Vatican

Pope's audience with elderly to explore vocation of old age

Jul 15, 2014

Organizers for the first-ever audience to be held between a pope and the elderly population have revealed that a central reflection will be the active vocation of the aged in the Church and in society.
Pope asks: what kind of soil is our heart?

Jul 14, 2014

Pope Francis devoted his July 13 Angelus address to the parable of the sower (Mt. 13:1-23), the Gospel reading at Mass that day.
Papal appeal for peace in Holy Land

Jul 14, 2014

Following his July 13 Angelus address, Pope Francis invited the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square to join him in silent prayer for peace.
Vatican dismisses Italian newspaper report on papal interview

Jul 14, 2014

The Vatican spokesperson said that Pope’s words reported in an article in the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica” cannot be considered with certainty Pope Francis words.
Vatican's new UN observer to face key challenges

Jul 11, 2014

Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza, the new head of the Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, served on the front lines in response to Haiti’s disastrous 2010 earthquake.
Pope Francis to visit his close friend from Buenos Aires

Jul 11, 2014

The Vatican announced earlier today that Pope Francis has decided to pay a private visit to an evangelical pastor who is a close friend from his time in Buenos Aires, but currently lives in Italy.
Church leaders in Holy Land call for an end to violent cycle

Jul 10, 2014

In a declaration issued by the Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land, Church leaders decried ongoing violence in the region, criticizing leaders’ closed-mindedness, and calling for peaceful negotiations.
Vatican official praises Sr Cristina for going to 'peripheries'

Jul 10, 2014

A priest at the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization has said Sister Cristina Scuccia, who recently won The Voice Italy, is an example of how the Church must go out to the existential peripheries.
Korean celebrities create music video ahead of Pope's visit

Jul 09, 2014

More than 20 Korean celebrities have come together in making a music video honoring Pope Francis’ upcoming visit, and is an initiative they hope will help to overcome religious differences.
Maria Goretti's greatest witness is forgiveness, priest observes

Jul 08, 2014

Following St. Maria Goretti’s feast day, the rector of the basilica where her body resides stated that her willingness to forgive is her most prominent testimony, and that her virtue is an example for family life.