VATICAN CITY- To celebrate the Jubilee announced by Pope Francis, the body of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina will be brought to the Vatican for public viewing from February 8 for a week next year.

VATICAN CITY- Today we are facing two significant and interconnected emergencies: the climate change crisis and the new forms of s

VATICAN CITY– Amidst the veritable decline of the Catholic Church in Latin America, Pope Francis has landed in Quito, Ecuador to bolster the four-century-long hold that the Church has had in the co

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has signed a treaty with the State of Palestine, which deals with the essential aspects of the lif

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis visited Turin’s Waldensian church Monday, and in a historic move asked forgiveness for the Catholic Church’s past persecution of the Waldensian protestants.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ new encyclical has caught the world’s attention with Greenpeace and US President Barack Obama praising his focus on climate change as one of the principal challenges fa

 VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, speaking in his general audience Wednesday, urged the faithful to forgive institutions and people who "close their doors" to refugees.

VATICAN CITY – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon had an audience with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace on Tuesday, Vatican officials said.

ROME - At his general audience delivered to thousands in Saint Peter’s Square this week, Pope Francis highlighted the gender gap, claiming that more must be done to allow equal recognition of men a

ROME - The Turkish ambassador to Italy said Wednesday that Pope Francis’ words concerning the Armenian ‘genocide’ had “disappointed Turkey” but that Ankara will not sever diplomatic ties with the H

ROME - Turkey has recalled their special envoy to the Vatican, following Pope Francis’ comments that the widespread killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I, constituted a ‘gen

ROME - The Vatican reportedly has failed to respond to an application by France to request the accreditation of Laurent Stefanini as their new ambassador to the Holy See.

ROME - On the 21^st anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, the Community of Sant’Egidio advises us to learn from the past and warns not to forget.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis Sunday called for an end to conflict around a world he said is in the hands "of the arms traffickers" and appealed for peace "for beloved Syria and Iraq." Delivering his

ROME –  The Community of Sant’Egidio remembers the Armenian Genocide of WW1.

Rome - Following Holy Thursday Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis travelled to Rebibbia Prison on the outskirts of Rome to symbolically

 Rome - Mike Haines, the brother of David Haines who was murdered by ISIL in September 2014, attended the General Audience of Pope