More bodies recovered after yet another migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean
The number of known victims is growing, while many more remain missing after a boat sank a few metres from the coast of the Italian province of Calabria. Read all
Cardinal Erdo shares ‘great joy’ to welcome Pope Francis to Hungary
In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, discusses “great joy” for Pope Francis’ upcoming Apostolic Journey to the nation from 28 to 30 April, while recognizing the significance of the visit taking place with the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Read all
Nicaragua: Ortega bans Easter processions and attacks bishops
The Nicaraguan regime forbids the celebration of the traditional public processions of the Way of the Cross and accuses bishops of “grave crimes and horrors”. Read all
Sisters in Ukraine: Choosing life in the midst of war
Sister Teodora Shulak, Superior General of the Redemptorist sisters, shares her reflections and her interior struggles in the face of Russia’s ongoing war in her home country, Ukraine. Read all
Pope Francis to make Apostolic Journey to Hungary in April
Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to the European nation of Hungary from 28 to 30 April, marking his 41st Journey abroad, where he will follow a busy itinerary in the country’s capital of Budapest. Read all
Digital Synod brings Catholic Church ‘closer to digital natives’
The “Digital Synod” reached an estimated 20 million people and gleaned tens of thousands of responses from non-Catholics and non-believers, according to Fr Jeffrey Segovia, who points out that real people lie behind all the clicks and likes that fill social media. Read all
Pope prays for migrants lost at sea in most recent Mediterranean tragedy
Pope Francis prays for the dead and for those who have survived after the bodies of dozens of migrants wash up on an Italian shore. Read all
Laymen contribute their Asian voices in the synodal process
Laymen participating in the Asian Continental Assembly see the synod as a vehicle for bringing change, new ways of thinking, new directions and are happy to have contributed their Asian voices to the process. Read all
Pope: we must all do politics for the common good
“El Pastor”, the book by journalists Francesca Ambrogetti and Sergio Rubin, out these days in Argentina, is the result of several interviews with the Pope on the most important and urgent issues of the Church. From politics to economics, from reforms in the Roman Curia to threats to the ‘common home’. Space is also given to some personal aspects, regarding a trip to Argentina Francis says that ‘it is unfair to say that I do not want to go’ Read all
Pope prays for an end to violence in the Holy Land, Burkina Faso and the Mediterranean Sea
In renewed appeals following his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis calls for prayers and for peace for the countless victims of violence in the Holy Land, Burkina Faso and the Mediterranean Sea which sees so many migrants drown as they take on perilous journeys to cross it. Read all