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Vatican grants ‘Nihil obstat’ for Marian devotion on Mount Zvir in Slovakia
Posted on 07/8/2025 23:06 PM ()
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a letter to the Archbishop of Prešov for Byzantine Rite Catholics, confirming the many spiritual fruits connected to Mount Zvir, in Slovakia, where apparitions of Mary allegedly occurred between 1990 and 1995 near the small village of Litmanová.
Korean Church celebrates 100th anniversary of martyrs’ beatification
Posted on 07/8/2025 06:42 AM ()
The Archdiocese of Seoul celebrates the centenary of the beatification of the 79 Korean martyrs of the Gihae and Byeong-o persecutions in the 1800s with a Mass, the release of a new report and a history exhibition.
United Nations warns of dire humanitarian situation in Sudan
Posted on 07/8/2025 05:33 AM ()
The United Nations renews its warnings of a dire situation in Sudan’s North Darfur province, where conflict is causing extreme shortages in food and clean water.
Pope Leo XIV and a world in the measure of children
Posted on 07/8/2025 05:30 AM ()
Two months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, several symbolic images from his papacy have begun to circulate, among them an image of the Pope posing for a photo with a young girl offering him a handmade drawing.
Six million visitors to Notre Dame Cathedral in six months
Posted on 07/8/2025 02:22 AM ()
After a five-year renovation following a fire, the Cathedral in Paris is projected to welcome 12 million visitors by the end of 2025.
How to spend your holidays according to the Popes
Posted on 07/8/2025 02:01 AM ()
As Pope Leo XIV’s takes some time off at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo from July 6 to 20, Vatican News looks at what past Popes have said about holidays.
Côte d’Ivoire: Sisters of Our Lady of Peace celebrate Diamond Jubilee
Posted on 07/7/2025 09:58 AM ()
The Congregation of religious sisters of Our Lady of Peace in Ivory Coast this week concluded celebrations marking its 60 years of foundation with Holy Mass presided over by Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan.
Sr. Becquart: New Synod document to foster exchange of gifts among local Churches
Posted on 07/7/2025 09:25 AM ()
Sister Nathalie Becquart, Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, speaks to Vatican News about the new document "Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod," highlighting the realization of synodality within the local Churches, as well as the exchange of gifts among them.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks continue for a second day in Qatar
Posted on 07/7/2025 06:26 AM ()
As the peace talks continue in Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu travels to Washington D.C. to meet with US President Trump to further discussions.
History and art of Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
Posted on 07/7/2025 05:50 AM ()
As Pope Leo XIV becomes the 16th Successor of Peter to take his summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo, we explore the town near Rome that has hosted the papal summer residence since the mid-1600s.