Vatican

Pope: "Today we are all happy" for the new relations between the US and Cuba

Dec 24, 2014

"We are all happy today, because we have seen how the two peoples, who distanced themselves from one another for so many years, yesterday took a step towards each other".
Tutu criticises Pope for declining to meet with Dalai Lama

Dec 24, 2014

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has urged the Pope to reconsider his decision not to meet with the Dalai Lama during a gathering of Nobel laureates in Rome.
An early Christmas present: Pope to meet man serving life sentence

Dec 24, 2014

As inmates are moved by a letter Pope Francis has sent to the prison of a small town in central Italy, the news broke that a man serving a life sentence will be among those at an audience with Pope Francis Dec. 20.
As more than 400 crosses are destroyed in Zhejiang, violence spreads to Henan, Shandong, and Anhui

Dec 24, 2014

The campaign to remove crosses from churches in Zhejiang continues and is spreading to other regions of China, this according to the China Aid Association.
Fr Lombardi's 'Ten Commandments' for Catholic communications

Dec 23, 2014

“To communicate is to unify” is the first of the “Ten Words of Communication” that Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See press office, described in a lecture given Nov. 24 at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome.
Pope warns against sterile egoism rooted in a desire for power

Dec 22, 2014

Pope Francis cautioned Christians against an egoism that excludes the need for God in his homily at Mass on Friday, saying this attitude renders our lives sterile and prevents the Church from bearing fruit.
A sign of hope; Christmas tree illuminates St. Peter's Square

Dec 22, 2014

The 83-foot Italian tree in St. Peter's Square was lit for the first time this season at the unveiling of the Vatican's nativity scene, which Pope Francis called a sign of “light, hope and love” for the world.
Filipino priest: Pope Francis' visit strengthens the fight against corruption

Dec 19, 2014

If he is given the "rare opportunity" to meet the Pope during his visit to the Philippines, he will ask him to pray "that our country" be released from the cancer of "corruption that has infected many" of its citizens.
Pope Francis strengthens commission for the protection of minors

Dec 19, 2014

Pope Francis appointed eight new members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Wednesday, completing the ranks of the commission with a balanced geographical representation in doing so.
Synod document asks how we can improve pastoral care to families

Dec 18, 2014

The Synod of Bishops announced Tuesday it had released its prepatory document for the 2015 Synod on the Family, asking that bishops avoid formulating pastoral care merely in terms based on doctrine.