On the sidelines of an event at the Italian Senate dedicated to the restoration of peace, Cardinal Parolin comments on the High Level Conference for Peace in Ukraine which was held this weekend. By Salvatore Cernuzio Addressing world leaders gathered for a high-level conference for peace in Ukraine, the Vatican Secretary of State reiterates the…
On May 29, the Vatican's Casina Pio IV is hosting a World Changers Summit, bringing together international representatives of science, technology and faith to discuss the common good. By Jessica Jeyamaridas The World Changers Summit, entitled “Forum to help shape a better future”, is now in its third edition. The event was conceived by Professor…
Vatican news Pope Francis meets with some 80 boys and girls from a Roman parish who are preparing to celebrate the Jubilee Year and discusses with them their lives of faith and prayer. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis visited a parish on the outskirts of Rome on Friday afternoon to meet a group of boys…
As an interfaith symposium on palliative care concludes in Toronto, Canada, an official from the Pontifical Academy for Life highlights the need for a broad, international perspective on the moral, ethical, practical and spiritual dimensions of care end of life. . By Christopher Wells and Linda Bordoni Pope Francis sends a message of hope to…
Vatican news Pope Francis meets with participants in the plenary meeting of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology and highlights the importance of the catacombs in the upcoming Jubilee Year. By Sr Francine-Marie Cooper, ISSM On Friday morning, during a meeting at the Vatican with participants of the plenary meeting of the Pontifical Commission for…
The second World Meeting on Human Fraternity, entitled #BeHuman, will take place on May 10 and 11 in Rome and Vatican City State and is organized by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation. Around thirty Nobel Peace Prize laureates will participate in the “Peace Round Table” and publish a “Charter of Humanity” on fraternal coexistence in this…
The April session of the Council of Cardinals began Monday in the presence of Pope Francis. The last one took place in February and saw the participation of three women who offered the cardinals and the Pontiff a contribution on the theme of the role of women in the Church. By Vatican News Tuesday April…
Vatican news April 15 marks the start of the April working session of the C9 – Council of Cardinals, in the presence of Pope Francis. By Vatican News A statement from the Holy See Press Office said the Council of Cardinals, known as the C9, held the first meeting of this session in the presence…