Symposium on Palliative Care promotes human dignity at end of life
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy for Life, is hosting a Symposium on Palliative...
Vatican hosts ‘digital Synod’ Christmas celebration for Catholic influencers
The initiative "The Church listens to you" took place on Saturday, 17 December, inviting digital evangelizers and hundreds of young people...
World Children’s Day Committee moves to Dicastery for Laity, Family, Life
From an organization directly under the Pope’s authority, the Pontifical Committee for the World Day of Children—established last year by...
Pope: Teachings of women Doctors of Church offer light and hope to our world
In a message to participants in an international conference on Women Doctors of the Church and Co-Patronesses of the Europe, Pope Francis says the teachings...
Vatican sends greetings to Muslims as Ramadan begins
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue releases a message addressed to "all Muslim brothers and sisters" to show solidarity and friendship as they start their month of Ramadan and look ahead to ‘Id al-Fitr.
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.