Sergio Alfieri, leader of the team of the Gemelli Polyclinic, and Luigi Carbone, Deputy Director of the Health and Hygiene Service of Vatican City State.  Photo: IlMessagero

Official: from March 1 the most important person in the Vatican City government will be a woman

A Historic Appointment: Sister Raffaella Petrini to Lead Vatican City’s Government. According to the laws currently in force, approved by Pope Francis himself in May 2023, Article 8 of the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State provides that the president shall be a cardinal.” Almost two years later, and with no change in the law, the Pope has provided otherwise.

Pope Francis Is Hospitalized: His Whole Agenda from Friday to Monday, Including His Presence in the Jubilee of Artists, Is Postponed

Following the Holy Father’s hospitalization, the Jubilee Audience of Saturday, February 15, has been cancelled. The Holy Mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture, on Sunday, February 16, will now be presided over by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

Pope Francis decrees that the liturgical feast of Mother Teresa of Calcutta be added to the Church’s universal calendar

The announcement, made by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, reflects the continued resonance of Mother Teresa’s mission of mercy. The decree, signed by Cardinal Arthur Roche, acknowledges the countless requests from bishops, priests, religious communities, and lay faithful who sought a formal place for her commemoration in the Church’s liturgical life.