Vatican diplomats

The Latest

Ambassador Jaime Feinzaig, Costa Rican ambassador to Italy, speaks with CNA on Nov. 8 2013.

Costa Rica ambassador praises 'paternal' heart of Pope Francis

Nov 12, 2013

By Elise Harris

The Costa Rican ambassador to Italy praised Pope Francis for his example and attention to the poor, speaking also of... Read more

U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Kenneth F. Hackett speaks with CNA on Oct. 25, 2013.

US ambassador to Vatican united with Pope in care for poor

Oct 25, 2013

By Elise Harris

The new United States ambassador to the Holy See revealed his shared concern with Pope Francis for those who are... Read more

Piotr Nowina-Konopka, Poland's new ambassador to the Holy See, at the Polish embassy on Sept. 10, 2013.

New Polish ambassador says Pope 'will not give up' on Syria

Sep 10, 2013

Poland's new Vatican ambassador Piotr Nowina-Konopka says that Pope Francis will not back down in helping resolve the Syrian conflict... Read more

St. Peter's Square.

Possible Vatican ambassador picks draw concern

Jan 18, 2013

By Michelle La Rosa

Amid speculation over the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, concerns have been raised about the possibility of appointing individuals... Read more

Latest news

null

In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

null

End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

null

Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

Liturgical Calendar Show this year
Apr 25
St. Mark, the Evangelist
Today's readings

Trending