Vatican News
Lord's Day Reflection: 'Consumed by zeal for God'
As the Church marks the Third Sunday of Lent, Fr. Marion Nguyen, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings reflecting on wicked zeal and on good zeal that leads to God and everlasting life.
Kenya's offer to send peacekeepers to Haiti faces opposition
Kenya signs an agreement with Haiti, offering the beleaguered Caribbean nation a peacekeeping force, but opposition politicians are already seeking to block the move.
Leaders of Jerusalem Churches strongly condemn deadly attack in Gaza
In a statement posted on Friday 1 March, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem condemn the "wanton attack against innocent civilians" by the Israeli army the previous day in Gaza during a distribution of emergency food aid. They call for a "immediate and lengthy ceasefire."
Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Pope Francis meets with the Chancellor of Germany, discussing the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as the refugee crisis.
Pope opens Vatican judicial year: Doing justice requires the virtue of courage
Addressing officials of the Tribunal of Vatican City State at the inauguration of its 95th judicial year, Pope Francis reminds them that the administration of justice requires the virtue of courage and humility in pursuing the truth and even in facing criticism.
Pope to children: Changing the world starts with ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Pope Francis sends a message to all the children of the world ahead of the first “World Children’s Day” to encourage them to be united and listen to advice from grown-ups because, he says, their “pleases" and “thank yous" are the first step towards a better world.
Pope encourages bereaved parents to find comfort in prayer
Pope Francis offers words of closeness and comfort to a group of parents who are mourning the loss of a child and suggests prayer can bring solace to the heart.
Pope appoints new Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari from Pescara, Italy, as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia.
Pope makes minor changes to proper law of Apostolic Signatura
Pope Francis makes some technical-lexical changes to the rules governing the Holy See's Supreme Tribunal. The changes are aimed at conforming the rules to the Pope's 2022 reform of the Roman Curia.
Russia: Hundreds gather outside church for Navalny’s funeral
Opposition activist Alexei Navalny, whose death remains unexplained, is buried in an Orthodox funeral service in Moscow.
Vatican launches social media campaign to rediscover ‘Christus vivit’
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is promoting a social media campaign aimed at helping people rediscover the relevance of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation for Young People and keeping the experience of World Youth Day alive.
IMBISA Bishops and representatives attend formation on safeguarding.
Southern African Catholic Bishops under IMBISA, a regional association of Bishops, have met in Pretoria, South Africa, for a week of safeguarding formation conducted by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Epilogue: Made in God’s image and called to proclaim Christ
Religious life as we know it today, both contemplative and active, has evolved over two millennia. In this final of four articles, Christine Schenk provides an analysis regarding what may have led early Christian women to be active contributors to the building of the church.
Pope: Embrace your vulnerabilities!
Pope Francis addresses a conference on vulnerability, and community and invites all the participants to embrace their vulnerabilitiesand accept those who are vulnerable, just as Jesus did and was.
Call for probe into Gaza aid truck incident
International pressure is growing for a full and independent investigation into the circumstances that led to the deaths of dozens of Palestinians seeking aid from a convoy in northern Gaza.
Pope Francis gender ideology is the ugliest danger of our time
Addressing participants in the international Symposium "Man-Woman: Image of God.” Pope Francis describes so-called gender ideology as the "ugliest danger" of our time, because it cancels out all differences that make humanity.
Cardinal Cantalamessa gives second Lenten sermon
Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, the Preacher of the Papal Household, delivers his second sermon for Lent 2024 to Roman Curia, reflecting on Jesus as the light of the world.
Ethical Banks warn that investing in arms fuels war
A three-day Global Alliance for Banking on Values summit, with the participation of about 70 ethical banks from across the world, wraps up in northern Italy with a call to embrace the principles of Ethical Finance for the good of humanity and the planet.
Holy See: Religious freedom is violated in one third of the world
Addressing the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva urges for renewed international efforts to address the ongoing violations of human rights, including freedom of religion.
Bishops of the Americas aim at more synodal and missionary Church
Bishops from Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean hold a three-day summit in the US city of Tampa “to pray and discuss their shared ministry as pastors.”