US climate envoy meets pope and speaks at Vatican conference

John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate, met privately with Pope Francis on 15th May, the day after giving a keynote address at a closed-door meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences and the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences. Because Kerry is not a head of state, the Vatican issued no statement about the meeting, although Vatican Media released photos... Read More

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May 16, 2021

Vatican’s vanishing artisans: Traditional workshops struggle amid Covid-19

The neighbourhood of ivy-draped two-story buildings, cobblestoned streets and Marian shrines adjacent to St Peter’s Basilica is perhaps best-known today for serving gelato and pizza to tourists visiting the Vatican. History, however, knows the “Borgo” – as the zone is called by locals – as a village of ecclesiastical artisans who produce and restore religious articles for the Vatican and... Read More

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May 14, 2021

Vatican dicastery forms working group on ‘excommunication of mafias’

Marking the beatification of an Italian judge murdered by the Mafia, a Vatican office announced the formation of a working group on “the excommunication of mafias.” The group, working under the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, plans to continue and expand work begun by the dicastery in 2018 when it launched an international network against organised crime... Read More

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May 11, 2021

Faith leaders have key role in tackling climate change, Sharma says

Faith and religious leaders have a key role in tackling climate change and helping protect the most vulnerable communities, COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma has said. His comments came after he paid a visit to the Vatican, during which he welcomed the continued support from the Holy See on climate action as the COP26 climate conference,... Read More

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May 5, 2021

Pope updates Vatican judicial laws so cardinals and bishops can face trial

Updating the laws that govern the Vatican’s civil judicial system, Pope Francis stated that cardinals and bishops accused of a crime can now be tried in a Vatican court. The pope said the new measure, issued “motu proprio,” on his own accord, reflects the “fundamental equality of all” by ensuring that the Vatican judicial system conforms to the principle that “among all the faithful... Read More

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May 4, 2021

Vatican approves new invocations for Litany of St Joseph

Updating the Litany of St Joseph, approved in 1909, the Vatican has added seven invocations, including two that address the guardian of Jesus and husband of Mary as “support in difficulty” and “patron of refugees.” The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments published the additions on 1st May, the feast of St Joseph the Worker. The additions were approved by Pope Francis, the congregation said, and drew the... Read More

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May 3, 2021

Church must help counter resistance to vaccines, Vatican health care expert says

Members of the Catholic Church, especially religious working in health care and schools, have an important opportunity and duty to educate people about Covid-19 and to counter resistance to vaccinations, said an expert on the Vatican’s Covid-19 commission. Women religious and Catholic organisations who serve others every day and have people’s trust are “our best hope for safe and... Read More

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May 1, 2021

Deaf Catholics applaud Vatican’s sign language service on YouTube channel

When the Easter livestream of Pope Francis’ general audience and the Angelus was broadcast for the first time in American Sign Language on the Vatican’s YouTube channel, the deaf Catholic ministry group in Texas took particular notice. Redemptorist Fr Len Broniak, chaplain and program director of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s deaf ministry called it a “great step forward for open access to... Read More

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April 30, 2021

Vatican approves strengthening safeguarding studies and research in Rome

The Centre for Child Protection at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University has been transformed into a Vatican-approved academic institute with its own faculty and ability to award advanced academic degrees. Starting on 1st September 2021, the university’s centre will become the Institute of Anthropology, offering interdisciplinary studies on human dignity and care and expanding its scope in research, the university said. The Vatican... Read More

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April 26, 2021

Tough security not enough to counter terrorism, Vatican official says

Tougher law enforcement and security measures are not enough to combat terrorism and extremism, a Vatican representative has said. It also requires that individual nations “commit to nurturing a culture of encounter that fosters mutual respect and dialogue, both cornerstones of peaceful and inclusive societies,” said Mgr Janusz Urbanczyk, the Holy See’s representative to the Vienna-based Organization for Security... Read More

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