Vatican

Parolin: Pope in Africa, a witness to hope

Sep 02, 2019

Peace, care for creation and a culture of encounter are what Pope Francis will encourage in his visit of hope to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius starting next week.
Pope announces 13 new Cardinals for the missionary Church

Sep 02, 2019

At the Angelus Pope Francis reads the names of those prelates who will receive the red hat on October 5th, the vigil of the Amazon Synod.
Pope Francis late at Angelus after being stuck in elevator

Sep 02, 2019

Pope Francis says “sorry I’m late” after he appears for Angelus later than usual due to a problem with an elevator.
Cardinals from the peripheries for dialogue and for mission

Sep 02, 2019

The new consistory announced by Pope Francis continues the policy of including Bishops from mission territories in the Church within the College of Cardinals.
Pope approves appointments in Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Sep 01, 2019

Pope Francis has given his approval to appointments in the dioceses of Bijnor, Mandya, Ernakulam-Angamaly and Faridabad, belonging to the eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, based in India.
Pope’s condolences for late Cardinal Silvestrini

Aug 30, 2019

In a telegram, Pope Francis expressed his condolences for Italian Cardinal Achille Silvestrini who passed away on 29 August in Rome at the age of 95.
Cardinal Silvestrini of Italy passes away

Aug 30, 2019

Italian Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, the Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches died in Rome on Thursday., 29 August. He was 95.
Pope at Audience: Church a ‘field hospital’ that cares for sick

Aug 29, 2019

At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis says the Church is like “a field hospital” that must care for the sick, even when our actions incite envy and hatred in others.
Pope prays for peace ahead of 80th anniversary of World War II outbreak

Aug 29, 2019

Pope Francis prays that the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, which falls on 1 September, may be an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war.
Pope won’t throw in the towel on Italy’s plucky Protestant outpost

Aug 29, 2019

Anyone who’s ever visited the Waldensian temple in Rome, or even just walked by it in the Piazza Cavour near the massive erstwhile papal castle of Sant’Angelo, has to be amused by the plucky façade above the front door.