In a message sent via telegram to Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday evening, Pope Francis expressed his sorrow regarding Monday's attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which left the Italian Ambassador, Luca Attanasio, a police officer and their Congolese driver dead. The...
The Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, has called for the empowerment of women in every area of life and work, at the same time encouraging the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Forum...
Tuesday morning saw three prominent speakers presenting the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life's new Document entitled "OLD AGE: OUR FUTURE - The elderly after the pandemic". Introducing the panel, Christiane Murray, Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office, noted that the theme of old age...
The Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments released two decrees, approved by Pope Francis, on Tuesday. One inscribed the Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus into the Roman Calendar on 29 July. This means all liturgical books around the world will be...
The United Nations General Assembly decided unanimously that Feb. 4 be observed each year as the International Day of Human Fraternity, starting in 2021. It invited member states, the U.N. system and others to observe the date in a manner each would consider appropriate. It was...
Pope Francis sent a message on Tuesday to the bishops, diocesan priests and religious of Venezuela, during a virtual meeting organized as a space to share their experiences during this time of health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. “I thank the Lord for the opportunity...
Robert Cardinal Sarah, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament in the Vatican, re-echoes the reminder of Pope Francis of the importance of the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God, which falls on January...
“A society is all the more human to the degree that it cares effectively for its most frail and suffering members, in a spirit of fraternal love.” Pope Francis makes the point in his message for this year's World Day of the Sick. In order to...
There is no pandemic or crisis that can turn off the light of Christmas, Pope Francis affirmed, as he greeted the faithful present in St. Peter’s Square and following through the media during the Sunday Angelus. Noting that the Vatican’s Christmas tree has been erected in...
Pope Francis sent a video message on Thursday to participants in the tenth Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church, taking place in Verona, Italy from 26 – 29 November. Extending his cordial greetings to those attending physically and virtually, the Pope underlined the creative...