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Pope Francis listened to the testimonies of several children from earthquake-struck areas on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Vatican.

Pope hears testimonies of earthquake children, asks them to trust in Jesus

Jun 3, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Saturday, Pope Francis met with 400 children from towns hit by earthquakes in central Italy, telling them that during... Read more

Clericus Cup Final between Pontifical Urban College and the Pontifical Gregorian University on May 27, 2017.

Vatican soccer champs dedicate victory to Coptic Christians

May 31, 2017

Upon winning the Vatican's annual soccer championship last week, the victorious team honored Christians in Egypt who have faced increasingly... Read more

Pope Francis greets patients with Huntington's Disease May 18, 2017.

Pope Francis to Huntington's patients: You deserve respect and love

May 18, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Thursday offered a message of hope and love to patients with Huntington’s disease, a rare and incurable... Read more

Pope Francis.

Trump to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on May 24

May 4, 2017

President Donald Trump will meet Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican later this month.  Read more

A view of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica from the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.

Pope urges Vatican communications to go digital amid ongoing reform

May 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis told the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications, which is holding their first plenary assembly this week, that given a... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica. Photo

Vatican group talks new ways to help poor, marginalized

May 2, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Traditional solutions to the problem of poverty typically take a top-down welfare approach, focused on fulfilling a person's most basic... Read more

Al-Azhar University?, Egypt.

Vatican praised, cautioned on dialogue with al-Azhar university

Apr 27, 2017

By Elise Harris

A leading scholar in the Arab world has applauded the goodwill of both the Vatican and the prestigious Islamic al-Azhar... Read more

Opening Mass for the synod of bishops on the family Oct. 8, 2015.

Pope taps new bishops for Davenport, San Diego dioceses

Apr 19, 2017

By Elise Harris

On Tuesday, the Vatican announced the appointment of Msgr. Thomas Robert Zinkula as the new leader of the Davenport diocese... Read more

Pro-Francis posters go up in Rome, striking a different chord

Apr 18, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Just two months after Pope Francis faced intense backlash for his reforms when critical posters were plastered around Rome, a... Read more

Pope Francis with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Monastery of Mater Ecclesiae in Vatican City on June 30, 2015.

Why did Pope Francis visit Benedict XVI? To say happy birthday!

Apr 13, 2017

Early Easter greetings and birthday wishes were the reason for Pope Francis’ visit with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI on Wednesday.  Read more

Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN Global Catholic Network.

EWTN chairman named consultor for Vatican communications office

Apr 12, 2017

On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that EWTN’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw has been named by Pope... Read more

Bible scholar gives inside look at Vatican's Stations of the Cross

Apr 11, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis chose French biblical scholar, Anne-Marie Pelletier, to write the meditations for this year's annual Good Friday Stations of... Read more

Archbishop Rino Fisichella presides at the memorial Mass for Mother Angelica, Vatican City, March 27, 2017.

Vatican official honors Mother Angelica with Mass at St. Peter's

Mar 28, 2017

By Elise Harris

Archbishop Rino Fisichella celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of Mother Angelica,... Read more

As abuse survivor leaves, Vatican group aims to listen better to victims

Mar 27, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

After a victim who suffered past clerical abuse resigned from the Vatican's anti-abuse commission, the group is aiming for more... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Protection of minors event draws swath of top Vatican leaders

Mar 24, 2017

By Elise Harris

In a significant show of unity, officials from every Vatican department – including at least half a dozen cardinals who... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica, front view.

Vatican abuse prevention event 'extremely important' for Church

Mar 23, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Thursday a Vatican event on the prevention of child abuse narrowed in on the importance of education in schools... Read more

Good Friday Collection to benefit Holy Land Christians

Mar 21, 2017

As Christians in the Middle East continue to suffer innumerable hardships this Lenten season, the Vatican has announced that this... Read more

Mirreille Twayigira in Rome on March 8, 2017.

My life isn't a tragedy – a Rwandan woman's incredible story of survival

Mar 13, 2017

By Elise Harris

She begged and scrounged for food in the forest; she drank water from a stream with dead bodies in it;... Read more

Sunset over St. Peter's Basilica.

For women, Vatican's new female advisory group 'a good start'

Mar 8, 2017

By Elise Harris

A new advisory group for the Pontifical Council for Culture is being hailed as the beginning of a greater representation... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on Oct. 1 2014.

Vatican event to highlight key role of women in peace-building

Mar 6, 2017

By Elise Harris

To mark International Women's Day, the Vatican invited women from across the globe to discuss not only their work as... Read more