Pope Francis: Blood of martyrs slain by ISIS ‘a seed that will bear rich fruit’ Icon of the 21 Martyrs of Libya. Image courtesy of Tony Rezk, via tonyrezk.blogspot.com Read more about Pope Francis: Blood of martyrs slain by ISIS ‘a seed that will bear rich fruit’
Visits to Vatican Museums fell by 5.6 million in 2020 A bronze sculpture, Sphere Within Sphere, by Arnaldo Pomodoro at the Vatican Museums. / Ank Kumar via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read more about Visits to Vatican Museums fell by 5.6 million in 2020
Laudato si' Week recalls encyclical's sixth anniversary L'Osservatore Romano. Read more about Laudato si' Week recalls encyclical's sixth anniversary
Modernizing Vatican finances a ‘huge task,’ says economy council member Vatican City flag waiving over St. Peter's dome - Bohumil Petrik / CNA Read more about Modernizing Vatican finances a ‘huge task,’ says economy council member
Cardinal Parolin: Vatican wants to ‘do everything possible’ to end Israel-Gaza conflict Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his official visit to Kiev, 2017. / Shutterstock. Read more about Cardinal Parolin: Vatican wants to ‘do everything possible’ to end Israel-Gaza conflict
Pope Francis at the general audience: ‘Praying is not easy’ Pope Francis’ general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, May 19, 2021. / Vatican Media. Read more about Pope Francis at the general audience: ‘Praying is not easy’
Vatican asks dioceses to promote local World Youth Day celebrations World Youth Day in Krakow, July 2016. / Jeff Bruno. Read more about Vatican asks dioceses to promote local World Youth Day celebrations
Pope Francis names Italian-born Somascan priest an auxiliary bishop in Texas Bishop-elect Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S. / Screenshot from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s YouTube channel. Read more about Pope Francis names Italian-born Somascan priest an auxiliary bishop in Texas
Pope Francis: Children’s deaths in Israel-Gaza conflict ‘terrible and unacceptable’ Pope Francis delivers a Regina Coeli address at the Vatican. / Vatican Media. Read more about Pope Francis: Children’s deaths in Israel-Gaza conflict ‘terrible and unacceptable’
‘Do not lose hope’: Pope Francis offers Mass for Myanmar’s Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica Pope Francis celebrates Mass for Burmese Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 16, 2021. / Vatican Media. Read more about ‘Do not lose hope’: Pope Francis offers Mass for Myanmar’s Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica
