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May 18, 2023 · By Andrea Gagliarducci. Rome Newsroom, May 18, 2023 / 09:10 am. Is the new Fundamental Law issued by Pope Francis last week simply a modernization of Vatican City’s civil constitution or...
May 18, 2023 · The Vatican and the city of Rome are expecting an estimated 35 million people to flock to the Eternal City for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope — the first ordinary jubilee since the Great...
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Jan 18, 2023 · The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors. The World Watch List, released by Open Doors on Jan. 18,...
Aug 27, 2023 · “The closure of the diplomatic offices of the Holy See occurred following a request from the Nicaraguan government on March 10, 2023,” Vatican News reported the following day.
Feb 14, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The vice of "acedia," often translated as "sloth," can cause laziness, but it is much more than that; it is a lack of caring for anything and being bored with everything, even one's relationship with God, Pope Francis said.
As governed by the Holy See, Vatican City State is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state ruled by the Pope, who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various origins.
Sep 10, 2016 · Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi. The headquarters of the Catholic church is a closely guarded city-state – centuries old and resistant to change. Can Pope Francis drag it into the 21st century?...