Vatican News

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with the people of Vietnam on the death of their former president Nguyen Phu Trong.

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Arokia Raj Satis Kumar and Fr. Joseph Soosainathan as auxiliary bishops of the Bangalore Archdiocese in the Indian state of Karnataka.

The Working Document will guide the discernment and reflections during the second session of the 16th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October.

The Pope will fly for a 12-day visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore in September.

Pope Francis appointed two priests from Cebu, Philippines, to serve in important positions within the Holy See worldwide

The first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, with 14 other blessed will be canonized, according to the College of Cardinals who formalized the approval in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace for an Ordinary Public Consistory on Monday morning.

Pope Francis invited members of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) to become peacemakers and the hope for every culture.

Pope Francis has announced plans for the Vatican City to go solar through his latest motu proprio titled Fratello Sole, or Brother Sun.

Pope Francis held a private audience with Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore, around two months ahead of his apostolic visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

Pope said, "We must not miss the opportunity to think and act in a new way, with mind, heart and hands .. to direct innovation toward a configuration centred on the primacy of human dignity."

"Choral singing is “done together, not alone,” which mirrors the communion of the Church, Pope Francis.

"Avoid isolation by building strong fraternal networks,' said the Pope to priests.

“Every encounter along the way represents an opportunity to meet the Lord," Pope Francis

We need to work together to address the pressing issues in the “broken world,” said Pope Francis.

"Tagle's deep passion for apostolic mission rooted in the Eucharist will inspire everyone at the Congress," said Broglio.

The Vatican released the official logos and mottos for the Holy Father’s Apostolic Journey to Asia on September 2 to 13, 2024, which is his longest-ever journey with the motto ‘Faith - Fraternity – Compassion’.

Pope Francis urged all individuals to seek the intercession of Mary.

“Learn to practice the art of communal discernment,” said the Pope to parish priests at the Synod.

In a press note on April 12, he said, “Pope Francis' official confirmation of the much-awaited visit to Timor-Leste fills the President of the Republic and all the people of Timor-Leste with joy.”

Dignitas infinita addresses the disconnect between social and existential aspects of human dignity.