Vatican News

Pope Francis grants an interview to Luciano Fontana, Editor of the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, focused on the war in Ukraine, saying “I feel that before going to...

Pope Francis welcomes Missionaries of Mercy from around the world, and encourages them to receive warmly those seeking God's mercy and to offer consolation to the sad and lonely, offering...

The Sisters of St. Joseph transform their convents in western Ukraine into centers for refugees, as Aid to the Church in Need provides financial support. Nuns from the Congregation of...

Recently, in the Octave of Easter, Pope Francis encourages us to take to heart the Risen Lord's reassuring words, "Do not be afraid", and to share the joy of Easter...

The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis created the lay ministry...

A European Commission document calling for the use of "inclusive" language will be rewritten after it generated controversy. Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, says “this is not the...

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development presents the message for the 55th World Peace Day, an observance marked annually on 1 January. By Vatican News staff writer The Dicastery...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of a man seeking to pray with his pastor as he is executed, and according to one legal expert...

The Vatican on Tuesday announced that the canonization of Bl. Charles de Foucauld and six others will take place in Rome on May 15, 2022. The date of the canonization...

Writing for the ‘Pray Tell’ blog, Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago examines three “guiding principles” for receiving and implementing Pope Francis’ motu proprio “Traditionis custodes: on the use...