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Pope Francis to Canonize "Martyrs of Damascus," Three Others on Oct. 20
The pope declared the date of the canonization after the College of Cardinals voted to approve the canonizations of 15 people in a consistory on July 1.
Vatican fireworks: A 500-year-old Tradition for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
Each year on June 29, fireworks are launched from atop Castel Sant’Angelo in celebration of the co-patron saints of Rome, St. Peter and St. Paul.
Pope Francis: Jesus in the Eucharist Strengthens us in Times of Trial
Speaking from an Apostolic Palace window on June 23, Pope Francis asked the crowd in St. Peter’s Square to reflect on how they usually deal with times of trial.
Vatican Publishes New Document with Proposals “for renewed exercise of bishop of Rome’s ministry of unity”
The study document is the first Vatican text since Vatican II to outline the entire ecumenical debate on papal primacy.
Vatican Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Pius XII’s Meeting with Allied Troops
On June 12, 1944, Pius XII gave an enthusiastic speech in English thanking the members of the 38th (Irish) Brigade as he welcomed them to the Vatican.
Vatican to Publish New Document with Proposals “for renewed exercise of bishop of Rome’s ministry of unity”
The document, titled “The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogue and Responses to the Encyclical Ut Unum Sint,” will be released June 13.
From the Big Bang to Black Holes: Vatican, Scientists to Explore Questions of the Universe
Titled “Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Space-Time Singularities,” the June 17-21 workshop is the second international conference celebrating the legacy of Father Lemaître, who is called the father of the Big Bang theory.
Founder of Consolata Missionaries among Blesseds with Zeal for Mission Work to Be Canonized During Planned Consistory
The Holy See said Pope Francis “has decided to convene a consistory, which will also concern the canonization” of four Blesseds.
Humility "the source of peace in the world and in the Church": Pope Francis
“Humility is everything. It is what saves us from the evil one,” the pope said.
Holy Spirit’s “work in us is powerful”, But Also Gentle, “welcoming to all”: Pope Francis on Pentecost
Speaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope explained that the Holy Spirit’s “work in us is powerful, as symbolized by the signs of wind and fire.”
In Papal Bull Titled “Hope Does Not Disappoint”, Pope Francis Announces How, When Church’s 2025 Jubilee Will Begin
The papal bull declares that the Jubilee will officially begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve 2024.
Full Text of “Hope Does Not Disappoint”, Papal Bull for Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee
The pope presided over a formal reading of the Jubilee’s Papal Bull of Indiction in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.
Vatican Prepares for Summer Olympics with Conference on Faith and Sports
The three-day international conference on sport and spirituality is titled “Putting Our Lives on the Line.”
From Australia to the Vatican: "Aboriginal Mass" Seeks Official Recognition
The liturgy has been celebrated for over 50 years in the Diocese of Broome, where some 13,000 Catholics live in nine parishes across an area about the size of Texas.
Vatican to Publish New Document on Discerning Marian Apparitions, Other Supernatural Events Next Week
The Holy See Press Office announced that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil new norms for discernment regarding “apparitions and other supernatural phenomena.”
The Church Could Not Go on Without You: Pope Francis to World’s Parish Priests
Pope Francis published a letter on Thursday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building a missionary Church.
World Meeting of Parish Priests for Synod on Synodality Opens in Rome, Some 300 Priests in Attendance
The four-day meeting, which is taking place from April 29 to May 2 at the Fraterna Domus retreat house in Sacrofano, Italy, is attended by about 300 priests.
Pope Francis: Vatican Magistrates to Retire at End of Judicial Year in Which They Turn 75, Cardinal Judges at 80
Vatican magistrates will retire at the end of the judicial year in which they turn 75 and cardinal judges at the age of 80, unless the pope asks them to stay on.
Pope Francis: The Temperate Person is Balanced by both Principle and Empathy
“In a world where many people boast about saying what they think, the temperate person instead prefers to think about what he says,” the pope said.
Vatican Sends Letter to French Embassy Over Tribunal Decision in Nun’s Dismissal Case
Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni confirmed to reporters the Vatican’s transmission of a “Note Verbal,” or a diplomatic message, to the French embassy at the Vatican.
