by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 18, 2021 / 07:10 am Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a violent attack on a group of Catholic religious sisters and others in South Sudan left five dead on Monday. “His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the brutal …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 16, 2021 / 08:30 am A Catholic charitable organization working in Afghanistan said Sunday it fears for the safety of Christians in the country, and that the group may need to suspend its activities as instability increases. Caritas Italiana, a charity of the Italian …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 9, 2021 / 10:30 am A Rwandan man who reportedly handed himself in to police after the murder of a priest in western France on Monday met with Pope Francis in 2016, according to French Catholic media. The suspect, identified by the media as …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 9, 2021 / 07:00 am An envelope addressed to Pope Francis and containing three bullets was intercepted in Milan late on Sunday night, according to Italian media reports. The piece of mail, which had no return address but carried a French stamp, was addressed …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 6, 2021 / 08:10 am The Vatican is launching a research project on the family to be carried out by Catholic universities around the world. The results of the project, called the Catholic Global Compact on the Family, will be presented at an event …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 2, 2021 / 08:10 am In a message to the Medjugorje Youth Festival on Monday, Pope Francis told young Catholics that Christ’s loving gaze can free them from attraction to idols. “Have the courage to live your youth by entrusting yourselves to the Lord …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 25, 2021 / 03:30 am On the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis said he is worried about how an individualistic society treats its older members, and he urged young people to give them love and attention. “I worry when …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jul 13, 2021 / 13:00 pm The Order of Friars Minor announced Tuesday the election of Rome-native Fr. Massimo Fusarelli to be their newest minister general. Fusarelli, 58, was elected by the order for a term of six years. The election was confirmed by Cardinal …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 14, 2021 / 04:30 am Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday after spending 11 days in a Rome hospital to recover from colon surgery. The Vatican said on July 14 that Pope Francis was discharged from Gemelli Hospital shortly after 10:30 a.m. …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 12, 2021 / 04:50 am Pope Francis will stay longer in hospital to recover from a surgery on his colon, the Vatican said on Monday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on July 12 that the pope would remain at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for “a …