Back on his feet after canceling his Friday visit to the Gemelli hospital for health reasons, Pope Francis presided the Mass on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the patrons of Rome

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

NULL Rome Reports

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Pope to Young People: The Church Without Mary Is an Orphan

Turn to the Blessed Mother As You Contemplate Vocations, Pope Says

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Francis

Newly-crowned Spanish royals visit Pope in their first official visit (Video)

The first official visit from Spain’s newly-crowned monarchs to Pope Francis was all smiles and courtesy

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

NULL Rome Reports

Uncategorized

Looking for a Secure Future

The Plight of Trafficked Persons and Refugees

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

Fr. John Flynn

Uncategorized

Vatican reform back on the agenda for Council of Cardinals (Video)

The Council of Cardinals, the group that advises the Pope on Church governance and Curia reform, will begin their fifth meeting at the Vatican on Tuesday

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

NULL Rome Reports

Uncategorized

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Hobby Lobby

In 5-4 Decision, Court Says Family Businesses May Claim Religious Exemption from Mandate on Contraception Coverage

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Uncategorized

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s Letter to Pope Francis on Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

“We again express our sincere gratitude to Your Holiness together with our whole hearted prayer that the Lord may strengthen You with His grace and power.”

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Pope: God is Not Afraid of Bonding With Us

Warns that Society Without Fidelity to Its Roots Fails to Move Ahead

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Uncategorized

Christians Returning to Homes in Northern Iraq After Attack

Syriac Catholic Patriarch Visits Churches in Region

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Uncategorized

Sooner or Later, Pius XII Will Be Beatified

Father Peter Gumpel, Relator of Pope Pacelli’s Cause, Tells ZENIT Beatification is Inevitable, ‘Perplexed’ By Francis’ Comments on Miracle

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

Federico Cenci

Uncategorized

Conference of European Bishops Condemns Crucifixions in Syria

Says Deaths Contrary to Any Attempt to Pacify Country

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Vatican, U.S. Sign Financial Information Sharing Agreement

Vatican’s Financial Intelligence Authority Says It’s a Further Step Towards Greater Transparency

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Sportsmanship Remembered in Pope’s July Prayer Intentions

Also Prays for Laity to Proclaim the Gospel to the Poorest Nations

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Pope’s Itinerary Released for Visit to Italian Region of Molise

Agenda Includes Meeting With Poor, Prisoners, Young People, and the Sick

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Pope Francis: Journey Towards Unity With Orthodox Upheld By Ecumenism of Blood

Holy Father Urges Catholics and Orthodox to Look at One Another in God

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Francis

Pope Discusses Current Social Crises and Challenges in New Interview

Exhorts Politicians to Defend Life, Says Rome is “Mirror of Society’s Moral Decay”

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Pope at Morning Mass: Blood of Church Martyrs “Irrigates” the Church

Says There are More Martyrs Today Than in Early Centuries

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Preparing for the Synod, Part 2: Reception of the Sacraments by Divorced and Remarried Persons

Upcoming Synod to Address Challenging Issues Pertaining to Marriage, Family, Sexual Morality

Jun 30, 2014 00:00

Ann Schneible

Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Pope Celebrates Mass for Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Calls on Newly Invested Archbishops to Entrust Themselves to “Jesus and His Mercy”

Jun 29, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Francis

Pope Francis’ Address to Delegation from the Patriarchate of Constantinople

“If all of us can learn, prompted by the Spirit, to look at one another in God, our path will be even straighter and our cooperation all the more easy in the many areas of daily life which already happily unite us.”

Jun 29, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Angelus/Regina Caeli

On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

“Saint Peter and Saint Paul, so different from each other on a human level, were personally chosen by the Lord Jesus and they responded to the call offering their whole lives”

Jun 29, 2014 00:00

ZENIT Staff

Francis