Vatican Radio celebrates its 90th anniversary

Celebrating its 90th anniversary, Vatican Radio received well-wishes from Pope Francis and an avid listener who is the second oldest person in the world. Sr Andre, a French member of the Daughters of Charity who made headlines recently for testing positive for Covid-19 but weathered it with no symptoms, told the radio in a brief interview, “Happy... Read More

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June 7, 2019

Vatican News to launch news programme, podcast in Latin

A weekly news programme about the pope and the Vatican will now be offered in Latin, the official language of the Holy See. The five-minute news flash “will be an actual, real news broadcast with news and news reports,” said Andrea Tornielli, editorial director for the Dicastery for Communication. The program is not meant as... Read More

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October 12, 2017

Pope tops 40 million followers on Twitter, 5 million on Instagram

Pope Francis’ @Pontifex Twitter accounts reached more than 40 million followers just a few months before the fifth anniversary of when Pope Benedict XVI launched the initiative. The papal Twitter accounts, in nine different languages, have grown by over 9 million followers in the past 12 months, representing the interest and attention of “the people... Read More

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September 20, 2016

Dedicated to battling the devil, noted Italian exorcist dies at 91

Pauline Fr Gabriele Amorth, an Italian priest renowned for his work in dispelling demons, has died at the age of 91. Ill and hospitalised for some weeks, the priest passed away in Rome on 16th September. Fr Amorth began his ministry as an exorcist for the Diocese of Rome in 1986 and performed – according... Read More

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June 22, 2016

Tourists must blow whistle on trafficking during Olympics, religious say

Religious priests, brothers and sisters in Brazil are urging everyone attending the Olympic Games to report instances of exploitation of vulnerable people and to turn in suspected traffickers. Their campaign, “Play for Life,” invites tourists, residents and visitors “to take a stand, not to submit passively to the arrogance of those who want to manipulate... Read More

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February 23, 2016

Jesuit priest remains as Vatican spokesperson, retires as head of radio

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi will retire as head of Vatican Radio on 29th February, as the Secretariat for Communications takes on the general administration of the radio. Giacomo Ghisani, an Italian layman and vice general director of the secretariat, will be the ad interim administrative director and legal representative of Vatican Radio starting on 1st... Read More

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May 28, 2015

Lord Patten outlines recommendations for Vatican media

The Vatican must stop running its media operation from silos, said the leader of papal commission set up to advise how the Vatican can better communicate with the Church and the world. Lord (Chris) Patten of Barnes, former chairman of the British Broadcasting Corp. Trust, said “nobody is suggesting that the Vatican should behave like... Read More

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March 26, 2015

Brother of slain aid worker talks with pope about dialogue, respect

After Pope Francis encouraged him and pledged his prayers, Michael Haines was able to tell the Pope about his work to promote interreligious dialogue and mutual respect, particularly between Christians and Muslims. Haines’ brother David, a British aid worker, was beheaded by members of the so-called Islamic State in Syria last September. Michael Haines met... Read More

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August 31, 2014

Students joy as Benedict rejoins theology circle

With “spiritual freshness and joy”, despite his physical frailty, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass and met briefly with his former doctoral students at the Vatican. “It was very beautiful,” said Salvatorian Father Stephan Otto Horn, president of the ‘Ratzinger Schulerkreis’ (Ratzinger Student Circle), which has met annually since the 1970s for theological discussion on... Read More

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August 22, 2014

Cardinal tells Pope about trails of displaced in Iraq

Cardinal Fernando Filoni said Pope Francis “was really taken” by the cardinal’s description of Christians and other minorities forced from their homes in northwestern Iraq by militias belonging to the Islamic State terrorist group. The Pope met Cardinal Filoni the morning after the cardinal returned to the Vatican following a visit to Iraq as the... Read More

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Vatican Radio celebrates its 90th anniversary

Vatican News to launch news programme, podcast in Latin

Pope tops 40 million followers on Twitter, 5 million on Instagram

Dedicated to battling the devil, noted Italian exorcist dies at 91

Tourists must blow whistle on trafficking during Olympics, religious say

Jesuit priest remains as Vatican spokesperson, retires as head of radio

Lord Patten outlines recommendations for Vatican media

Brother of slain aid worker talks with pope about dialogue, respect

Students joy as Benedict rejoins theology circle

Cardinal tells Pope about trails of displaced in Iraq

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