Chilean Bishop: Wide turnout at referendum shows wish for unity – Vatican News
The Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago, Chile, Alberto Lorenzelli, says the outcome of the constitutional referendum held Sunday in Chile affirming a "no"…
Holy See: Racism still plagues our societies
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican Observer to the UN in New York, addresses the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and says that ongoing…
Portuguese Church sexual abuse report released
The final report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse of Children in the Catholic Church in Portugal, releases…
Pope moves pastoral care of tourism to Dicastery for Evangelization – Vatican News
By Vatican News The pastoral care of tourism has now passed from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to the Dicastery…
Pope to Redemptorists: ‘Dare to renew your mission to serve the poor’ – Vatican News
By Lisa Zengarini Pope Francis, on Saturday, addressed the members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR), commonly known as…
Pope beatifies John Paul I: May he obtain for us the ‘smile of the soul’
Pope Francis presided over the beatification Mass of Pope John Paul I, recalling how his smile communicated the goodness of the Lord.
Pakistan floods: The poor paying the price of unprecedented destruction
By Salvatore Cernuzio “There is water everywhere… dams, roads, houses, infrastructure; everything destroyed.” Cardinal Joseph Coutts speaks of his Pakistan, brought to…
Pope Francis encourages artists to promote beauty and truth
Pope Francis meets with international film, media and music celebrities at the first “Vitae Summit” in the Vatican, and reminds artists that…
Nigeria: Four nuns kidnapped in Imo State – Vatican News
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ Four Catholic nuns were abducted by unknown persons in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Imo on Sunday. The nuns,…
Nicaraguan police prevent Bishop from leaving home
Police in Nicaragua are preventing Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa from leaving his home, accusing him of inciting “acts of hatred” against…