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Vatican ‘security consultant’ Cecilia Marogna lodges complaint over confiscated cellphone

Feb 10, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cecilia Marogna, an Italian woman expected to face trial at the Vatican on charges of embezzlement, has lodged an appeal... Read more

Pope Francis at a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Photo credits: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Christian prayer instills ‘invincible hope’ in the human heart

Feb 10, 2021

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that prayer can fortify us as we face the challenges of daily life.  Read more

Vatican Radio’s headquarters, pictured on Jan. 14, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican Radio to launch web radio on 90th anniversary

Feb 9, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican Radio will launch a 24-hour web radio to mark its 90th anniversary on Friday.  Read more

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Vatican: Institutionalization of elderly a mark of ‘throwaway culture’

Feb 9, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican called on Tuesday for a rethinking of elder care in a document arguing that the elderly are best... Read more

Pope Francis' video message to prayer marathon against human trafficking Feb. 8, 2021.  YoutTube screenshot.

Pope Francis asks people to pray for every victim of human trafficking

Feb 8, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has asked people to pray Monday for every person who is currently a victim of human trafficking.  Read more

Pope Francis meets with the diplomats accredited to the Holy See at the Vatican's Hall of Blessing Feb. 8, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis tells diplomats 'right to life' is a foundational human right

Feb 8, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis told diplomats at the Vatican Monday that it is “painful” for him to see more countries move away... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Sept. 7, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis prays for stability in Burma as protestors condemn coup

Feb 7, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for justice and national stability in Burma as tens of thousands protest the Feb. 1 military... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the Focolare Movement Feb. 6, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis calls Focolare Movement to 'dynamic fidelity' after election of new president

Feb 6, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged the Focolare Movement to have “dynamic fidelity” as the third president of the international Catholic... Read more

Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) poses with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis names religious sister, priest as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops

Feb 6, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Saturday appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops.  Read more

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Pope Francis nominates new prosecutor, judges for Vatican Court of Appeal

Feb 5, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Friday tapped a long-time Rome prosecutor to be public prosecutor for the Vatican City State’s Court of... Read more

Pope Francis greets Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis and Benedict XVI receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Feb 5, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have both received their second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his International Day of Human Fraternity message Feb. 4, 2021. Screengrab from Vatican YouTube channel.

Pope Francis calls human fraternity the ‘challenge of our century’

Feb 4, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Human fraternity is “the challenge of our century,” Pope Francis said on Thursday, as he marked the first International Day... Read more

Pope Francis pictured on April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis hails musicians’ ‘new creativity’ amid pandemic disruption

Feb 4, 2021

Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus... Read more

Pope Francis with Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2015. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Is Cardinal Cupich on his way to the Vatican?

Feb 3, 2021

By CNA Staff

On January 30, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, who was in Rome for a meeting... Read more

Pope Francis after praying the Angelus in the Vatican's apostolic palace on March 29, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ Angelus address moves outdoors as coronavirus restrictions ease in Rome

Feb 3, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis will speak to a live audience once again as his weekly Angelus address moves back to St. Peter’s... Read more

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Feb. 3, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Without liturgy, Christianity is without the whole of Christ

Feb 3, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that it is essential for Christians to participate in the liturgy and the sacraments to encounter... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 2, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis on Feast of Presentation: Learn from the patience of Simeon and Anna

Feb 2, 2021

By Courtney Mares

On the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Pope Francis pointed to Simeon and Anna as models of having... Read more

Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in Rome June 28, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican cardinal: Protecting Catholic doctrine will ‘always be necessary’

Feb 2, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s doctrinal chief has emphasized the Catholic Church’s duty to promote and protect her teachings as passed down by... Read more

The Raising of Lazarus (1857), by Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat. Public Domain.

Pope Francis adds feast of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus to Church calendar

Feb 2, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Tuesday added the memorial of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus to the General Roman Calendar, giving the... Read more

Pope Francis speaks with representatives of the Catholic News Service at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis tells news agency: ‘I look at the US Church with hope’

Feb 1, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

In a meeting with an American news agency on Monday, Pope Francis expressed hope in the Catholic Church in the... Read more