Good journalism has to be creative and promote communication that focuses on dialogue, intelligence and helping build active communities, said the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. Paolo Ruffini, the prefect, said the challenge of ...
Monsignor Owen Campion explains in his column about the women recently appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops: “News in midsummer was the pope’s appointment of three women — two Italian nuns and one French layperson ...
Pope Francis called on the international community to help the people of Somalia who are at risk of famine due to severe drought. "The populations of this region, who already live in very precarious conditions, now ...
Mary's humble life and example are a testament to the triumph of service and love over power and success, Pope Francis said. Before reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption Aug. 15, the ...
Pope Francis' plans to visit the central Italian city of L'Aquila and its basilica Aug. 28 fueled speculation of a possible announcement of his resignation, which he has firmly denied. L'Aquila's basilica is the burial place ...
The passing of time in one's life is meant to be lived as a God-given grace and not a meaningless pursuit to preserve one's youthfulness, Pope Francis said. Men and women are "apprentices of life" who ...
The Vatican reported that projections of an expected deficit of 33.4 million euros ($34 million) for 2021 ended in a shortfall of just 3.3 million euros ($3.36 million). "We are not looking for surpluses but for ...
The oldest member of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, died Aug. 8 in Rome at the age of 98. The late cardinal had been hospitalized since the end of June after a fall, and ...
Pope Francis plans to make his long-awaited visit to Ukraine before his trip to Kazakhstan in September, said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See. In a series of tweets posted Aug. 6 after meeting ...
Christians should not only face life's challenges without fear but also not be overcome by the temptation to remain idle to the Lord's presence in those moments, Pope Francis said. Jesus' dual call for his disciples ...
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