Vatican aims to have a net-zero-emissions vehicle fleet by 2030
By Carol Glatz, CNS – As part of a plan to reduce its CO2 footprint, Vatican City State has launched a programme to replace its existing vehicle...
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Honouring the dead: Vatican Museums expand access to necropolis
By Cindy Wooden, CNS — In the month Catholics traditionally honour the dead, the Vatican Museums opened a new entrance to an ancient necropolis where carved marble...
Our Lady’s Own Basilica
On August 5 we mark the feast of the Dedication of the Major Basilica of St Mary Major. Here we look at that ancient church’s history and...
Vatican Nativity scene to honour 800th anniversary of St Francis’ Creche
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – On the 800th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi setting up the first Nativity scene, the creche in St Peter’s Square in...
Jerusalem Cardinal Offers Himself in Exchange for Israeli Hostages
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage...
Pope names first woman secretary of dicastery for religious
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis has appointed a woman for the first time to be the No. 2 official of the Roman Curia office that...
Thanksgiving Mass: Investiture of Cardinal Brislin
October 1, 2023, St Stephen’s Chapel in the Vatican Gardens, Rome – Bishop Sithembele Sipuka’s homily As we celebrate this Thanksgiving Mass for the inauguration of Archbishop...
Meeting with Cardinal Stephen Brislin in Rome!
Dino and Roberta Furgione of the Neocatechumenal Way, Southern Africa met with newly-elected Cardinal Stephen Brislin in Rome.
Cardinal Stephen Brislin’s Thanksgiving Mass
A day after receiving the red hat from Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Cardinal Stephen Brislin of Cape Town presided over a Thanksgiving Mass in St...
Creating cardinals from 16 nations, pope asks them to join church ‘symphony’
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Coming from different parts of the world and having different experiences and talents, members of the College of Cardinals are called to...
