Pope leads Via Crucis with young people in torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
For the second year in a row, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square rather than Rome’s Colosseum because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Homeless people to receive Covid-19 vaccines in the Vatican during Holy Week
The Office of Papal Charities is working to ensure that the vulnerable and marginalized in society have access to Covid-19 vaccines. 1200 people will have the opportunity of being vaccinated in the Vatican during Holy Week.
Asia Bibi wants to be a voice for persecuted Christians around the world
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman once sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan but eventually freed, now wants to be a voice for Christians around the world.
Pope Francis: ‘Christian charity is not simple philanthropy’
Christian charity is more than simple philanthropy, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday.
Pope to the Roman Rota: Listen with a pastoral heart
Pope Francis on Friday addressed the officials of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the inauguration of their Judicial Year.
Jesuit Fr. Swamy: A caged bird sings for his birthday in prison
As Fr Stan Swamy celebrates his 84th birthday in an Indian prison cell, numerous Church leaders call for his release, with his fellow Jesuits saying “a caged bird still can sing.”