Vatican Renews Agreement with Communist China

On October 22, the Holy See agreed to a two-year extension of its former deal with…

Pope Forces Former Chief of Staff to Resign Cardinalate

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, previously the head of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the…

Pope Offers Encouragement Amidst Coronavirus Crisis

On March 27, Pope Francis stood in front of a rainy, dark, and empty St. Peter’s…

Coronavirus Spreads, U.S. and Vatican Respond

In December, a new respiratory disease called ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan City,…

Perspective: Vatican-China Relations

On September 22, 2018, after several years of discussion, the Vatican and the People’s Republic of…

Vatican Establishes Track Team for Olympics

In 2 Timothy 4:17, St. Paul famously proclaimed, “I have competed well; I have finished the…

Vatican, China Agree on Bishop Appointments

On September 22, the Vatican announced that it had reached a provisional agreement with the Chinese…

Vatican Sends Delegation to the Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics marks the beginning of a new, concerted effort to build the relationship…

Vatican Holds Conference on Human Trafficking

Though it is impossible to procure exact numbers (most estimates range between 25 and 46 million),…

Vatican Arrests Two in Connection to Information Leak

Earlier this month, the Vatican arrested two individuals on charges of stealing and leaking confidential Vatican…