Vatican News

Pope Francis has sent a video message expressing his closeness with priests who live and work among the people of poor neighbourhoods of the Argentine capital. ... read more

A reading of the Gospel to understand the present time, according to the words of Pope Francis, following in the footsteps of the most recent Council: this is the time of mercy, even if men and women of today – as St John Paul II affirmed – seem opposed to this word. ... read more

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decrees that the Basilica of Hagia Sophia will become a mosque once again, following a ruling from the Council of State. ... read more

The massacre in Srebrenica 25 years ago was one of the worst acts of brutality since the end of the Second World War. For Pope Saint John Paul II, it was a “crime against humanity” which plunged Europe into “the abyss of abjection.” His appeal, throughout the war in Bosnia, was to do everything possible to “disarm the aggressor.” ... read more

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, celebrated Mass for Catholic congressmen of South Korea at the National Assembly on Thursday. ... read more

A quarter of a century has gone by since more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were slaughtered in what had been designated a UN “safe area” in the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina during the fratricidal war that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia. ... read more

The United Nations launches a new initiative to accelerate efforts to enable people everywhere have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030, in keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ... read more

Archbishop Thomas Wenski welcomes a pair of US Supreme Court rulings, and explains how they uphold religious liberty and the rights of Catholic institutions. ... read more

Members of the Boko Haram terror group have clashed with Nigerian Army troops in a recent ambush attack. ... read more

Pope Francis names three new members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, who hail from Chile, Italy, and Nigeria. ... read more

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The Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins, has described as “appalling and reprehensible” the increased cases of the crime of Rape around Nigeria. ... read more

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The Church in Bangladesh appeals for peace after the slaughter of several political activists in an attack in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the south-east of the country spreads panic and insecurity among local people. ... read more