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.
Pope calls on Catholics to accompany Church in China with fervent prayer
“Tomorrow, the Catholic faithful in China celebrate the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, the celestial patron of their great country,” Pope Francis noted in remarks following the Regina Coeli on Sunday.
Pope Francis released from hospital returns to Vatican
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has confirmed that the Holy Father was discharged from Agostino Gemelli Hospital shortly after 10.30 this morning.
College opens first ‘earth chapel’ in the Philippines
A college in the Philippines has opened the country’s first-ever “earth chapel” to instill a greater love of creation among the faithful.
St. Peter’s Square hosts cardiology mobile clinic for poor
The Office of Papal Charities and Rome's San Carlo di Nancy Hospital team up to offer the poor cardiological checkups in St. Peter's Square.
Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Christmas invites us to dialogue, unity, peace
Pope Francis gave his traditional Christmas message followed by his "Urbi et Orbi" blessing (to the city and the world) to crowds of pilgrims gathered in a rainy Saint Peter's Square and to the world via a broadcast and streaming spanning the globe.