by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 28, 2021 / 08:20 am Pope Francis on Saturday made several temporary changes to the Vatican’s Chapter of St. Peter, a group of retired priests who pray and assist in the liturgical activities of St. Peter’s Basilica. The new norms cut the chapter’s expenses …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 26, 2021 / 08:00 am Pope Francis on Thursday named Italian economist and Catholic religious sister Alessandra Smerilli as secretary of the Vatican’s social development office on an interim basis. Smerilli was appointed “ad interim” secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 11, 2021 / 13:01 pm The actor who plays Jesus in the internet series “The Chosen” met Pope Francis on Wednesday, fulfilling a lifelong dream as he visits Rome this week to view pilgrimage sites related to the Gospels. Jonathan Roumie, a Catholic who …

By CNA Staff Rome, Italy, Jul 15, 2021 / 13:00 pm Three Polish Catholic priests and a layman arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday after a grueling cycling pilgrimage from northern Poland. The group, from the diocese of Pelplin, set out on the 1,400-mile trip on June 28, carrying with …

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 Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jul 8, 2021 / 05:03 am Pope Francis underwent a CT scan of his chest and abdomen on Thursday morning after running a fever during his hospitalization, according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said July 8 that the pope “temporarily ran a temperature” …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Jul 4, 2021 / 08:12 am Pope Francis is at a Rome hospital Sunday to undergo a surgery to relieve stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis, the Holy See Press Office stated. The statement said the pope was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 3, 2021 / 11:50 am The Vatican’s court announced Saturday that it had indicted 10 individuals, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, on charges including abuse of office, embezzlement, and fraud, and that a trial will begin July 27. What is the story behind the trial? …

Vatican City, Jul 2, 2021 / 07:40 am Pope Francis called Friday for local gatherings to be held across the globe at the same time as next year’s World Meeting of Families in Rome. “At past meetings, most families stayed at home,” the pope said in a video message July …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 24, 2021 / 12:00 pm Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago will conduct an apostolic visitation at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican said Thursday. The inspection will begin in a few days, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists June 24. He …