Vatican News
- January 21, 2025 - 5:04pm
Aid trucks continue to deliver supplies to Gaza on the third day of the ceasefire as Israel launches sustained attacks in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
- January 21, 2025 - 3:10pm
Keeping with an ancient tradition, two lambs are blessed on the feast of Saint Agnes at the basilica bearing her name on Via Nomentana in Rome – the traditional site of her burial. The wool from these lambs will be woven into palliums for new archbishops, continuing a sacred tradition deeply rooted in history.
- January 21, 2025 - 2:08pm
In a message for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church highlights the unity already existing among Christians and calls for closer collaboration, including on peace, justice and human rights issues.
- January 21, 2025 - 1:41pm
Vatican News speaks to two students at Geneva’s Bossey Ecumenical Institute about their week-long visit to Rome during the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
- January 21, 2025 - 12:26pm
Archbishop Emeritus and Apostolic Administrator of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg, Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI, has said the 2025 Jubilee Year is an occasion "for all Catholics to renew their faith."
- January 21, 2025 - 12:10pm
Pope Francis is set to preside at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on January 26 to celebrate the 6th Sunday of the Word of God.
- January 21, 2025 - 10:20am
The Bishop of the Diocese of Tibú calls on the armed groups generating violence in El Catatumbo, Colombia, to “come to their senses.”
- January 20, 2025 - 5:18pm
To celebrate 400 years since the founding of the Congregation of the Mission of St Vincent De Paul, Pope Francis sends a letter to the Superior General, stressing the founder's example of service to the poor.
- January 20, 2025 - 4:42pm
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, invites Christians to return to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, saying their presence makes residents feel part of the universal Church.
- January 20, 2025 - 4:30pm
Pope Francis sends a congratulary letter to the Italian Catholic magazine “Il Regno” praising its ongoing commitment to fostering Church renewal in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council
- January 20, 2025 - 4:24pm
Pope Francis suppresses the Diocese of Fenyang and establishes the Diocese of Lüliang, appointing Antonio JI Weizhong as its first Bishop, approving his candidacy "in accordance with the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China.”
- January 20, 2025 - 2:26pm
The President of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, has pleaded with the Christian faithful and the society at large to avoid revenge and embrace forgiveness, love, and understanding.
- January 20, 2025 - 11:34am
Addressing seminarians residing at the "Almo Collegio Capranica” in Rome, Pope Francis urges them to ground their mission in a close relationship with God and His people, charity, and synodality.
- January 20, 2025 - 11:02am
Pope Francis sends a message for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th US President, offering divine blessings upon the 'beloved American people,' President Trump, and his family, and praying that the Lord will help guide efforts toward peace.
- January 20, 2025 - 9:34am
As part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis receives an ecumenical delegation from Finland, and recalls that Christian hope in the Lord never disappoints and that Christians are to always persevere in prayer.
- January 20, 2025 - 9:12am
Amid the devastation of war, Ukraine’s young adults demonstrate remarkable resilience as they seek to find purpose and solidarity by giving their time to assuage the needs of others, striving to contribute to their country’s future.
- January 20, 2025 - 8:57am
The Catholic Church in Thailand, in collaboration with other Christian denominations, hosted a special ecumenical celebration for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday, January 19, at Holy Rosary Church, the oldest church in Bangkok.
- January 20, 2025 - 8:48am
Following a phone call with Pope Francis this weekend, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the only Catholic Church in Gaza, tells Vatican News about the atmosphere as the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel comes into effect.
- January 19, 2025 - 9:30pm
Pope Francis grants an interview to Fabio Fazio for Italian TV channel Nove's Che tempo che fa, announcing that Sr. Raffaella Petrini will be appointed in March to head the Governatorate of Vatican City State. He also addresses a question about rumors of the new Trump administration's plans for deporting migrants: If this happens, it would be a disgrace; the poorest should not be made to pay for the imbalances of society.
- January 19, 2025 - 7:30pm
Cardinal Cupich addresses reports of potential planned mass deportations targeting "aliens" in the Chicago area and reiterates the Catholic Church's commitment to human dignity, justice, and the rights of migrants and asylum seekers.