(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis said on Sunday that “in a world often marred by selfishness, a large family is a role model for solidarity and ...

Vatican City, 29 December 2014 (VIS) – Pompeii will be the first port of call on Pope Francis' trip to the Italian region of Campania. On ...

Pope’s condolences for death of Archbishop Giuseppe Pittau SJ

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow and sent his condolences to his Jesuit ...

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis this evening telephoned refugees sheltered in Kurdistan to express his closeness to them on Christmas night.

The telephone call to Father ...

(Vatican Radio) Departing from his prepared remarks on Christmas Day, Pope Francis offered a heartfelt plea for “all those children who are killed and ill-treated ...

(Vatican Radio) One of the most memorable moments of the past year was Pope Francis’ historic visit to Korea. On Wednesday, the Holy Father recalled ...

(Vatican Radio) By offering to Jesus the gift of his own life, Saint Stephen, the first martyr, honoured the coming of the King of kings ...

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis has written a Christmas letter to the Christians of the Middle East  to express his closeness to them at a time ...

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis celebrated Midnight Mass in the Vatican Basilica on Christmas Eve to mark the Nativity of the Lord and in his homily ...

Urbi et Orbi Message of Pope Francis
Thursday 25 December 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas!

Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of ...

(Vatican Radio) Father Federico Lombardi SJ highlights some of the events that have made 2014 an extremely busy and significant year for Pope Francis.

In ...

According to the Holy See’s spokesman, Pope Francis has shown in 2014 the importance of Asia for the Church.  “This year the Pope travelled ...

No Funeral Face for Christmas

How should Christians celebrate Christmas? Cardinal Arinze believes that Pope Francis has shown us how, when during the third week ...

The Roman Curia and the Body of Christ: The Pope addressed a discourse, both powerful and demanding, shown by its original title, to all the ...

Chilpancingo - "With the desire to continue to be close to the parents of the students who disappeared in Iguala , Monday, on December 22, the Apostolic ...

Vatican City, 30 December 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has appointed Fr. John Saw Yaw Han as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Yangon (area 47 ...

Il Santo Padre Francesco ha nominato Ausiliare dell’arcidiocesi di Yangon (Myanmar) il Rev.do John Saw Yaw Han, Rettore del Seminario Maggiore di Yangon ...

Vatican City, 29 December 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Angel Javier Perez Pueyo as bishop of Barbastro-Monzon (area 8,321, population 101 ...

Il Santo Padre Francesco ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale della diocesi di Barbastro-Monzón (Spagna), presentata da S.E. Mons. Alfonso Milián Sorribas, in ...

Vatican City, 22 December 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has - appointed Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Indianapolis, U.S.A., as ...

(Vatican Radio) Young people from around the world have descended on the Czech capital, Prague for a five day ecumenical meeting of the Taizé Community ...

MISNA reports that about 150 Rwandan Hutu rebels surrendered in Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east. The move comes a week ...

(Vatican Radio/AP) Flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jangmi left at least 29 people dead and 10 missing in the Philippines, including ...

(Vatican Radio) In Greece, lawmakers failed to elect a new president in a final round of voting Monday, leaving European financial markets in a slump ...

(Vatican Radio)  Two days after the fire broke out on the car deck of the Italian-flagged ferry Norman Atlantic, the death toll has risen to ...

(Vatican Radio/Reuters) Indonesian rescuers have spotted bodies and luggage floating in the sea off the coast of Borneo island on Tuesday. Officials say they ...

(Vatican Radio) Croatia’s incumbent President Ivo Josipovic, who is backed by the center-left government, has taken a slight lead in the first round of ...

Beirut – Rumors are circulating in Lebanon about an upcoming meeting between General Michel Aoun and former Falangist Samir Geagea, the leaders of the two main ...

Nairobi - "What would Christ have said if there were terror attacks during his time?" ask Christian leaders of Kenya in a joint message on the ...

Thailand’s Catholic bishops have declared a “Holy Year” aimed at restoring the fervor of a New Evangelization and commemorating the 350th anniversary of the ...

(Vatican Radio)  The U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a series of resource materials to help the faithful prepare for National Migration Week 2015 which ...

Urbi et Orbi

This year’s “Urbi et Orbi” address by Pope Francis also had a word for Nigeria. As if in response to Pope ...

In Malawi, Agenzia Fides reports that Malawians celebrated a a somber Christmas. This is according to information that Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, a Monfort missionary gave ...

Bangui – On Christmas Eve His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, went to the reception camps of former Seleka guerrillas near the capital of ...

A country that welcomes and respects Jesus "gains dignity and respect on the international stage ‎because it shows respect for the values of democracy. Spirituality ...

(Vatican Radio) The Catholic Church in Mexico has condemned the murder of a priest, who was abducted by organized crime, after he preached a sermon ...

Lilongwe - A sad Christmas is what was celebrated in Malawi, reports to Agenzia Fides Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, a Monfortan missionary who for decades has been ...

Abuja - The Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri has been under siege for quite some time now with IDPs fleeing the violence of Boko Haram. This is ...

(Vatican Radio) Joseph Ponniah is Bishop of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka which was one of the areas badly affected by the deadly Tsunami that ...