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…
“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” is the title of a new book by the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. It contains images and texts recalling the gestures and words of Francis at the extraordinary “Urbi et Orbi” prayer…
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development issues a press release describing the latest developments of its "WASH" project (access to drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in health care facilities run by the Catholic Church. Assuring access to clean water…
Marking World Water Day, Pope Francis sends a message calling for an urgent change of lifestyle so as not to waste or pollute water, and ensure that this basic human right is made accessible to all. Pope Francis called for…
Pope Francis on Thursday received the student priests of Rome’s Belgian Pontifical College and reflected on the fatherhood of St. Joseph that a genuine pastor can emulate in caring for the flock entrusted to his care. Pope Francis is urging…
Not two weeks after Pope Francis's historic visit with Ayatollah Al-Sistani, Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Imam Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri discuss the implications of that visit. On Wednesday, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and Imam Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri,…
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…
Each year, the Church takes up a collection on Good Friday to assist Christians in the Holy Land and help protect the Holy Places. In a letter addressed to the Bishops of the world, the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation…
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) hosts its first-ever Women’s Virtual Forum this week, featuring powerhouse female leaders, experts, and activists. The Forum, entitled "Hopes and challenges in a post-Covid era" focused on how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated…
An online event is taking place on 19 March in Rome, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris laetitia", a document on the beauty and joy of love in the family. The 19…