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Conjoined African Twins Can Have "normal lives" after Vatican Hospital Performs Surgery

Jul 8, 2020

African Twins who were conjoined at the head are likely to return home within months from the Vatican’s pediatric hospital where their bodies were successfully separated by doctors, and they have a high chance of living normal lives, the hospital’s chief neurosurgeon told ACI Africa.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta July 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Calls on Christians to Recognize the Face of Christ in Migrants

Jul 8, 2020

Pope Francis offered Mass Wednesday asking the Virgin Mary to help Christians recognize the face of Christ in each migrant and refugee.

Cardinal PeterTurkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Peace Threatened as Health and Economic Crises Continue: Vatican-Based Ghanaian Cardinal

Jul 7, 2020

A Vatican cardinal has said that the world is facing a “tsunami” of humanitarian crises caused by the coronavirus emergency, conflict, and decreased security around the globe.

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Pope Francis Appoints Apostolic Visitor for Ethiopian Catholics in US and Canada

Jul 4, 2020

Pope Francis appointed an apostolic visitor Thursday for Ethiopian Catholics in the United States and Canada. 

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, Nov. 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Makes Donation to World Food Programme as Pandemic Causes Rising Hunger

Jul 4, 2020

Pope Francis has made a donation to the World Food Programme as the organization works to feed 270 million people this year amid rising hunger caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Catholic church, in the city of Akure, the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. Via Shutterstock

Send Special Envoy to Protect Nigerian Christians, Says Former Congressman

Jun 27, 2020

The United States should send a special envoy to Nigeria to help coordinate the protection of the Christian population and prevent further destabilization in the area, said former Rep. Frank Wolf on Thursday, June 25.

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Do Not Fear Persecution, Violence: Pope Francis to Catholics

Jun 21, 2020

Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged Christians to fear sin, not the hostility, violence, or persecution they may face when sharing the Gospel with the world.

Pope Francis meets with people from Lombardy, a region in northern Italy. Credit: Vatican News/CNA.

"To make individualism the guiding principle of society has proved illusory": Pope Francis

Jun 20, 2020

In the period to follow the coronavirus pandemic, people should remember they are made for communion with others and with God, Pope Francis said Saturday.

Sister Maria Laura Mainetti. Public domain.

Catholic Sister Killed in Satanic Ritual Declared a Martyr

Jun 20, 2020

Pope Francis declared Friday that an Italian religious sister killed by three teenage girls in a Satanic sacrifice was a martyr for the Catholic faith.

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Cardinal Sarah Remains Head of Vatican Liturgy Department after 75th Birthday

Jun 19, 2020

Cardinal Robert Sarah said Wednesday he would continue to serve as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship beyond his 75th birthday.

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Pope Francis Names Lay Finance Expert as Secretary of Vatican ‘central bank’

Jun 15, 2020

Pope Francis Monday appointed Fabio Gasperini, an Italian financial adviser working at Ernst and Young, to the second-ranking position at the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA).

Pope Francis prays in St. Peter's Basilica on June 14, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

After Discovery of Mass Graves in Libya, Pope Francis Appeals for Peace

Jun 14, 2020

Pope Francis expressed “great apprehension and sorrow” Sunday after eight mass graves were discovered in Libya amid the ongoing civil war.

Eucharistic adoration following the pope's Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

The Eucharist Gives Us Christ's Healing Love: Pope Francis

Jun 14, 2020

Christ’s presence in the Eucharist heals wounds and transforms bitter negativity into the joy of Lord, Pope Francis said in his homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi Sunday.

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Beatification Date Set for Italian Computer Programming Teen Carlo Acutis

Jun 13, 2020

Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer who died in 2006, will be beatified October 10 in Assisi, Italy. 

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media

“We all have an appointment with God in the night of our lives”: Pope Francis

Jun 10, 2020

In our darkest moments God awaits us and is ready to transform us, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday.

Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Starts Fund of 1 million Euros for Rome’s Unemployed after Coronavirus

Jun 10, 2020

As Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has started a fund with 1 million euros ($1.1 million) to help those in the Diocese of Rome who are facing economic difficulty because of the coronavirus

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Feb. 26, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

The Trinity is Saving Love for a Broken World: Pope Francis

Jun 7, 2020

The Holy Trinity is saving love in a world filled with corruption, evil, and the sinfulness of men and women, Pope Francis said Sunday.

People pass in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of May. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Vatican: No Active Coronavirus Cases among Employees

Jun 6, 2020

The Vatican said Saturday the city state no longer has any active positive cases among employees, after a 12th person had tested positive in early May.

Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

“Crises, if they are not well accompanied, are dangerous”: Pope Francis to Young People

Jun 6, 2020

Pope Francis on Friday told students that in times of crisis, community is key to overcoming fear.

Cardinal Peter Turkson. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

Ghanaian Cardinal Urges Forgiveness, Justice in Response to George Floyd’s Killing

Jun 4, 2020

Cardinal Peter Turkson on Wednesday decried the existence of racism around the world, urging people to seek justice and fraternity, and to forgive those who have hurt them or others.