Vatican News

  • Italian nun Raffaella Petrini to head Vatican Governorate
    Sister Raffaella Petrini. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Jan 21, 2025 / 16:30 pm (CNA). In less than a month and a half, Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State.The change will take effect in March when Petrini, […]
  • Pope Francis emphasizes ‘ecumenical vocation’ of all Christians
    Pope Francis meets with an ecumenical delegation from Finland on Jan. 20, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 21, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday emphasized the ecumenical vocation shared by Christians during an audience held at the Vatican with Finnish representatives of various Christian denominations […]
  • Pope Francis appoints Austin, Texas, Bishop Joe Vásquez as archbishop of Galveston-Houston
    Pope Francis on Jan. 20, 2025, named Austin, Texas, Bishop Joe Vásquez as head of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. / Credit: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Vatican City, Jan 20, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). In an important move for the Catholic Church in Texas on Monday, Pope Francis named Austin Bishop Joe Vásquez to replace 75-year-old […]
  • Pope Francis invokes blessings on U.S. as Trump begins presidency
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to deliver the keynote address at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 22, 2024. in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Jan 20, 2025 / 06:29 am (CNA). Pope Francis sent a message to […]
  • Pope Francis calls potential U.S. deportation plans ‘a disgrace’
    Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Jan 19, 2025 / 22:26 pm (CNA). Pope Francis criticized potential plans for mass deportations in the United States under President-elect Donald Trump during a […]
  • Pope Francis thanks mediators for brokering latest ceasefire deal in Gaza
    During his Angelus address on Jan. 19, 2025, at the Vatican, Pope Francis thanked those who mediated the latest ceasefire in Gaza and expressed his hope that all hostages “may finally return home and embrace their loved ones” and for the opening of humanitarian corridors into Gaza. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 19, […]
  • Pope highlights Swiss Guard’s jubilee year service to pilgrims
    Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guards as they prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jan 18, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). As millions of pilgrims are expected for the jubilee year in Rome, Pope Francis praised the patient service of the Swiss Guard […]
  • Italian farmers come to the Vatican for blessing of animals
    Men ride mules in Via della Conciliazione as they take part in the feast of San Antonio Abate (St. Anthony the Abbot), the patron saint and protector of animals, in Piazza Pio XII in front of the Vatican, in Rome on Jan. 17, 2025. Italian farmers and member of the Coldiretti farmers association gathered in […]
  • Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years
    Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16, in the apostolic palace, during his scheduled audiences. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling […]
  • 1,600 of Rome’s poor attend ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ premiere
    The musical will be available for a month for pilgrims coming to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. / Credit: Courtesy of ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 16, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). A musical that tells the story of St. Bernadette, visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes, made its debut in Rome […]