Archbishop Gallagher Calls on President Dissanayake as Sri Lanka and Vatican Mark 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, paid a courtesy call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning at the Presidential Secretariat. President Dissanayake...

VATICAN- “Watershed moment for a glocal world”: International Conference on the 1925 Vatican Missionary Exhibition

dalla Rivista Illustrata della Esposizione Missionaria Vaticana Rome (Agenzia Fides) – One hundred years ago, pilgrims who came to Rome for the 1925 Jubilee could encounter the entire world. At the request of Pope Pius XI, the pavilions of the...

In Doctrinal Note, Vatican Says Mary Is Not Co-Redeemer

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as “co-redemptrix” or “co-mediatrix.” In a lengthy doctrinal note titled Mater Populi Fidelis...

Sri Lanka says shares enduring values with Vatican

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath (right) with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Sri Lanka’s 50-year relationship with the Holy See...

Sri Lanka Honors 50-Year Bond with the Vatican

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka marked a significant milestone in its foreign relations, celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the Holy See. The occasion was commemorated with a high-level meeting between Foreign Minister Vijitha...

Sri Lanka, Vatican celebrate 50 years of diplomatic friendship

Posted by Editor on November 4, 2025 - 8:06 pm Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this...

Diocese of Phoenix & Bishop Dolan collaborate with Pope Leo XIV & Vatican on Mental Health

In an ongoing effort to accompany those with mental health challenges, the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is collaborating with the Vatican and Pope Leo XIV on two major global initiatives this week; producing a video that will be distributed...

Diocese of Phoenix & Bishop Dolan collaborate with Pope Leo XIV & Vatican on...

In an ongoing effort to accompany those with mental health challenges, the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is collaborating with the Vatican and Pope Leo XIV on two major global initiatives this week; producing a video that will be distributed...

Vatican Minister Cardinal Czerny visits Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

His Eminence Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Vatican City State, visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to observe ongoing humanitarian work and express solidarity...

King Charles bestows knighthood on Vatican secretary of state

King Charles III with Archbishop Paul Gallagher at the Vatican (Vatican Media) Former Apostolic Nuncio to Australia and the Vatican’s current Secretary of State, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, has been appointed a Knight Commander of the Most...

Venezuela’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’ Officially Canonised

Venerated for more than a century in Venezuela, Dr José Gregorio Hernández was officially canonised on Sunday, October 19, in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. It was one of Pope Francis’s final official acts before his death earlier this year. On...

Cardinal Parolin: Vatican Children's Hospital welcomes war-zone patients

The Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the importance of combining research and care and praises the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital for its work during a conference at the facility on Tuesday, October 28. By Lorena Leonardi...

From Lausanne to Bangkok: the life of Thailand’s Queen Sirikit

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit had close ties to Switzerland. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

‘Ministry of Hope’ Catholic Forum on Mental Well-Being opens in Rome

A three-day international Catholic conference is underway in Rome on 5-7 November with the goal of strengthening the Church's pastoral engagement with mental wellbeing, as experts from around the world gather to share experiences, reflect, and...

Vatican calls for end to Russian war against Ukraine

Photo: https://www.vaticannews.va/ Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has appealed to the international community to end conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, Vatican News reported. Speaking to the press at an event at the Bambino...

Overseas dates, hot vacations and official visits - the royals are jetsetters! Quiz yourself on their most iconic trips

For the key working members of the Royal Family, jetting overseas for important visits and spending rather a lot of time on flights is all just part of the job. And when it's time for a break, exotic holidays to sun-soaked islands are on the cards...

Camden delegation joins synodal gathering at Vatican

Bishop Joseph Williams kneels at the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. Bishop Williams led a delegation of diocesan leaders to Rome, where they took part in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams at the Vatican. (Photos by...

Medical examinations of deposed bishop Tychikos complete

Doctors have completed their medical examinations of deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos, who was hospitalised last week while attempting to make his way back to Cyprus from Istanbul, where he had appealed against his dismissal at the Ecumenical...

Vatican calls for China to help bring peace to Ukraine

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Tuesday echoed US President Donald Trump's call for China to use its leverage with its ally Russia to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. "I think it will take the great involvement of the...

The Vatican and Andorra discuss decriminalization of abortion

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 30, 2025 / 10:09 am A delegation from the Andorran government met on Oct. 22 with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to continue discussions on the decriminalization of abortion in Andorra, a country whose...