"Today (in Mexico) church and state are called to be an example for other countries to show that it is possible to overcome extremism and polarization, increasingly creating a culture of fraternity, freedom, dialogue and solidarity," Cardinal Pietro Parolin said April 26 at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of Mexico and the Vatican establishing diplomatic relations.

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Mark O’Toole as Archbishop-elect of Cardiff and Bishop-elect of the Welsh Diocese of Menevia.

27 April is Freedom Day: a public holiday in South Africa commemorating the first democratic elections in 1994.

Continuing his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience on the meaning and value of old age, Pope Francis takes inspiration from the Book of Ruth, noting that bonds uniting the generations can prove enriching for families and for the growth of society.

Although most of the soccer world’s eyes were probably on the Manchester City-Real Madrid Champions League semifinal on Tuesday night, another match the same day was closer to the heart of Pope Francis.

Afghanistan’s worsening economic and food crisis is heavily impacting families and children, says Save the Children. Only 7 per cent of families reported having enough to eat in March.

During the visit of Pope Francis’s top diplomat to Mexico on Tuesday, the Vatican and the Mexican government promised to cooperate in building peace and protecting human rights.

When Antonio Guzman-Diaz meets with senators on Capitol Hill about migration today, he’ll anchor his appeal for change on the realities migrants face: Both his own as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, and those of his community who have been forced to flee dire circumstances in their home countries.

El Pontífice firmó hoy la Carta Apostólica en forma de “Motu Proprio”, cuyo título es “Recognitum librum VI”, mediante la cual se modifica el canon 695 §1, del Código de Derecho Canónico

Este jueves, tendrá lugar en Roma el Encuentro anual del Dicasterio para los Laicos, la Familia y la Vida con los Moderadores de asociaciones de fieles, movimientos eclesiales y nuevas comunidades.

La paz se aleja tras las declaraciones de Moscú sobre el riesgo "real" de una tercera guerra mundial y la carrera por armar a Kiev por parte de Estados Unidos y sus aliados. Hoy, unos 40 países se reúnen en Alemania por iniciativa de Washington, mientras el Secretario General de la ONU llega a Moscú. "No caiga en la trampa rusa y pida a Putin la evacuación de Mariupol", instan desde Kiev

"En viaje hacia el Camino Sinodal a partir de nuestra vulnerabilidad": es el eslogan de la XXII Asamblea de la Unión Internacional de Superioras Generales (UISG) prevista en Roma del 2 al 6 de mayo. Los temas que abordarán las mujeres consagradas se ilustrarán el viernes en una conferencia de prensa en el Vaticano

El Papa, dijo la Sala de Prensa de la Santa Sede, interrumpió las actividades hodiernas, entre ellas, la participación en el Consejo de Cardenales, en curso en estos días.

"Once there was a habit of dividing humanity into the good and the bad: 'This country is good,' 'But it makes bombs!' 'No, it's good and this one is bad,'" he said in off-the-cuff remarks April 25 at the Vatican.

In a new report published on Tuesday by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), it warns that humanity is on “spiral of self-destruction” as disasters rise.

The 22nd Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) is expected to meet in Rome from 2 to 6 May. The issues discussed at the gathering will be illustrated on Friday at a press conference in the Vatican

Monsignor Marco Sprizzi, chargé d'affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature in Timor-Leste hopes the country under the new president will maintain and build further ties with the Holy See for the common good.

The sixth National Catholic Congress of Hispanic Ministry in the US takes place from 26 – 30 April with a focus on family, Hispanic youth ministry, social justice and pastoral formation.

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, originally ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Dijon, and from 2008 Archbishop of Lille, is named as the new Archbishop of Paris.