Category: Vatican News
Cardinal Cantalamessa: brothers in faith and in the blood of Christ
Good Friday Worship at the Vatican (2 April 2021) (Vatican Media) On Good Friday, April 2, Pope Francis presided at the St. Peter’s Basilica in commemoration of the Passion of the Lord. Traditionally, the sermon was delivered by Father Raniero Cantalamessa, a preacher of the Papal House. Sofia Khalkhodzhaeva The preacher began his reflections with […]
Cardinal Re: The Eucharist is the center and heart of the life of the Church
Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Vatican (01.04.2021) (Vatican Media) On the evening of April 1, at the beginning of the Easter Triune, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, presided over the Divine Liturgy In Coena Domini (Lord’s Supper) in St. Peter’s Basilica. Victor Vladimirov – Vatican City In […]
Vaccinating the poor at the Vatican
VATICAN Read also 03/27/2021 By Easter, Vatican vaccinates 1,200 poor
By Easter, Vatican vaccinates 1,200 poor
Vaccination of Roman homeless people in the Vatican (Vatican Media) At the initiative of the Papal Favors Service, the 1,200 poorest people in Rome, most at risk of contracting COVID-19, will receive Pfizer-Biontech vaccinations during Holy Week. The drugs were purchased by the Holy See from the Lazzaro Spallanzani Infectious Diseases Hospital in Rome. Michele […]
Changes to our broadcasting grid
Vatican Radio (Vatican Media) We draw the attention of our radio listeners that due to the transition to daylight saving time starting from March 28, 2021, there will be changes in the broadcasting schedule in Russian on short waves. Victor Vladimirov – Vatican City The first program will go on the air at 12:30 pm […]
Dad cut employee salaries
– (AFP or licensors) Pope Francis released the motu proprio apostolic message to reduce staff costs for the Holy See, the Vatican City Governorate and related institutions. Olga Sakun – Vatican City At the beginning of the message, the Holy Father names seven reasons that led him to the decision to reduce the salary of […]
Symposium on Priesthood Theology Presented at Vatican
Cardinal Mark Ouelle (Vatican Media) The Vatican hosted the presentation of the International Symposium Towards Fundamental Priesthood Theology, organized by the Congregation for Bishops. The symposium will take place in Rome from 17 to 19 February 2022. The prefect of the said Congregation, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Rector of the Pontifical French Seminary, Professor Vincent Siret, […]
Cosmos and Popes. To the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space
– (AFP or licensors) “An imperceptible point subordinate to the cosmos – a man with his thought dominates over him. Who is a man? Who are we capable of such a thing?” Read also 31/10/2019 Holy See: space must be free of weapons 07/15/2019 Pope Paul VI on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon […]
Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy dies at death
Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy The Australian hierarch dedicated his life to serving the Apostolic See in diplomatic missions and in the Roman Curia. Olga Sakun – Vatican City In Newcastle, Australia, died 96-year-old Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, who headed the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity and served in various diplomatic missions of […]
The poor received a second dose of vaccine at the Vatican
VATICAN Olga Sakun – Vatican City On April 23, when the liturgical memory of St. George is celebrated, Pope Francis – Jorge (George) Mario Bergoglio – visited a group of poor people in the Paul VI Hall, who were receiving a second dose of vaccine. After the vaccination, they took part in the celebration of […]
