Pope Francis makes donation to World Food Programme as pandemic causes rising hunger
Pope Francis has made a donation to the World Food Programme as the organization works to feed 270 million people this year amid rising hunger caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope to write document on Sacred Heart for a world that ‘has lost its...
Pope Francis has announced he is preparing to write a document dedicated to that devotion to “illuminate the path of ecclesial renewal, but...
Meet the only bishop of the ‘least religious’ country in Europe
Bishop Philippe Jourdan leads the Catholic Church in Estonia, which is considered the least religious country in Europe.
Pope approves decrees for new Blesseds, including six martyrs
In an audience granted to the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Francis authorizes the promulgation of decrees of...
Streaming in sign language for the Easter Triduum
For the Easter Triduum, Vatican News creates an ad hoc YouTube channel with translations of the liturgical celebrations into Sign Language for people with hearing and communication disabilities.
Soon-to-be Cardinal, the confessor who apologised to Jesus for forgiving too much
Father Luis Dri, 96, a Capuchin friar who has been confessing for years at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Buenos Aires, in the evening, used to ask for forgiveness before the Tabernacle for the many absolutions...