The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank. | Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA. The Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), commonly known …
What is the Order of Malta?
Giorgio Minguzzi via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). The Sovereign Military Order of Malta can be hard to define. The thousand-year-old entity is a Catholic religious …
Order of Malta announces death of Fra’ Marco Luzzago after ‘sudden illness’
ope Francis meets with the Order of Malta’s Fra’ Marco Luzzago on June 25, 2021. | Vatican Media The Order of Malta on Tuesday announced …
Boy asks Pope Francis: ‘Can you come to Ukraine to save all the children?’
Pope Francis embraces a child during his meeting with participants in the Children’s Train initiative at the Vatican on June 4, 2022. | Vatican Media …
Pope Francis calls 100 days of war in Ukraine ‘negation of God’s dream’
Relatives, friends and comrades of Ukrainian soldier Eduardo Trepilchenko, who was killed on the Eastern front battling the Russian invasion , attend his funeral at …
Pentecost 2022: Full text of Pope Francis’ homily
Pope Francis delivered his homily from a wheelchair in front of the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on June 5, 2022. | Vatican Media …
On Pentecost, Pope Francis explained how to recognize the Holy Spirit’s voice
Pope Francis sat at the front of the congregation in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Pentecost on June 5, 2022. | Vatican Media …
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ tomb permanently reopened for public viewing
Carlo Acutis’ tomb is opened for public veneration in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 1, 2020. Photos courtesy of Assisi diocese. Visitors to Assisi can once again …
Pope Francis congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II stands on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace as the troops march past during the Queen’s Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, …
Cardinal: Queen’s Coronation was the first time I watched a television!
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Credit: CBCEW Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of …
Kazakhstan looks forward to papal visit in September as it marks 30 years of diplomatic relations with Vatican
Pope Francis greets Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, at the Vatican, May 30, 2022. | Vatican Media. Kazakhstan welcomes Pope Francis’ …
Vatican unveils schedule for the 2022 World Meeting of Families in June
he official logo of the 2022 World Meeting of Families in Rome. | Diocese of Rome. The Vatican published the official schedule for the 10th …
Vatican offers plenary indulgence for visiting the elderly on Grandparents’ Day
Pope Francis greets the elderly priest-residents of Casa San Gaetano in Rome on June 17, 2016. | Vatican Media. The Vatican announced on Monday that …
What message is Pope Francis sending with his choice of new cardinals?
A consistory for the creation of new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The consistory for the creation of …
Pope Francis on the Ascension: Christ ‘does not want to limit our freedom’ by his presence
Pope Francis delivers the Regina Coeli address in St. Peter’s Square, May 29, 2022. | Vatican Media Reflecting on the feast of the Ascension, Pope …
50 years ago, the paths of 2 heroic Polish blesseds crossed
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński ordains Father Jerzy Popiełuszko to the priesthood on May 28, 1972. | Muzeum Ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki. Fifty years ago, the lives of …
What to know about Archbishop Arthur Roche, who will soon be a cardinal
Archbishop Arthur Roche at the Vatican press office on Feb. 10, 2015. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Archbishop Arthur Roche, STB, STL was born in Batley, West …
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Arthur Roche
Archbishop Arthur Roche | Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis today proclaimed that he will create 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Arthur Roche, at a …
Bishop Declan Lang reflects on Holy Land Coordination from Jerusalem
Bishop Declan Lang | CBCEW Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Holy Land Coordination, spoke to us just before leaving Jerusalem about this year’s meeting …
Bishops conclude their journey of faith, encounter and solidarity in the Holy Land
Mass in the Holy Land | CBCEW The Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination have released their final communiqué upholding the rightful place of the …