Marking the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, a book that traces the conciliar path undertaken by Pope St. John XXIII to the current synodal process called for by Pope Francis, goes to press with a…
The Congregation for Catholic Education releases a new “Instruction” for Catholic educational institutions focusing on the identity of Catholic schools and on current challenges. The underlying principle of the new “Instruction” issued by the Congregation for Catholic Education is that…
Vatican News continues with its inside look at the history, objectives and “mission budgets” of the various Vatican offices assisting the Pope in his pastoral ministry. Here we present an interview with the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of…
By: Junno Arocho Esteves Date: December 6, 2021 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from Lódz, Poland, never imagined that the sketches he would draw in his free time while waiting for the public showers near Bernini’s Colonnade would…
Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, the Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), addresses a meeting on media freedom on Thursday. “The Holy See considers the freedom of press and media, which should act as…
Pope Francis appoints a Salesian economist as new undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Renowned economist Sister Alessandra Smerilli is a religious of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, more commonly known as the Salesians of…
Vatican News continues with its series on the history, objectives and “mission budgets” of the Vatican offices assisting the Pope in his pastoral ministry. We feature here the Apostolic Library and Archives with an interview with Cardinal José Tolentino de…
On 9 March 2021, Pope Francis appointed Spanish biblical scholar, Sr. Nuria Calduch-Benages, as secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. She expressed her surprise and gratitude in this interview with Vatican News. Sister Nuria Calduch-Benages has dedicated her life passionately…
The Vatican on Saturday published the monthly prayer intentions of the Holy Father for the year 2022. The prayer intentions are entrusted to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, which Pope Francis officially established as a pontifical work on 17 November…
Featured Image: Vatican workers in protective gear sanitize various surfaces inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 15, 2020, ahead of the resumption of Masses during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) ROME - In preparation for the…