Vatican News
Vatican’s saints office says it did not ask for money for beatification
“What was said is not true,” the undersecretary of the saints congregation wrote in an April 9 letter to the... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘The Church is a great school of prayer’
Pope Francis said Wednesday that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray. Read more
Pope Francis hails St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood
Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Crookston’s Bp Hoeppner after Vatican-ordered investigations
Hoeppner, 71, was the first U.S. bishop to be investigated under Vos estis lux mundi, Pope Francis’ 2019 norms on... Read more
Italian judge issues arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, who brokered Vatican property deal
An Italian magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, a broker who is under investigation due to his... Read more
Vatican summit on 'theology of the priesthood' will look at questions raised in recent synods
Cardinal Marc Ouellet announced Monday that the Vatican will host a theological symposium on the priesthood that will touch on... Read more
Pope Francis: Christ’s wounds shower ‘mercy upon our misery’
“His wounds are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery,” Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy... Read more
Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy, Vatican official and diplomat, dies at 96
The retired cardinal had been a Vatican nuncio and Holy See official for over 30 years. Read more
Pope Francis sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth for death of Prince Philip
"His Holiness commends him to the merciful love of Christ our Redeemer." Read more
Is Cardinal Becciu being rehabilitated?
Pope Francis' private visit to Cardinal Angelo Becciu on Holy Thursday set off speculation about whether the pope is attempting... Read more
Documentary says Benedict XVI’s secretary tried to convince him not to resign
A documentary being released on Benedict XVI’s 94th birthday state that his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, tried to dissuade... Read more
Vatican Museums to reopen with strict new measures in May
The Vatican Museums are planning to reopen to the public next month with strict new COVID-19 measures. Read more
Pope Francis calls for global COVID-19 recovery plan in message to World Bank and IMF
Pope Francis said there is “an urgent need” for a plan that can “create new or regenerate existing institutions, particularly... Read more
Pope Francis recalls nights spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth
Pope Francis has recalled “with emotion” his time spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth. Read more
Pope Francis to offer Divine Mercy Sunday Mass in church with St. Faustina’s relics
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis will offer Mass in a church containing the relics of both St. Faustina Kowalska... Read more
Vatican Observatory’s new website a launch pad to show the Catholic Church supports science
Br. Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, said that the old website “was hardly ever visited.” Read more
Cardinal Turkson marks World Health Day with call to rethink healthcare
Cardinal Peter Turkson has called for a rethink of healthcare in his message for this year’s World Health Day. Read more
Pope Francis names Green Bay vicar general Fr. Daniel Felton as next bishop of Duluth
The Diocese of Duluth has been without a bishop since the sudden death of Bishop Paul Sirba on Dec. 1,... Read more
Pope Francis at the general audience: ‘There is no grief in the Church that is borne in solitude’
At this morning’s general audience, Pope Francis said that the communion of saints means that Christians are never alone in... Read more
American priest reveals communication ‘mix-up’ about end of Vatican job
Msgr. Robert Oliver has said that due to a “mix-up,” he was not told in advance that his service on... Read more
