Despite improved health, pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover his...
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Bronze sculpture in St Peter’s Square offers message of hospitality
By Justin McLellan, CNS – A new bronze sculpture installed in St Peter’s Square, near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in need,...
St John Paul II tirelessly served church, embraced world, cardinal says
By Carol Glatz, CNS – During his long and fruitful pontificate, St John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his...
Vatican secretary of state: Pope continues to govern the Church
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Even on his worst days in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis was governing the Catholic Church, although on some days, he did...
Vatican statistics: Baptisms down, but First Communions, Confirmations up
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2023, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women...
What does a Papal Nuncio do?
An apostolic nuncio acts as the official liaison between the Vatican and the local Church hierarchy, government officials, and other religious leaders in the regions to which...
Cardinal blesses livestock and pets at Vatican celebration
By Catholic News Service – While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct 4 feast of St Francis of Assisi,...
Pope names Consolata Missionary as the first woman dicastery prefect
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, naming her prefect...
Vatican: 13 Missionaries Were Killed in 2024
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Thirteen Catholic “missionaries” were killed in 2024, most of them during the commission of a robbery, but several obviously were targeted for...
Court finds Priest and Others Guilty of Misappropriating Sistine Chapel Choir Funds
By CNS – The Vatican City State court has returned guilty verdicts against the former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, its former manager and his wife...
