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The Holy See Press Office announces “Speak with the heart: Veritatem facientes in caritate” as the theme for the 57th World Communications Day.

While a trial against Cardinal Joseph Zen is underway in China, the Holy See continues to work toward the renewal of the Sino-Vatican agreement.

The Vatican Swiss Guards expand its members from 110 to 135 guards.

Korea Council of Religious Leaders announced on August 31, 2022 that a pilgrimage group will visit Jerusalem in Israel and the Vatican between September 13 and 21, 2022.

The oldest living cardinal died in Rome at 5 AM on August 8 at the age of 98.

23-year-old Sebastian Esai Eco Eviota, a full-blooded Filipino joins the Pontifical Swiss Guards.

Pope Francis is set to beatify his predecessor, John Paul I, on Sunday, 4 September, at Mass in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis will visit the Italian hill town of Assisi and the southern city of Matera in late September.

The Vatican reveals the official Logo of the upcoming Jubilee Year to be held in 2025 on the theme 'Pilgrims of Hope'.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of Odisha, an eastern Indian state, on June 22 met Pope Francis in the Vatican.

Pope Francis on June 1 named three cardinals from Asia as members of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Pope Francis on June 1 named Cardinal Blase Cupich as a member of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

When hosting several new ambassadors from Asian countries at the Vatican, Pope Francis underlined the necessity of fostering brotherhood and settling disagreements amicably.

Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square.

A baby girl from the Philippines, who was miraculously healed by one of the new saints, met Pope Francis on Sunday, May 15, 2022 in the Vatican.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Pope Francis and top Vatican officials in talks about the need for “a world free of nuclear weapon.”

The Holy See Press office stated the possible opening of a permanent pontifical office in Hanoi, in the “near future” after the meeting between the Vatican and Vietnam.

At the special invitation of Pope Francis, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, and a group of 56 others, including the bishops of Sri Lanka, left for the Vatican, April 22.

Pope Francis wants the forthcoming 28th World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon 2023 to be a creative event with life and strength.

Pope Francis will be unable to preside over Ash Wednesday services on March 2 because of acute knee pain, according to media reports.
The pope’s doctor had “prescribed a period of greater rest for the leg” because of “acute gonalgia,” or knee pain, the Vatican explained in a note.