On the sidelines of a peace meeting in the Italian city of Bari, Fr. Francesco Patton speaks on the peculiarities of the transmission of the faith to the younger generation in the Middle East. By Benedict Mayaki In an interview…

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin has sent a message on behalf of Pope Francis, expressing his sorrow for those killed and their families, in the shooting in Hanau. By Robin Gomes Pope Francis has expressed…

In a letter addressed to the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union, three Cardinals call for refugees present on the island of Lesbos to be relocated to other European countries. By Vatican News Three leading Cardinals…

The prime minister of Montenegro has met with the top Serbian Orthodox Church bishop in the Balkan nation to defuse mounting tensions over a new law on religious rights. Their meeting follows widespread protests against the legislation. …

Britain is set formally to leave the European Union (EU) on Friday after 47 years as a member of the world’s largest trading bloc. In a video message due to be aired an hour before the official departure time, the nation’s Prime Minister…

The Greek government announces it plans on sending floating barriers into the Sea in order to prevent migrants, arriving by boat, to reach land. By John Carr The Greek government has come up with a novel way of…

Two hundred survivors gather at Auschwitz to commemorate the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp operated by the Nazis. During Sunday’s Angelus Pope Francis appealed for remembrance of the Holocaust saying that “in the…

Pope Francis on Friday morning pays a surprise visit to the Pilo Albertelli State High School in Rome. Pope Francis travelled by car to the Pilo Albertelli State High School in Rome, near the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. …

Before the General Audience on Wednesday morning Pope Francis greets a group of Ukrainian pilgrims from the Byzantine Greek-Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo, marking 30 years from the end of Soviet oppression. By Linda Bordoni …

Human Rights Day commemorates the 10 December 1948 adoption by the UN General Assembly of the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaims the inalienable rights of all people. By Robin Gomes The United…