VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican is funding a job-creation program for Iraqi refugees in Jordan, a country that is hosting close to 1.5 million refugees, […]
Vatican funds job-creation project for refugees in Jordan
Swiss Guard recruits pledge to protect the pope with their lives
With their left hands clutching a standard and their right hands raised with three fingers open symbolizing the Holy Trinity, 23 new Swiss Guard recruits pledged […]
Suspects arrested in alleged plot against Vatican, Israeli embassy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Italian authorities arrested six suspects who allegedly received orders from the Islamic State terrorist group to attack the Vatican and the Israeli […]
Amid security concerns, pope leads solemn Good Friday liturgy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Entering in silence and lying prostrate on the floor in front of the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis commemorated […]
As Syria war drags on, Vatican official notes sense of helplessness
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Five years after the war in Syria began, there is a “feeling of helplessness in front of an endless human tragedy,” a […]