Vatican Dispatch

Pope Francis prays for Iraqi PM after assassination attempt

vatican city, nov 9, 2021 / 06:00 am pope francis is praying for iraq’s prime minister mustafa al-kadhimi after an attempted assassination a...

Who was Charles de Foucauld?

vatican city, nov 9, 2021 / 10:30 am the vatican on tuesday announced that the canonization of bl. charles de foucauld and six others will t...

Hannah Brockhaus

How Vatican City State’s government is changing under Pope Francis

vatican city, nov 9, 2021 / 03:00 am the recent appointment of new leaders at the vatican city state shows pope francis’ determination to br...

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Pope Francis: Crisis in marriage is an ‘opportunity,’ not a ‘curse’

pope francis on saturday praised the worldwide christian marriage ministry retrouvaille for giving spouses the opportunity to overcome crise...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray in November for people suffering depression

vatican city, nov 3, 2021 / 09:00 am pope francis has asked catholics around the world to pray in november for people suffering from depress...

Vatican to open contemporary art gallery in historic papal library

vatican city, nov 3, 2021 / 14:00 pm the vatican’s historic library has created a new space for hosting temporary art exhibitions.  pop...

Hannah Brockhaus

Four martyrs of Spanish Civil War beatified

tortosa, spain, oct 31, 2021 / 08:00 am a vatican cardinal beatified four martyrs of the spanish civil war on saturday. cardinal marcello se...

'Keep receiving Communion,' Pope tells President Biden amid outcry over abortion stance

us president joe biden has boasted how the pope gave him his blessing to continue receiving holy communion because he was a “good catholic” ...

Pope holds private talks with Joe Biden during US President's first official visit to the Vatican

pope francis met joe biden on friday, in the us president’s first official visit to the vatican since his inauguration. mr biden, the second...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pope appears on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day to demand 'urgent change of direction' to halt climate change

speaking on bbc radio, pope francis has appealed for the world to take “an urgent change of direction” to preserve the planet for future gen...