Vatican News

After Burkina Faso attacks, pope calls for respect of places of worship

Justin McLellan · February 27, 2024

After deadly attacks killed 15 people at a Catholic church and dozens more at a mosque in Burkina Faso, Pope Francis said places of worship must be respected.

After meeting with Masons, bishop reaffirms Catholics cannot join

Cindy Wooden · February 27, 2024

After participating in a seminar on the Catholic Church and the Freemasons, an Italian bishop reaffirmed that Catholics who belong to Masonic lodges are in a "serious state of sin" and cannot receive Communion.

Cardinal Schönborn warns of schism as Rome halts German bishops' vote on lay committee

OSV News · February 20, 2024

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna warned of schism as German bishops want to keep to their reform course despite the latest letter from Rome, which halted the vote on the statutes of a Synodal Committee.

Argentine president meets with Pope Francis at Vatican

Justin McLellan · February 12, 2024

Months after throwing verbal jabs at Pope Francis along the campaign train, Argentine President Javier Milei brought smiles and cookies to the Vatican for his highly anticipated meeting with the pope Feb. 12.

Doctrine chief says his book on sexuality not something he'd write today

Justin McLellan · January 9, 2024

The Vatican's doctrine chief said the sometimes-graphic book on sexuality and spirituality that he published 25 years ago is "a book of my youth that I certainly would not write now."

Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional

Justin McLellan · January 9, 2024

The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican's doctrinal office said.

Pope Francis sees threat of church in Germany moving away from Rome

Carol Glatz · November 21, 2023

Pope Francis expressed his concern about concrete initiatives individual dioceses and the Catholic Church in Germany as a whole are taking, including the establishment of a synodal council, which, he said, threaten to steer it away from the universal church.

Pope Francis returns Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to use by contemplative nuns

Cindy Wooden · November 13, 2023

Pope Francis has invited a community of Benedictine nuns from Argentina to move into the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens, renewing the building's purpose as home to a cloistered community of women dedicated to supporting the pope's ministry with their prayer.

Cardinal denies work on changing conclave

Cindy Wooden · November 8, 2023

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a top advisor to Pope Francis on matters involving canon law, denied reports the Pope had asked him to draft revisions to the rules governing the preparations for electing a new pope.

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