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Cardinal Nichols at 75: ‘A crisis is a crossroads’
On the eve of his 75th birthday, Cardinal Vincent Nichols cast his mind back to the day that he was... Read more
Searches carried out on key figures in Vatican financial scandal
Rome financial police executed a search warrant this week against three figures tied to the Vatican's London property scandal. According... Read more
Vatican announces publication date of long-awaited ‘McCarrick Report’
The Vatican announced Friday that the long-awaited report on the disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick will be released next week. Read more
Lawyer downplays suspended Vatican official’s role in London property deal
A lawyer for Msgr. Mauro Carlino downplayed the suspended Vatican official’s involvement in a controversial London property deal, saying that... Read more
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 169 deceased bishops, cardinals
Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray for the dead and remember Christ’s promise of the resurrection at a Mass offered... Read more
Pope Francis transfers financial administration out of Secretariat of State
Pope Francis has requested that all responsibility for financial funds and real estate assets, including a controversial London property, be... Read more
Catholics urged to join nationwide daily prayer as England enters second lockdown
Bishops urged Catholics in England to join in a nationwide daily “moment of prayer” Wednesday as the country entered a... Read more
Pope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes
Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to establishing... Read more
Vatican Museums to close again amid tightening coronavirus restrictions
The Vatican announced Wednesday that the Vatican Museums will close until Dec. 3 as Italy implements further coronavirus restrictions. Read more
Pope Francis: Consistent prayer strengthens us in times of tribulation
Jesus teaches us that we must be consistent in our prayer, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday. Read more
Vatican Christmas display to be ‘a sign of hope’ during pandemic
The Vatican announced the details of the 2020 edition of the annual Christmas display in St. Peter’s Square, intended to... Read more
Vatican bishop: Peter’s Pence not used to cover London investment losses
A Vatican bishop said Saturday that the Holy See did not use money from Peter’s Pence or the pope’s discretionary... Read more
Pope Francis on All Souls’ Day: Christian hope gives life meaning
Pope Francis visited a cemetery in Vatican City to pray on All Souls Day Monday and offered Mass for the... Read more
French police make six arrests over Nice terror attack
French police have arrested a total of six men in their investigation into the attack on the Basilica of Notre-Dame... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of terrorist attack at French basilica
After three people were killed in a terrorist attack in a basilica in Nice, France, on Thursday, a Vatican spokesman... Read more
Pope Francis bestows pallium on new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Pope Francis on Wednesday bestowed the pallium on the newly appointed Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Read more
Pope Francis supports Polish Catholics in fight against abortion
Pope Francis told Polish Catholics Wednesday that he asks St. John Paul II’s intercession for respect for life, amid protests... Read more
Vatican abuse trial: Victim petitions to sue pre-seminary and religious group
At a hearing Tuesday of an ongoing abuse and cover-up trial against two Italian priests, the Vatican court accepted a... Read more
Pope Francis urges Europe’s leaders to rediscover ‘path of fraternity’
Pope Francis warned Europe’s leaders Tuesday that the project of European unity is at risk unless they “rediscover the path... Read more
Pope Francis: 'The times we live in are times of Mary'
Pope Francis said Saturday that the times we live in are the “times of Mary.” Read more
