One year ago the coronavirus pandemic suddenly took the world by surprise, causing a cascade of regional and national lockdowns to stop its spread. At first, Italy was hardest hit in Europe, followed by other nations. Life came to a surreal standstill in Rome and all...
The Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions (‘Justice & Peace Europe‘), has joined its voice to the call for an immediate end to the use of force against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and for a return to democracy in the country. After a month of...
On 19 March 2021, the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia, on the joy and beauty of familial love, Pope Francis will inaugurate the Year “Amoris Laetitia Family,” which will conclude on 26 June 2022 on the occasion of the X World Meeting...
Pope Francis will lead the Filipino community in Italy in celebrating the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, a Filipino priest based in Rome said. Scalabrinian Fr. Ricky Gente of the Filipino Chaplaincy in Rome said the celebration will be highlighted with a Mass to...
Pope Francis on Monday has given Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, an additional role in the Roman Curia. Tagle was appointed by the pope as a member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA),...
In a message sent via telegram to Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday evening, Pope Francis expressed his sorrow regarding Monday's attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which left the Italian Ambassador, Luca Attanasio, a police officer and their Congolese driver dead. The...
The Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, has called for the empowerment of women in every area of life and work, at the same time encouraging the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Forum...
Tuesday morning saw three prominent speakers presenting the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life's new Document entitled "OLD AGE: OUR FUTURE - The elderly after the pandemic". Introducing the panel, Christiane Murray, Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office, noted that the theme of old age...
The Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments released two decrees, approved by Pope Francis, on Tuesday. One inscribed the Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus into the Roman Calendar on 29 July. This means all liturgical books around the world will be...
The United Nations General Assembly decided unanimously that Feb. 4 be observed each year as the International Day of Human Fraternity, starting in 2021. It invited member states, the U.N. system and others to observe the date in a manner each would consider appropriate. It was...