Vatican News – English

• Pope: Education must form people, not offer impossible ideals
  Pope Francis meets with members of the Blanquerna Foundation from Barcelona, and urges Catholic universities to provide education that helps people form their minds and hearts, without seeking to create “illusory replicas of impossible ideals.” Read all  
• News from the Orient – May 3, 2024
  In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Christians following the Julian calendar celebrate Palm Sunday, Cardinal Louis Sako marks his priestly jubilee, and St. Joseph Universiry in Beirut nears its 150th anniversary. Read all  
• CAFOD appeals for emergency aid for Sudan
  Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force that erupted in war over a year ago has plunged Sudan into what observers warn could be the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis. Read all  
• Pope receives the King of Jordan
  Pope Francis meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Vatican on Thursday, whom Pope Francis has known since the start of his pontificate. Read all  
• Ten unpublished shots of Padre Pio now available to all
  "Photographs of Saint Pio – Memories of a Saint" is an initiative of the Saint Pio Foundation, which has selected some photographs of the saint taken by his photographer, Elia Stelluto, and made them available to believers for free. The initiative marks the 25th anniversary of the beatification of the Saint of Pietrelcina and the […]
• Pope Francis celebrates 70th anniversary of Fellini’s "La Strada"
  In a video message produced by Vatican Media, Pope Francis recalls the 70th anniversary of “La Strada,” saying Federico Fellini’s masterpiece film has stayed in his heart. Read all  
• Rafah attack could scupper truce talks
  Hamas has said that the ceasefire negotiations with Israel would be halted if Israel attacks Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Read all  
• Guinea-Bissau’s youth gatherings bring together thousands of young people
  As happens every year, during the Fifth Sunday of Easter, the two dioceses of Guinea-Bissau have held youth congresses and festivals in their respective dioceses of Bissaue and Bafata. Over three thousand young people attended the Bissau event, while a thousand others were in Bafata Read all  
• Pope to Anglican bishops: ‘Patient dialogue’ needed on papal primacy
  Speaking to the Primates of the Anglican Communion, Pope Francis says that even the very earliest Christians had their disagreements. Read all  
• Pope to parish priests: 'The Church couldn't go on without your dedication'
  Pope Francis sends a letter to parish priests taking part in the International Meeting “Parish Priests for the Synod” and underscores, regardless of how obvious it may seem, that the Church couldn't go on without their love, faith and dedication. Read all