Holy Week in the Holy Land: Forgiveness is the only way to peace
As Christians enter the holiest part of the year, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem talks to Vatican News about...
Pope at Christmas Mass: Jesus comes as a child to make us children of...
Millions of people around the world join Pope Francis virtually for the Christmas “Mass during the Night,” celebrated in St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
John Paul II embraced his suffering with love: Cardinal reflects 15 years after saint’s...
VATICAN CITY — Pope St. John Paul II embraced suffering with love, even during his illness, a cardinal and the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica said on the 15th anniversary of the saint’s death.
Global Catholic population rising as number of priests, religious falls
As every year, in view of World Mission Sunday taking place this year on 22 October, the Vatican’s Fides news agency has released a...
St. Januarius’ blood liquefies for the second time in 2021
The blood of St. Januarius, patron of the Italian city of Naples, liquefied on Sunday.
Pope to Friars Minor: ‘The poor and the excluded are your teachers!’
Pope Francis sends a message to participants in the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor reminding them to always be witnesses of fraternity and a simple and joyful life as they gather to renew their vision and embrace the future.