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Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome throughout the jubilee year. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve ...
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See and the People's Republic of China have announced today the decision to extend the validity of the Provisional Agreement on the appointment of bishops in China for ...
(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 14 - Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday that the Holy See was ready to mediate between "enemies" to end the world's wars during an audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall for the ...
Israel’s Embassy to the Holy See responded to Parolin’s remarks, calling it “a deplorable declaration.” Pope Francis also drew criticism from Israel for his own remarks.
In a 2024 news statement renewing the 2018 agreement, the Vatican stated that it aimed to “benefit … the Catholic Church in China and the Chinese people as a whole.” The Holy See and the ...
For the fourth Sunday in a row, the 88-year-old Francis didn’t appear for his weekly noon blessing, but he met with his top deputies and the Holy See distributed the text he would have delivered ...
Watch live as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with 50,000 people in Singapore at the National Stadium on Thursday, 12 September. The pontiff, 87, is closing out his Asia-Pacific tour; he has been to ...
On October 22, 2024, the Holy See and the Chinese government renewed, for the third time, the 2018 “Provisional Agreement regarding the Appointment of Bishops.” The 2024 renewal is for four years.