On February 6, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved a miracle attributed to the…
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Vatican Sends Delegation to the Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics marks the beginning of a new, concerted effort to build the relationship…
Vatican Asks Underground Chinese Bishops to Resign
The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Pietro Cardinal Parolin, has asked Bishop Peter Zhuang Jianjian of Shantou,…
Pope Francis Visits Myanmar and Bangladesh
In early December, Pope Francis concluded a diplomatically-tricky visit to Asia, where he visited the countries…
Pope Francis Issues Clarifying Letter
Pope Francis issued a letter to Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, on…
Vatican Holds Conference on Human Trafficking
Though it is impossible to procure exact numbers (most estimates range between 25 and 46 million),…
Acts of Violence Prompt Concerted Response from Church Leaders
On October 31, a 29-year-old Uzbeki man, Sayfullo Saipov, attacked civilians with a rental truck, killing…
Bishops of Pakistan Declare Year of the Eucharist
In an officially Muslim country plagued by sectarian violence, the Pakistani Catholic Church took a bold…
The Paris Statement
In early October, ten well-known European intellectuals signed The Paris Statement: A Europe We Can Believe…