Pope Francis: Hope is a gift and duty for every Christian
The Jubilee of 2025, a holy year that I wanted to dedicate to the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”, is a propitious occasion to reflect on this...
From non-Catholic to foundress of Ethiopia’s first Catholic convent
With a vision shaped by international exposure and a deep desire to pray in the local language while serving the community, Emahoy...
Pope on All Saints’ Day: With the Lord’s help, let’s aspire to holiness
During his Angelus address on this Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis invites faithful to not see holiness as unattainable, and urges...
Meet ‘Luce’: The Vatican’s cartoon mascot for Jubilee 2025
Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Vatican has launched a cartoon mascot unveiled Monday as the cheerful face of the Catholic Church’s...
Cardinal Renato Martino, longtime Vatican diplomat, dies at 91
Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, who served for 16 years as the top Vatican diplomat to the United Nations and headed up two key pontifical councils in Rome for several years, died on Monday at age 91.
Protecting Minors Commission presents Annual Report in Vatican
The first-ever Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding, covering the 2023 calendar year, produced by the...