Europe Vatican City 36 young men from Switzerland sworn their oaths as Pontifical Swiss Guards and embraced the mission of the world’s oldest military unit: to protect the Pope and Vatican City State as well maintain peace
Europe Vatican City Monsignor Powers, recently named rector of Pontifical North-American College, said that in these complex times seminarians and priests must be well trained, live exemplary lives and be ready to answer very complex questions
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis recognised a miracle attributed to an Italian layman, the martyrdom of two Italian priests who died during WWII and the heroic virtues of seven new Venerables, including two missionary bishops and three lay women
Europe Vatican City New document by Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education could make it more difficult for LGBTQI people to enter the Catholic school system, said DignityUSA, an organization of Catholics committed to fully include LGBTQI people in their church
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary today during the Celebration of Penance that he will preside over at 5pm in St Peter's Basilica
Europe Vatican City The logo - with symbols of the nation and an image of the Pope imparting his blessing - and the motto - "All reconciled in Jesus Christ" - of the Pope's trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo have been published
Europe Vatican City The Catholic Church's main humanitarian aid organisation, Caritas, is calling for the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors from Ukraine to allow the safe passage of thousands of vulnerable people fleeing the war
Europe Vatican City The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and the Pontifical Council for Culture are organising an international conference in May on the future of the cultural heritage of religious communities
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has passed a motu proprio entitled "Fidem servare" modifying the organizational chart of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by separating the responsibility of the doctrinal and disciplinary sections, each with its own secretary
Europe Vatican City In a historic interview on Sunday, the first granted live by the Pontiff to a TV program, the Pope addressed several issues, as denouncing the presence of camps in Libya and defining clericalism as the perversion of the Church
Europe Vatican City The Catholic bishops of Ukraine and Poland have appealed to leaders to refrain from war, calling on the commonality of dialogue and understanding, joining Pope Francis in his invitation to pray for peace
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has stressed how, in the face of a large number of people who would like to adopt children, there are still obstacles in the bureaucracy that prevent it, appealing to all institutions to facilitate this process