Hannah Brockhaus

vatican city, sep 16, 2021 / 09:15 am pope emeritus benedict xvi has said that the legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries is “a...

vatican city, aug 22, 2021 / 05:00 am pope francis on sunday encouraged catholics to not water down the reality of jesus christ’s humanity a...

rome newsroom, aug 11, 2021 / 06:03 am recent affidavits in a lawsuit brought by a former seminarian against administrators of rome’s pontif...

an envelope addressed to pope francis and containing three bullets was intercepted in milan late on sunday night, according to italian media...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the new archpriest of the basilica, said June 22 that requests to celebrate, instead of concelebrate, early morning Masses at St. Peter’s by groups “with particular and legitimate needs” may be allowed.

a view of the facade of st. peter's basilica from the vatican's apostolic palace, feb. 14, 2015./ lauren cater/cna.   --- vatican city,...

Local media have called the Vatican’s action “unprecedented” in the history of the relationship between the two states.

archbishop paul gallagher, the vatican secretary for relations with states./ daniel ibáñez/cna   vatican city, 22 june 2021 — the vatic...

Offering Mass at the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia April 11, the pope reflected on Jesus’ appearances to his disciples between his resurrection and his ascension, explaining that the disciples received the mercy of Jesus Christ through the gifts of his peace, forgiveness, and wounds.

at every mass we adore and kiss christ’s wounded and risen body in the eucharist, a channel of his mercy, pope francis said on divine mercy ...

“I humbly beg the Holy Father to order the withdrawal of the recent norms issued by the secretariat of state,” Cardinal Sarah wrote in an essay published Monday on the blog of Vatican journalist Sandro Magister.

vatican city, mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 am mt (cna).- cardinal robert sarah has asked pope francis to reinstate the celebration of private masses...

According to media reports, Bishop Claudio Maniago of Castellaneta, president of the liturgy commission of the Italian bishops’ conference, began a visitation to the Vatican’s liturgy office March 15.

vatican city, mar 16, 2021 / 05:00 pm mt ( cna ) .- an italian bishop is carrying out a visitation at the vatican’s congregation for divine ...

In a joint statement Feb. 23, Caritas Europa and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE) said that “commitment to solidarity must be the decisive criterion in this historic moment.”

rome newsroom, feb 23, 2021 / 07:05 am mt ( cna ) .- catholic leaders in europe have urged the european union to be guided by solidarity, fr...

With the positions of archpriest and vicar general, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti was also appointed president of the Fabric of St. Peter, the office responsible for maintenance of the basilica.

vatican city, feb 20, 2021 / 06:18 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis on saturday named cardinal mauro gambetti, o.f.m. conv., to succeed cardina...

According to a press release, the virtual assembly focused on the Holy See’s annual budget for the current year, presented by Spanish layman Maximino Caballero Ledo, who was appointed to the number two position in the Secretariat for the Economy in August.

vatican city, feb 17, 2021 / 08:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the vatican’s council for the economy met on tuesday to discuss the details of the annua...

These changes may affect the Vatican’s impending trial of the 39-year-old Italian woman Cecilia Marogna, who has been accused of embezzlement, which she denies.

vatican city, feb 16, 2021 / 06:10 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis on tuesday made several modifications to the vatican’s criminal code, citin...