VATICAN CITY — After literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed … Learn More
ROME — Starting a family and having children has become a kind of herculean task when instead it should be valued and supported by everyone, Pope Francis said at a … Learn More
VATICAN CITY — Two popes sat side by side before a crowd of rain-soaked pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square May 10. Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, … Learn More
VATICAN CITY — World Youth Day is an antidote against indifference, isolation and lethargy, Pope Francis said. Since World Youth Days were established by St. John Paul II in 1985, … Learn More
At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops,
VATICAN CITY — Moscow is not working with the Vatican to end the war in Ukraine, said a Kremlin spokesperson. Asked by reporters May 2 if the Russian government was … Learn More
VATICAN CITY — The prayers of nuns and monks are like “oxygen” for all members of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said. “Their prayer is the invisible force that sustains … Learn More
VATICAN CITY — The life and ministry of the Catholic Church is enriched by listening to everyone, especially those who are often excluded by society, and by including their experiences … Learn More
ROME — The Pontifical International Marian Academy has created a commission to study and monitor cases of alleged Marian apparitions and other mystical phenomena. The new “observatory” or monitoring body … Learn More
‘It’s not just an intellectual exercise, it really is an exercise in discernment.’
