Getting to Know the Vatican Gendarmerie
There are two armed corps in Vatican City State. One is the Swiss Guards, famous for their colourful uniforms. The other is the Vatican Gendarmerie, with the blue uniform. The Gendarmerie, the Vatican...
View ArticlePope Francis Receives Prime Minister of Grenada
Pope Francis today received Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell who was accompanied by his wife, son and mother. The meeting between Mitchell and Pope Francis lasted 25 minutes in the library of...
View ArticleSt. John Paul II Brought Us Hope and Communism Collapsed
The Berlin Wall collapsed on Nov. 9, 1989; it was the beginning of the end of the Soviet empire. Twenty-five years after this historic event, ZENIT spoke with Piotr Nowina Kokopka, Poland’s ambassador...
View ArticleCardinal Tauran: We Knew Communism Was Collapsing, But Not Like This
Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, currently president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, was an official of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State on Nov. 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell....
View ArticlePresident of Peru Visits Pope
Pope Francisreceived in the Vatican today Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, who was in Rome after a trip to Russia and China; it was the first time he has been received by the Holy Father. At the end...
View ArticleCaritas Internationalis: Helping to Rebuild the Philippines
A year ago, typhoon Haiyan devastated South East Asia, especially the Philippines, leaving at least 6,300 dead. It was the greatest cyclone to strike the Earth and is considered the most intense ever...
View ArticlePresident of Mozambique Meets With Pope Francis
On Thursday, in a very cordial atmosphere, Pope Francis received Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique. Mozambique became a democracy in 1992 after a lengthy 30-year civil war. A member of the...
View ArticleDrawing for Papal Gifts Raffle Held at Vatican
On Thursday, four blindfolded children drew numbers from an urn of the charity lottery for the charitable works of the Holy Father. The drawing took place in the Hall of the Notaries of the Palace of...
View ArticleVatican Releases Pope’s Message for World Day of Social Communications
This year’s theme, for the 49th World Day of Social Communications, is: “Communicating the family: a privileged place of encounter with the gift of love.” It follows the process of the Synod dedicated...
View ArticleArchbishop Paglia: Synod Is a Noah’s Ark to Save Families
The Church’s patrimony regarding families is enormous, says Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, and that is why the Church is a type of Noah’s ark to save families in a troubled world. The president of the...
View ArticleMaronite Patriarch: ‘Pray for Stability in Lebanon’
A bronze bust containing the relic of Saint Maron’s skull was part of the event on Monday, February 9, of the Maronite community of Rome. It began with a Mass presided over by Patriarch Bechara Boutros...
View ArticleCardinal Julian Herranz: The Consistory is “A Moment of Grace”
The College of Cardinals met this Thursday in the Synod Hall, on the occasion of the Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals, in which they will be informed on the progress made in the reform of...
View ArticleUkrainian Bishops Pray for Peace in Rome
While Ukraine is calling for the intervention of UN peacekeeping forces, to ensure that the February 15th ceasefire, which has been violated several times, be respected, the country’s Bishops are on...
View ArticlePurported Message From Pope Calls For End to Drug Trafficking in Argentina
An email believed to have been sent by Pope Francis to Argentinian legislator Gustavo Vera, head of the NGO “La Alameda” called on the government to avoid a “mexicanization” of Argentina, in reference...
View ArticleArchbishop Celli: The Digital Continent Is a Great Challenge and Opportunity
The primary strength of communication in the Church is attraction with a personal witness and not just religious propaganda. Catholics are called to be present within the challenges and opportunities...
View Article‘In Middle East, First Dialogue. Last Resort, Military Force’
It is an intricate and difficult situation, which requires a strong and concrete answer on the part of the international community. This is the picture of the Middle East drawn by the Permanent...
View ArticleTen Years Ago, St. John Paul II’s Death Moved the World
“Dear brothers and sisters, at 9:37 pm our beloved Holy Father John Paul II returned to the House of the Father. Let us pray for him,” said Cardinal Sandri on April 2, 2005 to the thousands of faithful...
View ArticleEU Parliament Urges Turkey To Recognize the Armenian Genocide
The European Parliament urged Turkey on Wednesday to recognize that the slaughter of Armenians during World War I, carried out by the Ottoman army, was a genocide. All the political groups of the...
View ArticlePresident Correa: “We Await The Pope’s Visit to Ecuador With Joy”
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador ended his visit to Rome on Tuesday night. He came to take part in an international symposium on the environment held in the Vatican and organized by the Pontifical...
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A Poor Church For the Poor
The 20th General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis was presented on Tuesday in the Holy See Press Office, attended by its President, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, who is concluding his...
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