VATICAN NEWS
Vatican news In an Easter message, Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick reminds the faithful of his Archdiocese of Seoul “that our mortal existence transcends the temporal boundaries of this world and is linked to eternal life.” By Vatican News In his Easter message for 2024, Most Rev. Peter Chung Soon-Taick, OCD, Archbishop of Seoul, reflects on…
Vatican news In an Easter Letter addressed to Catholics in the Holy Land, Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness and fatherly affection, and encourages Christians around the world to offer concrete support and prayers for peace. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis has written to Catholics in the Holy Land, assuring them that they are in…
Two grieving fathers, one Israeli Jewish and the other Palestinian Muslim, speak to Vatican News about their meeting with Pope Francis, who thanked them for their testimony of fraternity. By Francesca Sabatinelli and Joseph Tulloch Rami Elhalan is a Jewish Israeli whose 13-year-old daughter, Smadar, was killed in a suicide bombing in Jerusalem in 1997….
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican Secretary for State Relations, discusses the future of Europe and the world, as well as the wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land, reiterating the Holy See's support for the solution two states. By Vatican News Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations, gave…
Vatican news Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldeans of Baghdad, encourages Christians to take advantage of the last week of Lent “to clear our minds and our hearts and return to the authenticity of our faith.” By Christopher Wells In a message to the faithful for Holy Week, Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis…
Vatican news This year, Pope Francis will write his own Via Crucis meditations for the Stations of the Cross this Good Friday at Rome's iconic Colosseum, the Vatican announces. Deborah Castellano Lubov Each year, for the annual tradition of the Via Crucis, presided over by Pope Francis at the Colosseum in Rome on the evening…
Vatican news Five years after the publication of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation on Young People, we speak with a participant in the 2018 Synod who inspired it. By Tiziana Campisi Among the hundreds of bishops gathered for the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2018, dedicated to the theme “Young people,…
Vatican news Pope Francis offers prayers for the victims of Friday's terrorist attack on a concert hall in the Russian capital Moscow and calls on everyone to pray for “martyred Ukraine” as the country faces heavy Russian bombing of its critical infrastructure. By Devin Watkins “I assure my prayers for the victims of the despicable…
Vatican officials are meeting with representatives of the German Bishops' Conference to discuss several theological issues raised in the documents of the synodal process in Germany. By Vatican News The Holy See and the German Bishops' Conference issued a joint statement on Friday following a day of discussions at the Vatican on the synodal path…
Vatican news Roger Vangheluwe, 87-year-old former bishop of Bruges, was dismissed from his post after being found guilty of child abuse. Pope Francis approved the sentence after a re-examination of the case in light of “new serious elements” reported to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. By Salvatore Cernuzio The decades-long case against…