Vatican News

Mike Pence to meet Pope Francis in Vatican next week

us vice president mike pence will travel to the vatican next week to meet pope francis. pence’s office confirmed with cna on thursday that t...
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Rossi investigation still 'underway,' 4 months after it began

four months after the diocese of scranton began looking into allegations against the rector of the basilica of the national shrine of the im...
JD Flynn/CNA

Founder of Protestant movement returns to Catholic Church

the founder of a prominent non-denominational movement in india has returned to the catholic faith of his baptism, after more than a decade ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

New Ukrainian bishops for England and Australia

pope francis has named new bishops for the ukrainian catholic dioceses in london and in melbourne, australia. the vatican announced on wedne...
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Pope appoints first woman to Vatican foreign ministry post

pope francis has named francesca di giovanni, a longtime vatican official, as an undersecretary in the vatican's foreign ministry office, ma...
Junno Arocho Esteves

South Sudan peace declaration signed in Rome

the republic of south sudan and the south sudan opposition movements alliance (ssoma) signed a peace declaration in rome on sunday that will...
The Catholic Herald

What does Benedict XVI actually say in new book on priestly celibacy?

in his chapter in a new book on priestly celibacy, pope emeritus benedict xvi says a historical understanding of the priesthood in the old a...
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Vatican: Pope Francis not in favor of optional priestly celibacy

a vatican spokesman has said that pope francis’ position on priestly celibacy is “known,” quoting the pontiff’s remarks in a january 2019 pr...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Pope Francis: It is beautiful when babies cry at Mass

pope francis baptized 32 babies in the sistine chapel sunday, telling parents not to worry if their children cry at mass. “let the children ...
The Catholic Herald

The Protestant thinkers who love Benedict XVI

the theology of benedict xvi: a protestant appreciation edited by tim perry lexham press, 272pp, £20.99/$25.89 the theology of pope emeritus...
The Catholic Herald