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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible‍

Pope Francis met on 6 April with members of the Italian Red Cross (ICR), as they celebrate the 160th anniversary of its foundation in 1864. Addressing some 6,000 ICR volunteers and workers in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Francis warmly thanked them for the humanitarian aid they continue to provide to those suffering war […]

The Catholic Church by the numbers: more Catholics but fewer vocations

The 2024 Pontifical Yearbook and the 2022 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, edited by the Central Statistical Office of the Church, published by the Vatican Printing Press. The Pontifical Yearbook offers information regarding the life of the Catholic Church worldwide for the period ranging from De-cember 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. The number of […]

Humanitarian organizations urge action against famine in Sudan

Humanitarian organisa-tions working in Sudan and its neighbouring countries are sounding the alarm that Sudan is on the verge of famine, urg-ing all actors to immediately scale-up efforts to avoid the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. The appeal comes ahead of a humanitarian conference to be hosted in Paris on 15 April by […]

Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference releases national code of conduct

In a press release published on 8 April by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), the bishops present the 32-page document, which they say is a means “of furthering the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s ongoing commitment to the safety of children and vulnerable people”. The Document, entitled “Integrity in Our Common Mission” was approved by […]

Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople: open to celebrating Easter on the same date as Catholics

The Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople has expressed his desire for Christians in the East and West to begin celebrating Easter on a “unified date” instead of adhering to separate Lenten calendars. “It is a scandal to celebrate separately the unique event of the one re-surrection of the one Lord,” said Patriarch Bartholomew […]

Cardinal De Donatis appointed new Major Penitentiary

Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, his Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome, as the new Major Peni-tentiary. He succeeds Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, who has held the post since 2013 and will turn 80 in September this year. Cardinal De Donatis, aged 70, has overseen the administrative needs of the Diocese of Rome […]