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Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (left) and Archbishop Georg Gänswein, longtime personal secretary for Pope Benedict XVI. | Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Cardinal Schönborn calls Gänswein book ‘unseemly indiscretion,’ confirms key detail of Benedict papacy

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn on Wednesday confirmed he was the person who encouraged Joseph Ratzinger to accept the
Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Jan. 18, 2023. (photo: Daniel Ibanez/CNA / EWTN)

Pope Francis: Jesus is ‘the unsurpassed model of evangelization’

The Pope recommended rereading often chapter 15 of the Gospel of Luke, which contains the parable of the
Pope Francis prays at the general audience, Oct. 19, 2022 | Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Pope Francis prays for priest killed in Nigeria, asks for prayers for persecuted Christians

At the end of his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis asked for people to join him in praying for
Cardinal Baltazar Porras. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / ACI Prensa

Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Porras, 78, as the new Archbishop of Caracas

Pope Francis appointed as new Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela), Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo, who is 78 years old,

Today is the first day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023

This Wednesday, January 18, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins. The theme for this year is

Cardinal George Pell’s Funeral Held Saturday & Attended by Pope Francis

Several Church leaders, including Pope Francis, attended Saturday’s funeral Mass for Cardinal George Pell. A large crowd, including

Archbishop Gugerotti has taken up service at the Dicastery for Eastern Churches 

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Titular Archbishop of Ravello, began his service as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental

Pope Francis offers condolences over attack against church

On Sunday, the 15th of January, a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was targeted in an attack
Pope Francis at the Vatican. (Archive image). Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Francis proposes these three pieces of advice to confraternities

Pope Francis proposes these three pieces of advice to confraternities. On January 16, Pope Francis drew attention to
Pope Francis prayed for peace in his Angelus address following Mass in L'Aquila, Italy. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis offers condolences after 69 die in Nepal plane crash

The plane was carrying 72 passengers from Kathmandu to Pokhara, a popular base for trekkers in the Annapurna

Vaticano Update: Top 5 Vatican news stories of the week

Pope Francis meets Diplomatic Corps   On January 9th, Pope Francis met with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited
Cardinal George Pell (EWTN News file photo) (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN)

Cardinal Pell and the ‘Demos’ Memorandum

VATICAN CITY — A text is being attributed to the late Cardinal George Pell that summarizes deep concerns
Pope Francis presides over the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis centralizes authority with reform of Diocese of Rome

It was widely anticipated that a major reform of the Diocese of Rome was coming, but no one
Pope Francis met with seminarians, staff, and faculty of the Ponitifical North American College in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on Jan. 14, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Synodal journey ‘a challenge and task’ for American seminarians

Pope Francis met with students, staff, and faculty of the Pontifical North American College at the Vatican on
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 15. (photo: National Catholic Register / Vatican Media)

Pope Francis announces ecumenical prayer service, reflects on St. John the Baptist’s ‘spirit of service’

‘The point of reference of life is Jesus,’ the Holy Father reflected. In his Angelus address on Sunday,

Farewell to Cardinal Pell

At 11:30 a.m. (Rome time), the funeral Mass for the body of Cardinal George Pell began in St.
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco | | CNA

Cardinal Bagnasco’s 80th birthday, for 10 years at the head of the Italian bishops

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Genoa, turns 80 years old today and thus leaves the ranks

Pope Benedict XVI: from Archbishop to Cardinalate and Papacy: the Final Stage

On May 28, 1977, 50 year old Joseph Ratzinger was ordained Archbishop of Munich and Freising. One month later,
Two consecrated women during an audience with Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / ACI Prensa

Pope Francis explains the fundamental rule of religious life

Pope Francis explains the fundamental rule of religious life Pope Francis assured this Friday that “the fundamental rule

The Last Days of Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict's last days on earth before his death on December 31, 2022.
Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News at his home in Rome in December 2020. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Cardinal George Pell’s final years in Rome

After more than a year behind bars, Pell’s time in Rome was marked by a level of activity
View of the Apostolic Palace from St. Peter's Square. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / ACI Prensa.

Why did Pope Francis not want to live in the Vatican Apostolic Palace?  

In his recently published memoir, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, recounts the reasons why Pope
Pope Francis. (File photo). Credit: Vatican Media

These are the celebrations that Pope Francis will preside over in January

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Africa from January 31st to February 5th for his
Cardinal George Pell leads Eucharistic adoration and a Eucharistic procession at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome on May 18, 2021. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Funeral of Cardinal George Pell to be at Vatican on Saturday

The Mass will be celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. The funeral Mass

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