VATICAN NEWS
Special report: Inside the prison as Pope Francis opens the Jubilee Holy Door
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 26, 2024 / 12:45 pm From inside the walls of Rome’s largest prison, Christmas...
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Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas
Pope Francis gives his Christmas blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of...
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Pope at Christmas: Jesus’ birth brings hope for world of justice, peace
Children from 10 nations bring flowers to a statue of the baby Jesus in front of the altar for the...
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Urbi et Orbi: Pope Francis urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, peace in Jubilee Year
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 25, 2024 / 12:54 pm Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional Urbi...
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Pope Francis on Christmas 2024: God is our hope during Jubilee Year
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 17:20 pm Hope lives, Pope Francis said in his homily for...
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Pope Francis launches Jubilee 2025 with opening of Holy Door
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 14:10 pm Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s...
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The little-known story of a saint’s Christmas vision of the infant Jesus in Rome
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 06:00 am On Christmas Eve in 1517, a saint experienced a...
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Christians in Gaza, Syria ‘need everything,’ Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti says
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 16:45 pm The head of the Vatican’s office for Eastern Catholic...
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Pope Francis praises bocce, calling it a sport for ‘normal people’
By Zelda Caldwell CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 15:00 pm Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the ball sport...
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Knights of Columbus donate mobile broadcasting unit to Vatican for 2025 Jubilee
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 23, 2024 / 14:30 pm The Knights of Columbus have donated a state-of-the-art mobile...
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