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...
Vatican City, Feb 19, 2022 / 12:15 pm Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has encouraged people not to be intimidated by the concept of “evangelization,” but to remember that it can be a simple human interaction or conversation among friends, family, coworkers, or social media followers. “Sometimes we...
Vatican City, Feb 15, 2022 / 07:20 am Pope Francis unveiled new changes to Church law in an apostolic letter published Tuesday, saying that he was seeking to promote “a healthy decentralization” in the Church. In the letter issued motu proprio (“on his own impulse”) on Feb....
Vatican City, Feb 7, 2022 / 13:00 pm The Vatican acknowledged on Monday that the Church’s effort to listen to the 1.34 billion Catholics worldwide through a synodal process is facing challenges. “Many of the faithful perceive the synodal process as a crucial moment in the Church’s...
Vatican City, Jan 30, 2022 / 08:30 am Pope Francis encouraged people Sunday to be open to the newness Jesus wants to bring in their daily lives and to cultivate the capacity to wonder. “The Lord always surprises us. This is the beauty of an encounter with...
Vatican City, Jan 24, 2022 / 04:18 am Pope Francis said on Monday that the two-year global consultation process leading to the Synod on Synodality is “a great opportunity” for Catholics to listen to one another. Writing in his World Communications Day message, released on Jan. 24,...
Vatican City, Jan 13, 2022 / 10:27 am Preparations are already underway in Rome for the 2025 Jubilee, a special year of grace and pilgrimage in the Catholic Church. Archbishop Rino Fisichella met with Pope Francis this month to discuss the motto for the jubilee. In a video...
Vatican City, Jan 18, 2022 / 08:20 am The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and women for the first time in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday. Candidates from three continents will receive the new...