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Pope makes Vatican Secret Archives no longer 'secret'

VATICAN CITY — Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

11/8/19

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Pope adds feast of Our Lady of Loreto to universal calendar

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved adding the Dec. 10 feast of Our Lady of Loreto to all calendars and liturgical books for the celebration of the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.

11/8/19

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Vatican Museums unveils Amazon exhibit, new space for native artifacts

With the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in the final stretch, the Vatican Museums unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to the people, customs and Catholic faith in the Amazon.

10/28/19

By CAROL GLATZ | Catholic News Service
Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary

Jesuit Father Federic Fornos was at the Vatican press office Oct. 15 to launch the latest effort to respond to what he said was Pope Francis' explicit request that the network help young people learn to pray and love the rosary.More

10/16/19

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope declares five new saints

Saints are people who recognized their need for God's help, who took risks to discover God's will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said.More

10/15/19

By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Banners unfurled as faithful share stories of five saints

The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church's newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God.More

10/11/19

By CINDY WOODEN | Catholic News Service

U.S. archbishop to head Vatican academy for diplomats

Archbishop Joseph S. Marino, a native of Birmingham, Ala., 66, was named president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the Vatican announced Oct. 11.More

10/11/19

By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church

Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help divide the church. More

10/10/19

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Cardinal Baldisseri explains who's at Amazon synod, how it works

While the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is focused on one small, but important geographical area, the issues involved impact the universal Catholic Church, said Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. More

10/7/19

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Fear, status quo smother fire of God's love, pope says at synod Mass

The Catholic Church's mission in the world is to spread the fire of God's love and must not be limited to the "'ordinary maintenance' of those who already know the Gospel," Pope Francis said. More

10/7/19

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

U.S. officials seek greater cooperation with Vatican on religious freedom

Promoting religious freedom, providing humanitarian assistance and fighting human trafficking are three major issues the Vatican and the U.S. administration agree on and on which they will continue to coordinate efforts, panelists said at a joint symposium.More

10/2/19

CAROL GLATZ | Catholic News Service

Cardinal Levada took U.S. experience with him to the Vatican

U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, who died Sept. 26 in Rome, is well-known as the retired head of the Vatican's doctrinal congregation, but his experience leading major U.S. dioceses prepared him for this role.More

9/27/19

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