Pope Francis will celebrate Mass on Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of his first papal trip outside Rome, which saw him visit the Italian island of Lampedusa to offer comfort to migrants. By Devin Watkins The Director of…

A French court has launched an inquiry into the alleged mishandling by the outgoing French government of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes while elsewhere in Europe, and the former Soviet Union, tensions also rise over the…

Ambassador Michael Koch, German Ambassador to the Holy See discusses the upcoming German EU presidency and the challenges the EU will have to tackle in the following months. By Vatican News Germany assumes today the presidency of…

Pope Francis appoints Father Martin Hayes as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore, in Ireland. By Vatican News The Holy Father nominated a new Bishop of the Diocese of Kilmore, Ireland, on Monday, the feast of Sts. Peter and…

Serbia's ruling populists are due to tighten their grip on power in the first European national election since the coronavirus pandemic. Voting went ahead Sunday despite concerns for ongoing COVID-19 cases and a partial boycott of…

In an interview with Vatican Radio, the CEO of Social Justice Ireland talks about the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the path forward. By Lydia O’Kane In Europe, after months of restrictions due to the…

A court in France has ruled that the government must end a ban on meetings at places of worship. The authorities claimed the measures were needed to halt the spread of the coronavirus following an outbreak at an evangelical congregation…

Vatican News interviews Artur Oboza, the archivist of the John Paul II Family Home Museum. By Vatican News Karol J. Wojtyła, known as Pope Saint John Paul II, was born on 18 May 1920 in a modest apartment in Wadowice, a small…

Unshakable faith in the Lord, devotion to Mary, the spirit of sacrifice, the commitment to one’s neighbour, even at the risk of one’s own life. In his own family, Karol Wojtyła encountered all those characteristics that were then developed…

Russia is mourning the death of at least five Covid-19 patients who died early Tuesday when a fire broke out in a hospital in St. Petersburg.. By Stefan J. Bos Firefighters and authorities were inspecting the scene of a fire that…