Vatican approves beatification cause of priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea
The Archdiocese of Seoul announced that it has received authorization from the Vatican, or “nihil obstat,” to initiate…
Pope Leo XIV urges European institutions to promote a ‘healthy secularism’
Pope Leo XIV receives the Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, an initiative of the European Parliament,…
Serbia arrests 11 accused of stirring Jewish-Muslim hate in France, Germany • FRANCE 24 English
Serbia arrests 11 accused of stirring Jewish-Muslim hate in France, Germany • FRANCE 24 English This cell phone…
Holy See says arms race ‘unacceptable’ and risks ‘nuclear catastrophe’
In his two speeches at the United Nations, the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International…
After explosive revelations, Vatican trial heads to appeals phase | News
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s “trial of the century” had it all: part Dan Brown thriller, part John…
Tears of joy as Egyptian immigrant and Cincinnati chaplain is released from detention
An Egyptian immigrant who has worked as a chaplain for a Cincinnati hospital was released Friday after weeks…
Britain’s outgoing spy chief highlights Russia, China and Iran as threats
ISTANBUL — The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency on Friday gave a wide-ranging speech on the…
Pope Leo approves new measures to include people with disabilities in Vatican workforce
Pope Leo XIV has approved new measures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities in the Vatican,…
Turkey wary of Israel following airstrike on Hamas in Qatar
ISTANBUL (AP) — An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud…
Pope meets with President of Moldova and Prime Minister of Dominica
In his busy morning schedule, Pope Leo meets with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and…
Indonesian bishop named member of Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy
On August 28, Pope Leo XIV appointed an Indonesian bishop as one of the members of the Vatican’s…
For most of the year, Jerusalem’s Ascension chapel is a mosque. On one feast day, Christian liturgies are celebrated.
It was on Wednesday, Ascension Eve, that I made my way up the long incline of the Mount…