The Working Document will guide the discernment and reflections during the second session of the 16th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October.
The papal state relations head has invited the Philippine and Chinese governments to "abide by international law" over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute.
The first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, with 14 other blessed will be canonized, according to the College of Cardinals who formalized the approval in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace for an Ordinary Public Consistory on Monday morning.
Pope Francis will lead at an Ordinary Public Consistory on July 1, when Cardinals who are in Rome are set to approve the canonization of 15 Blesseds, according to Vatican News.
Pope said, "We must not miss the opportunity to think and act in a new way, with mind, heart and hands .. to direct innovation toward a configuration centred on the primacy of human dignity."
The Vatican released the official logos and mottos for the Holy Father’s Apostolic Journey to Asia on September 2 to 13, 2024, which is his longest-ever journey with the motto ‘Faith - Fraternity – Compassion’.
"Without justice, the law of the prevalence of the strong over the weak is entrenched. The righteous person is upright, simple and straightforward, does not wear masks and speaks the truth," said the Holy Father.
Pope referred to the woman’s question as she anxiously wondered after the burial of Jesus: Who will roll away the stone from the tomb? Then, looking up, they see that it has already been rolled back.
Love creates bonds and leads the person out of the self and it is important to recognize the beauty that surrounds and to strengthen that covenant between human beings and the environment, said Cardinal Parolin
After years of controversies and different allegations against the Catholic Church priests, the Vatican finally released the 1951 decree rejecting the Lipa apparition in the Philippines.
“With the digital world today, we can continue the Pentecostal experience… to come out there and face the world [and] every culture without fear,” said Cardinal Sebastian Francis
Pope Francis has declared Archbishop Mar Ivanios, the founder of the Malankara Reunion Movement, the first Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, south India.