Vatican news In a video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis prays that “each of us may listen with our hearts to the cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and climate change, committing ourselves personally to taking care of the world in which we live.” By Christopher…
Vatican news Sister Shalini Mulackal, a professor at Vidyajyoti College of Theology, shares her experience of teaching contextual theology, taking her students into the slums of the Indian city of Delhi to engage them more deeply in promoting the cause of the poor. By Sister Greta Pereira, OCV Sister Shalini Mulackal has been a professor…
The Taliban have banned women from speaking and singing in public – the latest in a series of laws passed by the Kabul government that violate the human rights of Afghan women, exactly three years after the withdrawal of US troops from the country. By Alessandro Gisotti Imagine that you leave your house tomorrow morning…
Vatican news After the Angelus, Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with smallpox patients, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are struggling with the epidemic, which has become a global health emergency. He also offered his consolation to the people of Nicaragua, encouraging them to renew their hope in Jesus. By Vatican News After…
Vatican news Pope Francis sends a message of condolences and prayers for the death of former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Francis has expressed his condolences on the death of Nguyễn Phu Trọng, general secretary of the Communist Party…
Alessandro Gisotti, deputy editorial director of Vatican News, reflects on the reality of so many poor and elderly people in our emptied cities during the hot summer months, when many of us take time off to go on vacation. By Alessandro Gisotti The first words of a famous Italian song:Blue-The lyrics of the song “All…
Le Denier de Saint-Pierre publishes its annual information report for the 2023 financial year: compared to 2022, donations have increased by almost five million euros. By Antonella Palermo In 2023, the income from the Fund of the Pence of Saint-Pierre, intended to meet the needs of the universal Church and to support numerous initiatives in…
Pope Francis receives in audience Fra' John Dunlap, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta at the Vatican. By Vatican News Pope Francis' audience Thursday morning with Fra' John Dunlap, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, lasted 25 minutes and focused on the humanitarian work carried out by the Order…
Cardinal Krajewski's visit to Ukraine's Ternopil region to deliver an ambulance, a gift from the Pope, takes him to a cemetery where many young war victims are buried and to a rehabilitation center named in honor of Pope Saint John -Paul II. By Vatican News Pope Francis is sending Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of the…
Vatican news Human trafficking has been a cruel reality in Nigeria since the 1980s, and is unfortunately still present. In response to a call by Nigeria's bishops and major superiors to join the fight against human trafficking, Sister Anthonia M. Essien, HHCJ, and her team launched awareness programs in rural villages in Akwa Ibom State….