Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi was scheduled to meet with a Kremlin foreign policy adviser during the peace mission he is making to Moscow on Pope Francis’s behalf, the Kremlin said.
Rising stars: Vatican hosts astronomers of tomorrow for summer school
The twin domes symbolize the parallel aims of the Vatican Observatory as defined by its director, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno: “To do good science and to show the world that our religion, our faith, motivates why we do the science.”
Pope’s envoy to travel to Moscow on peace mission
Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will go to Moscow on the second leg of a peace mission on behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican said.
With doctor’s OK, pope says he is ready for World Youth Day
With a green light from his doctor, Pope Francis has assured young people that he will be with them in Portugal for World Youth Day despite his recent surgery.
Lingua omnium: Vatican academy promotes ‘inclusive’ image of Latin
The Latin language in the Catholic Church faces two major hurdles: the increasingly exclusive access to Latin instruction worldwide and the difficulty of transmitting the ancient language’s modern value to seminarians from non-European backgrounds, said the new president of the Vatican’s Latin academy.
Kerry hopes pope will build momentum before U.N. climate summit
– President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate issues is counting on Pope Francis’ support to get nations attending the next U.N. climate summit to adopt bold measures to mitigate climate change.
Pope sends predecessor’s longtime secretary home without assignment
Pope Francis has directed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, to leave the Vatican and return to his home diocese in Germany without a new assignment.
On World Day of Poor, be poor like those you serve, pope says
To recognize and address the poverty of others, Christians must become poor like the figure of Tobit from the Hebrew Bible, Pope Francis said.
Popes should retire only in ‘extreme cases,’ says ex-Vatican doctrine chief
A papal resignation should occur only in “truly extreme cases” and must not “become the norm,” said the former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office.
Pope to undergo surgery for hernia, expected to remain in hospital
Pope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at an incision of a previous operation, the Vatican said.
Pope returns to hospital for medical checkup, promptly dismissed
Pope Francis returned to the hospital for a brief medical checkup June 6, the Vatican said.
Pope: Quick change of course necessary to beat climate change
A faster change of course away from today’s throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to ensure the planet’s livability for future generations, Pope Francis said on World Environment Day.