The 12-pointed star of the Sagrada Família Basilica’s Tower of the Virgin Mary is lit up for the first time. | Screenshot from Basílica de …
University to host center for study of Polish Catholics and Jews who saved lives under Nazism and communism
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in eastern Poland. | KUL. A university in Poland will host a centre for the study of …
Pope Francis makes early morning visit to Immaculate Conception statue in Rome
An Italian firefighter places a wreath of flowers on the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, Dec. 8, 2021. | Daniel …
Pope Francis hails ‘the beauty of Mary’s heart’ on Immaculate Conception feast
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis highlighted “the beauty of Mary’s heart” in his …
World Peace Day 2022: Education, work and dialogue between generations
Pope Francis with a white dove, symbol of peace. Credit: Vatican Media The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has released the title of the …
Pope Francis updates norms on crimes judged by Vatican’s doctrinal office
The Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, the seat of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. | Jim McIntosh via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0). Pope …
No one can deny the Sacraments to people with disabilities
Promoted by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, the IamChurch initiative consists of five videos demonstrating the daily struggles of persons with disabilities who, …
Pope to people with disabilities: “The Church is truly your home”
Image Credit: CBCEW Pope Francis assures people with disabilities that the Church is truly their home, saying the Church is a community of imperfect people …
Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Greece
Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference on the journey from Athens to Rome, Dec. 6, 2021 | Vatican Media. Pope Francis returned to …
Pope Francis: EU commission guide discouraging word ‘Christmas’ was an anachronism
Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference on the journey from Athens to Rome, Dec. 6, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis said today …
Pope Francis in Greece: ‘Let us ask for the grace of hope’
Pope Francis offers Mass in the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens, Greece on Dec. 5, 2021. | Vatican Media In Athens yesterday, Pope Francis said …
Pope Francis calls migrant crisis a ‘shipwreck of civilization’ during refugee camp visit
Pope Francis visits the Mavrovouni refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Dec. 5, 2021 | Vatican Media From a refugee camp on …
Pope Francis apologises for mistakes of Catholics in meeting with Greek Orthodox leaders in Athens, Greece
Pope Francis speaks to His Beatitude Ieronymos II and other Greek Orthodox leaders in Athens Dec. 4. | Vatican Media Pope Francis apologised for the …
Pope Francis in Cyprus: We encounter Jesus in the faces of migrants
Pope Francis takes part in an ecumenical prayer with migrants at the Parish Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 3, 2021. | …
Apostolic nuncio to EU dies after contracting COVID-19
Pope Francis meets Msgr. Aldo Giordano, apostolic nuncio to the European Union, on June 17, 2021. | Vatican Media. Archbishop Aldo Giordano, the apostolic nuncio …
Pope Francis to Orthodox bishops in Cyprus: Let us seek full unity
Source: CNA In a meeting with Orthodox bishops in Cyprus on Friday, Pope Francis expressed the desire that the Catholic Church and Orthodox Church will …
Pope Francis tells Cypriot authorities he is praying for ‘the peace of the entire island’
Pope Francis addresses the authorities, civil society, and diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 2, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis …
Pope Francis invites Catholics in Cyprus to be agents of fraternity
Source: CNA On his first day in Cyprus, Pope Francis invited the Catholic community to promote a spirit of fraternity in the island country, which …
From Syria to Slovakia, buildings are lit up in support of persecuted Christians
Red Week 2021 is marked in Trnava, Slovakia. Hundreds of buildings across the world were lit up in solidarity with persecuted Christians in Red Week, …
Pope Francis: St. Joseph shows engaged couples what real love looks like
Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis shared advice for engaged and married couples based on the example provided by the Holy Family at his Wednesday audience, yesterday. …