Vatican news Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land express satisfaction with the ceasefire in Gaza announced yesterday, but warn that it is only the first step in a “long process”. In the hours following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, expressed his cautious optimism, addressing… By…
Vatican news From Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sister Daria Panast of the Congregation of Saint Joseph tells Vatican Media about her experiences serving in a city subject to continued Russian bombing. By Svitlana Dukhovych Sister Daria Panast experienced the horrors of war both in her spirit and in her body. In January 2023, she and a Greek…
In a lengthy interview with Vatican News during his visit to Jordan, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the latest developments in Syria and Lebanon, the Pope’s words to the diplomatic corps and the provisional agreement between the Holy Headquarters and the people. Republic of China on the appointment of bishops. By Andrea…
Vatican news Father Ihor Makar, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, was preparing to celebrate the liturgy of the Feast of Theophany when a drone targeted the car in which he was traveling. “Living here is really dangerous,” he said, “but people continue to live here, and my vocation as a priest is to be with…
Vatican news After Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis calls for prayer for peace in conflict zones around the world and calls on the international community to ensure respect for humanitarian law. By Christopher Wells “No more civilians on strike!” No more schools and hospitals on strike! No more workplaces on strike! Pope Francis on Sunday issued…
Vatican news Pope Francis asks for prayers for victims and survivors of a plane crash in South Korea and expresses closeness to families around the world who are suffering the consequences of war. By Linda Bordoni Addressing the faithful on the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to the many families…
Vatican news The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, concelebrated Christmas Eve Mass with Papal Chaplain Cardinal Konrad Krajewski at the Latin Cathedral in Kharkiv and, despite intense Russian bombardment, later participated in the divine liturgy from Christmas Day to the city’s Greek Catholic cathedral. By Vatican News “The light of Christmas is so…
Vatican news During his Angelus speech, on the feast of Saint Stephen, the Holy Father renews his Christmas wishes to the faithful and, at the start of this jubilee, calls for the cancellation of the debt, disarmament and “stop colonizing people with weapons” which further perpetuate the wars ravaging the world. Deborah Castellano Lubov “I…
The papal chaplain celebrates mass in the town of Fastiv after opening a soup kitchen in the war-torn region of Ukraine. By Kielce Gussie Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the papal chaplain and the apostolic nuncio celebrated Christmas mass with the villages hard hit by the war. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski also inaugurated a soup…
Vatican news At the end of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis calls for a Christmas ceasefire on all war fronts and reiterates his message of peace, hope and reconciliation for countries like Mozambique, Suffering Ukraine and the Holy Land. Vatican News As Christmas approaches, Pope Francis emphasizes the gift of motherhood and “the miracle of…