Vatican News
- November 2, 2024 - 3:42pm
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest-ever peacetime military deployment to help deal with massive flooding. Another 5,000 troops have been drafted to deal with the aftermath of a tragedy that officials say killed at least 211 people in eastern, southern, and central regions.
- November 2, 2024 - 3:19pm
The people of Botswana vote to replace the party which has governed the southern African nation since from Britain almost 60 years ago.
- November 2, 2024 - 3:00pm
At least 30 Palestinians are killed across Gaza, as the UN restarts its polio vaccination campaign.
- November 2, 2024 - 10:46am
On All Souls Day Pope Francis visits the Roman Laurentino Cemetery the third largest cemetery in Rome where he offers Mass and prays for the deceased.
- November 2, 2024 - 10:08am
Authorities say the death toll from Spain’s worst flooding in recent memory has risen to 205. Residents in the hardest-hit Valencia region have been warned to brace for more rain while an additional 1,000 soldiers mobilized to help with rescue operations.
- November 2, 2024 - 9:32am
At the second "Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine’s Peace Formula" held in Canada, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States upholds the Vatican's commitment to securing the return of captive Ukrainian minors, military personnel, and civilians.
- November 1, 2024 - 2:02pm
In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Lebanese Christians pray for peace, Jerusalem celebrates Our Lady of Palestine, and Major Archbishop Shevchuk visits France.
- November 1, 2024 - 11:33am
During his Angelus address on this Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis invites faithful to not see holiness as unattainable, and urges them, like the Saints, to take little steps to live more holy lives.
- November 1, 2024 - 11:30am
Pope Francis prays for peace in the world, condemning the violent attacks on innocent people in Gaza and expressing closeness to victims of a terror attack in Chad and of flooding in Spain.
- November 1, 2024 - 9:57am
In an interview with Vatican News, the Archbishop of Valencia reflects on the tragic storm that has claimed more than 150 lives across Spain, and calls on parishes to welcome and offer assistance to all in need and to rescue workers.
- October 31, 2024 - 4:38pm
Dr Teresa Kettelkamp, Adjunct Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, gives an overview of the Commission’s “Pilot Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding.”
- October 31, 2024 - 3:04pm
More than 140 people have been killed and thousands are displaced following one of the worst natural disasters in Spain’s recent history.
- October 31, 2024 - 3:00pm
In his prayer intention for November, Pope Francis prays that all parents who mourn the loss of s son or daughter might find consolation in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.
- October 31, 2024 - 2:58pm
Lebanese authorities on Thursday express hope that a possible ceasefire with Israel could be announced shortly as senior US diplomats travel to the region to push for truces in Lebanon and Gaza.
- October 31, 2024 - 1:48pm
The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, urged member states to prioritize international cooperation in outer space activities.
- October 31, 2024 - 12:55pm
On 14 – 18 November, Cameroonians will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the accord-cadre between the Republic of Cameroon and the Holy See. It is a framework agreement that was ratified on 2 July 2014. A series of activities will characterise this awaited event, in the presence of Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations.
- October 31, 2024 - 11:49am
In a meeting with the Vatican’s media professionals, the Pope says he dreams of communication "that teaches people to let go of themselves to make space for others".
- October 31, 2024 - 10:40am
Pope Francis calls for lovingly educating with Christ's gaze, during his audience in the Vatican with Catholic Action's 11th National Congress of its Educational Commitment Movement.
- October 30, 2024 - 4:10pm
Close to 100 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a crowded apartment complex in Gaza.
- October 30, 2024 - 2:41pm
The Bishop of Ghana’s Yendi Diocese, Matthew Yitiereh, has said the Diocese’s Silver Jubilee anniversary is a celebration for everyone in the community, not just Catholics