Vatican

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  Pope John Paul I – a miracle clears him for beatification

  Oct 14, 2021

  Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decree on a miraculous healing attributed to the intercession of Pope John Paul I.

  
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  Pope: Christian freedom leads to welcoming people and cultures

  Oct 14, 2021

  Pope Francis says that, freed by grace and love, Christianity is able to welcome every people and culture, and in turn opens peoples and cultures to greater freedom.

  
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  Pope John Paul I on the road to sainthood

  Oct 14, 2021

  Pope Francis authorizes the promulgation of a Decree advancing the causes for the canonization of Pope John Paul I. The heroic virtues of other holy men and women were also recognized as were the martyrdoms of two Argentinean priests.

  
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  Let us be inspired by St. Joseph in the synodal process

  Oct 13, 2021

  In an interview with Vatican media, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People, talks about his devotion to St. Joseph in this Special Year dedicated to the holy figure, and says we can all find inspiration in his virtues.

  
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  Papal envoy crowns Florida's Our Lady of La Leche

  Oct 12, 2021

  The image of Our Lady of La Leche was canonically crowned Sunday, during Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in St. Augustine, Florida.

  
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  Pope appoints new Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies

  Oct 12, 2021

  Pope Francis appoints Msgr Diego Ravelli as new Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies.

  
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  Pope to Sisters of Charity: you are masters in walking the way of charity

  Oct 12, 2021

  Pope Francis addresses the Sisters of Charity on their 21st General Chapter and thanks them for their work in charity.

  
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  Nancy Pelosi leaves Mass in Rome due to security concerns

  Oct 12, 2021

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband left Mass at a church in Rome Saturday evening due to a “security incident,” the church’s rector said.

  
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  Pope at Lateran: Damage to earth threatens life itself

  Oct 11, 2021

  Pope Francis has inaugurated a new cycle of studies at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, dedicated to ecological and environmental issues, in conjunction with the Patriarchate of Constantinople and UNESCO. In his speech, the Pontiff underlines that the complexity of the ecological crisis requires responsibility, concreteness, and competence.

  
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  Pope Francis launches 2-year synodal path with call to ‘encounter, listen, and discern’

  Oct 11, 2021

  Pope Francis formally launched the two-year global consultation process leading to the 2023 synod on synodality on Sunday with a call to “look others in the eye and listen to what they have to say.”