Vatican spokesman: ‘Traditionis custodes’ leak ‘very partial’

A Vatican spokesman argued Thursday that leaked documents suggesting the world’s bishops did not favor a clampdown on the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite when they were surveyed in 2020 were “very partial and incomplete.” Holy See press...

Vatican says documents on Latin Mass assessment ‘incomplete’

1 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Without verifying their authenticity, the director of the Holy See Press Office said that a series of documents purporting to reveal bishops’ input into Pope Francis’ decision to restrict celebrations of the pre-Vatican II...

Vatican Hopes New Mass Prayers Will Renew Care for God’s Creation

Cardinal Czerny said Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a private Mass using the new prayer formulas in Castel Gandolfo on July 9. The Vatican on Thursday presented new Mass prayers and biblical readings to be used to support the Church’s appreciation...

Vatican Cardinal Suggests Pope Leo Help Bridge U.S.-N. Korea Divide

(MENAFN) In a bold statement on Thursday, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, the first Korean prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, emphasized the potential role Pope Leo XIV could play in improving relations between the United States...

VATICAN - The online missiology course in Spanish promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies begins in October

Vatican City – In the context of the Jubilee Year and the Jubilee of the Missionary World, scheduled for October 4 and 5, 2025, the Pontifical Missionary Union, in collaboration with the National Directions of the Pontifical Mission Societies of...

‘Hug therapy’: How Pope Leo XIV is trying to unify the Vatican

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV heads off on a holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as the Catholic Church’s leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor’s unorthodox papacy. “Prudent,” “methodical” and...

Vatican officially names panel of judges for canonical trial of Father Rupnik

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks to reporters at the Vatican Sept. 19, 2024. The cardinal confirmed July 3, 2025, the Vatican has officially named a panel of judges for the canonical...

Vatican Downplays Leaked Documents on Latin Mass

Answering a question from CNA during a press conference on another topic, the director of the Holy See Press Office called published reports ‘a very partial and incomplete reconstruction of the decision-making process.’ At the same time, he...

Vatican says leaked documents were only part of information Pope Francis used to restrict Latin Mass

ROME (AP) — Leaked documents seemingly undermining Pope Francis' stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass provided an incomplete reconstruction of the evidence that informed his 2021 decision to crack down on the spread of the ancient...

Vatican says leaked documents were only part of information Pope Francis used to restrict Latin Mass

Vatican leak undermines Pope Francis and inflames debate over Latin Mass

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Vatican document leak reignites Latin Mass debate

Documents have emerged, in what appears a leak at the Vatican, which indicate that the majority of Catholic bishops did not support the move by Pope Francis to restrict the Latin Mass. The texts from the Vatican’s doctrine office were posted...

To Tackle Ghana’s Challenges, Vatican-based Cardinal Calls for “true awakening of fraternal solidarity”

“We do not yield to despair; rather, we embrace the values of our own past and the religions and faiths we pursue, and formulate the types of solutions and situations that best help us all achieve our common good,” he said. Cardinal Turkson went...

US Embassy in Rome Honors First American-Born Pope While Celebrating US-Vatican Diplomatic Milestone

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties. Beneath a canopy of Roman pines, Americans in Rome celebrated the Fourth of July this year with something more than barbecue and fireworks: the historic...

U.S. embassy in Rome honors first American-born pope as U.S.-Vatican diplomatic milestone

Vatican City, Jul 4, 2025 / 05:00 am Beneath a canopy of Roman pines, Americans in Rome celebrated the Fourth of July this year with something more than barbecue and fireworks: the historic election of the first pope born and raised in the United...

Turkey’s first lady meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican

Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdogan (@EmineErdogan), has met with Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) in the Vatican, the country’s presidency said on July 2. The meeting was held during Erdogan’s visit to attend the “Fraternal Economy Session on Ethical...

Vatican correspondent reports ‘major cracks’ in basis of Traditionis Custodes

Senior American journalist and Vatican correspondent Diane Montagna reported July 1 that she has obtained the Vatican’s overall assessment of bishops’ responses to a 2020 questionnaire, the results of which were cited as the basis for Pope...

An Ignatian Approach to Astronomy with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ

Guy Consolmagno, SJ, is a Jesuit brother and planetary scientist whose research focuses on meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies. In 2015, Pope Francis appointed him director of the Vatican Observatory. Br. Guy is...

How Pope Leo is trying to unify Vatican

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy. "Prudent", "methodical" and "listening" are some...

Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 07:00 am Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office Pope Leo XIV on July 3...