Vatican News

Pope Francis urged people to continue to listen to the “cry of the earth and to the cry of the poor” as the Catholic Church marked the end of the “Laudato si Year” observance on Monday, May 24.

Pope Francis called on the people of Myanmar “to keep the faith” and to not allow themselves to be divided amid the conflict brought about by the military coup in the Southeast Asian country.

Pope Francis formally established the new lay ministry of catechist in the Catholic Church in an apostolic letter released on Tuesday, May 11.

Pope Francis will celebrate Mass with people from Myanmar in Rome on Ascension Sunday, May 16.

Pope Francis took to Twitter to underscore the importance of multilateral diplomacy and cooperation for solutions to the world’s problems.

The Vatican announced this week a rosary initiative dedicating the month of May to prayer for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Vatican has released a statement urging Christians and Muslims to be “bearers of hope” on the occasion of the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week.

Cardinal Edward Cassidy, first papal nuncio to Bangladesh, died in Newcastle, Australia, on April 10. He was 96 years old.

Pope Francis thanked the Filipino faithful for their “witness of strength and trust in God, who never abandons you”

Pope Francis urged people around the world not to give up hope despite all the challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, in his traditional Easter message “Urbi et Orbi” – to the city and the world.

Pope Francis said on Saturday that he hoped the dark times of the pandemic would end and that people could rediscover “the grace of everyday life.”

A group of children read the meditations, stopping 14 times around the St. Peter’s Square to mark each of the “Stations of the Cross,” starting with the first when Jesus was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate to the last when he was buried in a tomb.

Pope Francis urged priests to be humble like Jesus as he began three busy days leading to Easter — all scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic — with a Holy Thursday Mass.

Pope Francis said he is thinking of the innocent victims of war, everyday violence, and abortion who are “crucified in our time” during the observance of the Holy Week.

Father Jacob Pallipurath, who fought state elections in 1983 and won as an independent candidate, was a legislator in the state assembly for one term.

The conference will take place during the 150th anniversary of the consecration of Ecuador to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Pope Francis condemned what he described as the “mafia” around the world that are “exploiting the pandemic” and “enriching themselves through corruption.”

“Once again, and with great sorrow, I feel it is urgent to mention the dramatic situation in Myanmar, where many people, especially the young, are losing their lives to offer hope to their country,” said Pope Francis.

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith responds in the negative to the possibility of imparting a blessing to unions of same-sex couples, noting that it “does not imply a judgment on persons” involved.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said the "unwavering" Christian faith of the Filipino people has to be shared to everyone.