2016-01-11 15:58
(Vatican Radio) The World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on Sunday 17th January 2016. Pope Francis' message to mark the day was released in October 2015. Based on the theme, “Migrants and Refugees Chall...
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2016-01-11 11:26
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis delivered an address to the Corps of Diplomats Accredited to the Holy See on Monday morning, during the course of his traditional exchange of New Year's greetings with the diplomats at the A...
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2016-01-11 10:29
(Vatican Radio) “The Name of God is Mercy” is the title of a new book set to be released in 86 countries on Tuesday (12 Jan), in which Pope Francis reveals his vision of God’s mercy in a series of interviews with Vatic...
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2016-01-10 13:27
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday baptized 26 baby girls and boys during Mass in the Sistine Chapel marking the feast day of Jesus’ baptism in the River Jordan.In a short and off-the-cuff homily the Pope said throu...
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2016-01-09 11:52
(Vatican Radio) In many societies today, the utterance of a simple phrase, “I am a Christian”, is a crime punishable by death. So widespread is this persecution that Pope Francis called it a “third world war, waged piec...
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2016-01-09 11:13
(Vatican Radio) Residents of the most isolated and war-ravaged parts of Syria are desperately awaiting the arrival of promised food aid and other emergency supplies. The Syrian government agreed yesterday to allow human...
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