pope Francis: God is calling you. Don’t make excuses.
Do not wait to begin living out your vocation, Pope Francis said on Monday, encouraging people to stop making excuses... Read more
Pope Francis is praying for grandparents this December
In his prayer video for the month of December, Pope Francis prays for grandparents and the elderly, urging people to... Read more
Mexican-born priest appointed auxiliary bishop of Brownsville
On Monday the Vatican announced Pope Francis' appointment of Oratorian Fr. Mario Alberto Aviles as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese... Read more
Advent is a time to prioritize God, overcome indifference, Pope says
On Sunday Pope Francis kicked off the Church's Advent season saying it is a time to let go of the... Read more
Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Bangladesh
In a 58-minute conversation with journalists on his return flight from Bangladesh to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis discussed the... Read more
Pope Francis: We’ve reached an ethical limit to nuclear weapons
Aboard his flight from Bangladesh to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis said that the destructive potential of nuclear weapons is... Read more
Pope: What I don't say in public, I say behind closed doors
On his return flight from Bangladesh to Rome, Pope Francis offered journalists an insight into his communication strategy, saying that... Read more
