Vatican News

Small drop in number of priests worldwide

the number of priests in the world dropped by 136 during 2015, the vatican has reported. the increased number of priests in african dioceses...

Parents to Pope: help us find our son’s killers

the parents of a student tortured to death in egypt have urged pope francis to take up the case during his forthcoming trip to the country. ...

The Mass Henry heard after dispatching More

in the small, dark chapel of a 16th-century country house a priest is saying mass, using the latin rite that in a few years’ time will be a ...

Fine art: The Venetian upstart who took on Raphael

the raising of lazarus, painted by sebastiano luciani (1485-1547) – known after 1531 as sebastiano del piombo, when pope clement vii gave hi...

Priests, prisoners and unhappy marriages

the church cannot remain silent by oscar romero, orbis, £14.99 during his time as archbishop of san salvador, oscar romero received a predic...

Jonathan Wright

Francis to pray for modern-day martyrs at island basilica

The Pope will celebrate a Liturgy of the Word in memory of the martyrs of the 20th and 21st centuries on Easter Saturday

Catholic News Service

Pope makes 13 appointments to Vatican Secretariat for Communications

Jesuit Father James Martin and Michael Warsaw, CEO of EWTN Global Catholic Network, will join in an advisory capacity

Vatican stamps mark Benedict XVI's birthday and Fatima apparitions

The Philatelic and Numismatic Office said the stamp sheet celebrating Benedict's birthday is an 'affectionate tribute'

Catholic News Service

Pope Francis opens free laundrette for homeless

The laundrette, near the Vatican, is free to use and has six washing machines and dryers

Associated Press

Syrian nun honoured by US government says missile strikes are a step backwards for peace

Sister Carolin Tahhan Fachakh was recognised as a Woman of Courage last month

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