Vatican news Pope Francis held a private audience with Beniamino Zuncheddu, the Italian shepherd from Sardinia who spent 33 years in prison for allegedly murdering three people in 1991 but was acquitted in January. By Vatican News The audience with the Pope took place in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Beniamino Zuncheddu, arrested in…
Speaking to Vatican media on the sidelines of a roundtable on peace at the Rimini meeting, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life reflects on the role of Christians as peacemakers and underlines the need for spiritual conversion to build peace in a war-torn world. By Massimiliano Menichetti and Andrea De Angelis – Rimini…
Vatican news Ahead of the opening conference of the Rimini Meeting, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks to Vatican News about the “small hopes” in the Holy Land that prevent us from resigning ourselves to violence. By Benedetta Capelli – Rimini “We cannot talk about peace at this time.” These words of Cardinal…
Vatican news Pope Francis thanks Catholics in the Italian city of Rimini for praying the rosary each month in their town square and urges Christians to spread the Gospel of peace, even when faced with persecution. By Devin Watkins For ten years, Catholics have gathered in Rimini, in northern Italy, on the 20th of each…
Vatican news Following a series of recent detentions, the Nicaraguan government is exiling seven priests, sending them to Rome. VATICAN NEWS Among the priests detained in Nicaragua, seven were exiled this Wednesday, August 7, and sent to Rome, where they arrived Thursday afternoon. They are Víctor Godoy, Jairo Pravia, Silvio Romero, Edgar Sacasa, Harvin Torres,…
Vatican news Addressing a delegation from the Afghan Community Association in Italy, Pope Francis reiterated that religion must never be used to incite hatred and violence. By Lisa Zengarini “No one may invoke the name of God to foment contempt, hatred and violence towards others.” Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed this position on Wednesday during his…
The Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education presents the events and initiatives underway at the Holy See Pavilion at the Giudecca Women’s Prison in Venice, including the publication of a catalogue and the screening of a short film. By Vatican News The Holy See Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – The Venice Biennale…
Based on the new norms on the alleged apparitions, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published its decision on the spiritual fruits deriving from the alleged apparitions to Cosimo Fragomeni in Calabria. Vatican News “In the secularized world in which we live, in which so many people spend their lives without any…
On the basis of new norms, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has expressed its positive opinion regarding the devotion to Our Lady of Montichiari in northern Italy. This approval is transmitted through a letter addressed to Archbishop Pierantonio Tremolada, with the approval of Pope Francis. Vatican News The Dicastery for the…
In a match at the magnificent Wormsley Estate, Vatican City take on the England over-60s team. By Joseph Tulloch – London On Saturday, the first day of their 'Light of Faith' UK tour, the Vatican cricket team took on England Seniors. The venue was the gargantuan Wormsley Estate, home to one of the finest cricket…