Vatican, Microsoft unveil AI-generated ‘digital twin’ of St Peter’s
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Aimed at reaching out to people unable to go to Rome for the Holy Year and helping the millions who are expected...
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Top Vatican official hopes Trump will promote peace, national unity
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Vatican secretary of state said his prayer for Donald J. Trump is that God would grant him wisdom “because that is...
Papal commission releases report highlighting progress in safeguarding
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors dedicated its first...
Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to...
Cardinal Stephen Brislin New Archbishop of Jo’burg
Cardinal Stephen Brislin, 68, has been appointed the new archbishop of Johannesburg, succeeding retiring Archbishop Buti Tlhagale. The announcement of the resignation of Archbishop Tlhagale, 76, and...
Vatican cuts monthly allowances of Curia Cardinals
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The 18 cardinals who head Vatican offices will find a little less in their pay envelopes starting Nov. 1. Maximino Caballero Ledo,...
Vatican statistics show decline in baptisms, clergy, religious, worldwide
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women...
From on high: A rare glimpse from the top of St Peter’s baldachin
By Justin McLellan, CNS – More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica,...
Statistically speaking: How Pope’s Choices Change College of Cardinals
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Popes have made a habit of exceeding the statutory limit on the number of cardinals under the age of 80, but Pope...
Pope announces he will create 21 new cardinals in December
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 7, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old Ukrainian bishop who...
