Vatican News
Women's day at the Vatican underscores the power of mercy
The concept of mercy is not easy for Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, a Filipina activist who has suffered a series of trials... Read more
Pope Francis lauds fidelity of Ukrainian Greek-Catholics
Pope Francis met with leaders of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) on Saturday, praising their people's... Read more
Pope's retreat reflects on the Gospel's 'raw' questions
Pope Francis and members of the Curia embarked Sunday on their annual Lenten retreat, which this year centers on the... Read more
Pope: murdered Missionaries of Charity are martyrs of indifference
On Sunday Pope Francis lamented the world’s indifference to the recent killing of four Missionaries of Charity, calling them the... Read more
How do you defend life? Show its beauty, Pope Francis says
Cultural trends and hardened hearts can obscure the value of human life. But true virtues, compassion and beauty are the... Read more
God did not create us to remain crushed by sin, Pope says
Leading his annual penitential service on Friday, Pope Francis told attendees to stand tall and be open to forgiveness, and... Read more
Vatican: the Church has been anything but indifferent to clerical abuse
Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi cautioned Friday that the recent Oscar-win for “Spotlight” and the lengthy deposition of a top... Read more
What the Church has done about sex abuse
The movie Spotlight’s Best Picture win at the Academy Awards has brought renewed attention to the Catholic sex abuse scandals... Read more
Pope Francis will hear confessions on Friday at St. Peter's
The office of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations has announced that Pope Francis will hear confessions from the faithful at St. Peter’s... Read more
Pope Francis: The Church doesn't need 'dirty money'
On Wednesday, Pope Francis issued a harsh condemnation of those who exploit others and then donate to the Church, telling... Read more
Vatican gives free health care to Rome's poor
Poor and homeless men and women will now be able to turn to the Vatican for medical treatment, the latest... Read more
Vatican paper lauds Spotlight as brave, not anti-Catholic
The film Spotlight, which won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, is a courageous movie that is not anti-Catholic,... Read more
Pope to Oriental Orthodox leader: Ecumenism of martyrs calls us to unity
Today's martyrs have become “the seed of Christian unity,” Pope Francis said Monday during an audience with the leader of... Read more
Cardinal Pell: I was not a part of Church's 'indefensible' cover up
On the first day of his video testimony to Australia's Royal Commission investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases,... Read more
Pope Francis: It's never too late for conversion
God's patience towards sinners is without limit, yet the time for conversion is now, Pope Francis said during his Sunday... Read more
Pope Francis prayed at Vatican employee's coffin before meeting new president of Argentina
Before meeting with the president of Argentina Saturday, Pope Francis stopped by the funeral of Miriam Wuolou, a Vatican employee... Read more
Is a Catholic concept of mercy at the heart of true Islam?
Professor Saeed Khan, an expert in Islam, has said that mercy is the core of the Muslim faith – a... Read more
Vatican media guru brings digital perspective to new post
There are probably very few people who understand Church communications better than Msgr. Paul Tighe. Read more
Pope Francis meets with CEO of Instagram
The CEO and co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom, was received in a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican's Apostolic... Read more
Pope Francis spends his Friday with people in drug, alcohol recovery
Continuing his knack for surprises, Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop at a rehabilitation center for those addicted to drugs... Read more
