Europe Vatican City Fides News Agency released its annual list of Catholic missionaries who were killed bearing witness to their faith in 2022: eighteen missionaries lost their lives violently across the world this year, 9 in Africa, 8 in the Americas, 1 in Asia
Europe Vatican City Welcoming newly-appointed Ambassadors to the Holy See, Pope Francis reminded them of their responsibility as peacekeepers, invited them to find “fresh and creative ways of promoting solidarity and social friendship”, assured the cooperation of the Church
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan from 31 January to 5 February 2023, after having postponed a visit planned for the summer of 2022 due to health problems
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has issued a decree appointing Pier Francesco Pinelli as temporary administrator of Caritas Internationalis, a move deemed necessary to review rules and procedures of Caritas and to make preparations for the election of the president
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis spoke about the responsibility of those involved in communication - which should be inclusive and truthful - encouraging them to seek the truth, fight hate speech, give voice to those who have no voice, refrain from spreading personal opinion
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis said the women he appointed to the Vatican have shown they can be better managers than men and that there is too much machismo in the Roman Catholic Church and society in general
Europe Vatican City In his address to business leaders and entrepreneurs gathered for the 27th World Congress of UNIAPAC, Pope Francis urged members to use their God-given gifts to work towards a more caring and inclusive economy
Europe Vatican City On 12 October 1962, day two of the Second Vatican Council and amid the unfolding crisis, Pope John XXIII addressed diplomats accredited to the Holy See, urging them to listen to “the anguished cry” for peace rising from the world
Europe Vatican City The Holy See has deposited its instrument of accession to the 1992 UN Framework Convention and the Paris Agreement signed in 2015 at the UN Secretariat and is organising an event in the Vatican to mark the occasion
Europe Vatican City Cardinal Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Holy See, spoke to the UN “Transforming Education Summit” in New York to address crucial issues in global education after the pandemic, and relaunched call for a Global Pact for Education
Europe Vatican City Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, got shot at yesterday as he was delivering humanitarian aid in Pope Francis’ name near Zaporizhzhia, Ukrain; unscathed, he continued his mission
Europe Vatican City Today starts a new unitary policy for the financial investments of the Holy See and the Vatican State; the Investment Policy aims at generating enough return to support the activities of the Holy See through investments aligned with the Church's teachings
Europe Vatican City The Vitae Global Foundation will hold its first summit meeting today and tomorrow; Pope Francis is expected to take part in a portion of the summit while world-renowned artists will get together to help start a cultural transformation for the common good