By Elena Dini BARI, Italy – Pope Francis invited leaders of the Christian churches in the Middle East at the Basilica of St. Nicholas in the southern Italian city of Bari July 7, for a day of reflection, discussion and prayer for peace for the …
By Filipe Domingues VATICAN CITY — A two-day international conference, held in the Vatican July 5-6, celebrated the third anniversary Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'." In a private audience with event participants July 6, he warned …
By Laura Ieraci ROME — Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, longtime Vatican diplomat and president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, died July 5, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He served as president of the …
By Elena Dini ROME — For the first time in church history, a layman has been appointed to head a Vatican dicastery. Pope Francis named veteran Italian journalist Paolo Ruffini prefect of the Dicastery of Communications. The appointment was …