Europe Vatican City The Vatican court has concluded the judicial proceedings that began in July 2021 on the sale of a property in London; with 10 defendants, 69 witnesses and millions of files and documents, it is the longest trial ever experienced by the Holy See
Europe Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica has announced two new charity projects, aimed at helping refugees and prisoners, as part of preparations for the upcoming Jubilee in 2025, which is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome
Europe Vatican City In Pope Francis' address to delegates at the UN Climate Change Summit, world leaders were urged not to delay action any longer and develop consistent and cohesive responses for the well-being of our common home Earth and future generations
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis wrote the preface to the posthumous book by Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon, late Orthodox bishop and theologian of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, entitled 'Remembering the Future: Towards an Eschatological Ontology'
Europe Vatican City Catholic charitable confederation Caritas Internationalis joined urgent call for a ceasefire in statement 'Now is the time for peace', calling for humanitarian access to be provided to the 2,3 million people in Gaza and for hostages to be released
Europe Vatican City The Ratzinger Prize 2023 went to two Spanish theologians and philosophers Pablo Blanco Sarto and Francesc Torralba Roselló
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis telephoned US President Joe Biden to talk about the conflicts in the world and the need to find paths to peace
Europe Vatican City Four additional outdoor LED displays will be installed in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican with new audio and video solutions
Europe Vatican City Catholic women are hoping for change in the Church as the Synod of Bishops prepares to open on 4 October at the Vatican; for the first time, both women and lay people will be able to vote
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis' priestly vocation was born seventy years ago, precisely on 21 September 1953 when Jorge Mario Bergoglio was almost 17 years old
Europe Vatican City "Vatican House of Sports," the operational headquarters of Athletica Vaticana, official multi-sport association, will be blessed and inaugurated on Sept 20 by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis announced that he is preparing an apostolic letter on St. Thérèse of Lisieux to be published on October 15
Europe Vatican City During the Sunday Angelus Pope Francis greeted Polish pilgrims visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Piekary Śląskie, Poland, which has attracted thousands of women and young people