Vatican City, Jun 28, 2022 / 10:40 am The Vatican evangelization chief unveiled on Tuesday the winning logo of the 2025 Jubilee Year, chosen after a worldwide competition. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, presented the logo and the preparations for the Catholic Church’s...
VATICAN— Pope Francis’ July trip to the African countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan has been postponed for health reasons, the Vatican said on Friday. “At the request of his doctors, and in order not to jeopardize the results of the therapy...
Bishops, priests, religious, and lay people can avail of free online theology classes ahead of the 2023 synod of bishops in Rome. The program coordinated is coordinated by members of the theological commission of the general secretariat of the synod of bishops who have been collaborating...
Pope Francis has appointed new members of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, including Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. The cardinal’s appointment was announced by the Vatican on Wednesday, June 1. The prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples is among the...
Pope Francis on Tuesday prayed the rosary for peace in Ukraine and around the world. The pope recited the rosary before the statue of Mary Regina Pacis (Mary, Queen of Peace) at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on May 31, at the end of the...
Vatican City, Apr 16, 2022 / 01:00 am 1. Benedict XVI was born on Holy Saturday Benedict XVI was born on Holy Saturday, April 16, 1927, in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria. According to CNA’s count, this year is his fourth Holy Saturday birthday; the last time his...
The Holy Father has reappointed His Excellency Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, as Member of the Congregatio de Cultu Divino Disciplina Sacramentorum (Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments). This reappointment of Archbishop Valles by the Holy Father Pope...
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 10:41 am The Vatican has sent bishops around the world the text of the prayer that Pope Francis will lead on March 25 for the consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Here is the full...
Rome Newsroom, Mar 5, 2022 / 05:45 am The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church warned Saturday that Russian bombardments have left some people in Ukraine without heat in freezing temperatures. In a video message on March 5, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk urged the international community...
Vatican City, Feb 28, 2022 / 04:40 am The Vatican secretary of state said on Monday that it is not too late for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. “There is still time for goodwill, there is still room for negotiation,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said in an...