A report by Human Rights Watch says over 220 civilians in Burkina Faso have been killed by military forces accused of cooperating with Islamic militants.
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, speaks at the General Debate of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD), and encourages working in concrete solidarity to reverse growing…
Ahead of International Marconi Day and 150 years since his birth, we recall the rich legacy of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor-entrepreneur who set up Vatican Radio in 1931 and installed a ‘big cell phone’ in Pope Pius XI’s car that…
African Synod delegates have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day seminar to prepare for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality scheduled to take place this October in the Vatican
Papež František promluvil k italské Katolické akci a v úvahách o chybějících, zachraňujících a život měnících objetích zdůrazňuje důležitost vzájemného přijímání.
Ongoing heavy rain causes severe flooding in Kenya. The downpours that have been drenching the land since March have affected over 100,000 people across the country. More than 30 people have been killed in the floods and over 40,000…
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses key issues roiling the Church during the presentation of the new book, “Five questions agitating the Church”, by noted Vaticanist Ignazio Ingrao.
Meeting Hungarian pilgrims in the Vatican, Pope Francis encourages them to be men and women of peace and to continue to safeguard their Christian identity, and thanks the Hungarian Church for welcoming Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
Kardinál státní sekretář promluvil na prezentaci knihy vatikanisty Tg1 Ignazia Ingraa „Pět otázek, které znepokojují církev“, společně s ministrem kultury Sangiulianem.
Pope Francis addresses Italian Catholic Action and emphasises the importance of embracing others through reflections on missing, saving, and life-changing embraces.
V rozhovoru pro televizní stanici CBS František vyzývá k zastavení válek na Ukrajině, v Gaze a po celém světě. Připomíná, že v církvi je místo pro každého: pokud se vám kněz ve farnosti nezdá přívětivý - říká -, hledejte jinde, vždycky se…
In an interview with CBS, Pope Francis calls for an end to the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and around the world. He says there is room for everyone in the Church pointing out that if a parish priest doesn't seem welcoming, one can look…
The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has decried a series of Israeli strikes on Rafah in the past few days that have killed mostly children and women. He has repeated his warning against a full-scale incursion to an area to…
The Cardinal Patriarch of Jerusalem reflects on the ongoing war in Gaza expressing his belief it shows the inevitability of the two-state solution: “There is no alternative to the two states but the continuation of war."
Reflecting on the recently celebrated World Day of Prayer for Vocations, South Sudan’s Catholic Bishop of Tombura Yambio says he is filled with gratitude for his own call to be a priest, for the priests he works with, and for the number of…
Cisco, the multinational digital communications technology company, signs the Pontifical Academy for Life’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics” committing to an ethical approach to artificial intelligence in the areas of Ethics, Education and Rights.
František se ve videoposelství obrací na diecézní společenství v Molise, které na pouti přijímá obraz Panny Marie Fatimské, a vyzývá je, aby otevřelo své domovy a srdce její přítomnosti.
The Director General of UNICEF says more than three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance, as conditions in the country continue to worsen.
Pope Francis sends a video message to the Diocese of Termoli-Larino in southern Italy, that will welcome the statue of Our Lady of Fatima from April 27 to May 5, 2024. In it, the Pope encourages the faithful to open their doors and hearts…
Na závěr generální audience se papež vrátil k výzvě k míru na Blízkém východě, na Ukrajině a v Myanmaru a připomněl, že válka „je porážka, na níž nejvíce vydělávají výrobci zbraní“.
Pope Francis pleads for global peace, emphasizing the devastating consequences of war and urging prayers for conflict-stricken regions like Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, and Myanmar, while advocating for peaceful resolutions and…
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis transitions from discussing cardinal virtues, to the theological ones, reminding that faith, hope and charity help us follow Christ, guide our journey together toward holiness, and…
Britain's recent decision to approve legislation allowing the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda has sparked condemnation from humanitarian organizations including CAFOD, the aid agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Five migrants, including a 7-year-old girl, drown attempting to cross the English Channel, only hours after Britain’s Parliament passes a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a move decried by several Catholic aid agencies.
V Santa Martě nebo i sociálních sítích modlitby a projevy náklonnosti a vděčnosti papeži Františkovi alias Jorge Mario Bergogliovi v den liturgické památky mučedníka, jehož jméno nese.