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Polish Catholics arrive in Rome after 17-day cycling pilgrimage
The group raised funds for a hospice. Read more
Bishop to Rome’s March for Life: Confront the culture of death with sound reason
On the eve of the march, Cardinal Raymond Burke presided over Eucharistic adoration. Read more
Cardinal Pell leads Eucharistic procession in Rome
The former Vatican finance czar led the annual procession at the Angelicum on May 13, Read more
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EU to showcase the European history of Rome’s Catholic churches
Weekly walks to 26 of Rome’s churches with historic ties to European nations will take place in May and June. Read more
An ambassador to the Vatican is visiting Rome’s most ancient churches this Lent
An ambassador to the Vatican is visiting 40 of Rome’s most ancient churches this Lent -- despite rain and pandemic... Read more
St. Dominic entrusted this Marian icon to nuns in Rome 800 years ago
Eight hundred years ago, a barefoot St. Dominic carried an icon of the Virgin Mary across Rome to entrust the... Read more
Scots College in Rome to change location in the city
The Scottish seminary in Rome is looking to relocate closer to the city center next year, after determining that needed... Read more
Pompeo and top Vatican diplomats have ‘respectful’ exchange of views on China
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Holy See’s top diplomats had a “respectful” exchange of views on... Read more
Vatican diplomats: ‘political correctness’ is hindering religious freedom
While the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the Church to speak out about human rights abuses in China... Read more
Pompeo: Nowhere is religious freedom more under assault than in China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in Rome Wednesday that the Chinese government is the world’s worst persecutor of... Read more
Cardinal Pell arrives in Rome as financial scandal casts shadow over Vatican
Cardinal George Pell arrived in Rome Wednesday as financial scandals continue to cast a shadow over the Vatican. Read more
Two US Catholic colleges resume Rome study abroad programs
At a time when many universities in the U.S. are only offering online classes this fall, American students from two... Read more
Founder of Catholic religious order will be beatified in May
The Vatican has decreed that Fr. Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, founder of the Salvatorians, will be beatified May... Read more
Catholic priests kick off first international organ festival at Rome’s Pantheon
Under the nearly 2,000-year-old dome of Rome’s Pantheon and above the relics of early Christian martyrs, the melodies of Johann... Read more
Stuck in Italy: Washington priest trusts in God as he waits to begin U.S. ministry
New priest César Izquierdo knows God is calling him to serve the Catholic population of central Washington. And with his... Read more
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Rome’s Basilica of St. Augustine
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the Basilica of St. Augustine on Thursday to pray at the tomb of... Read more
This Roman church was a gift from Catholics around the world to Leo XIII
There are many Catholic churches in Rome, but few can boast of having been built through the contributions of Catholics... Read more
Rome’s Irish College will not receive Irish seminarians next academic year
The trustees of the Pontifical Irish College decided last week that the national seminary in Rome will no longer host... Read more
Pope Francis praises sacrifices of Rome’s clergy amid pandemic
Pope Francis has praised Rome’s priests for remaining close to their flocks as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged Italy. Read more
Catholic gift shops near Vatican struggle to reopen after coronavirus lockdown
Walking toward St. Peter’s Square, one sees sign after sign posted on the closed doors of religious gift shops and... Read more
