Vatican News – English

• The origins of the Christian Jubilee
  We learn how the Christian Jubilee came to be, through the proclamation of the Holy Year 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII. Read all  
• Burkina Faso: More than 220 villagers killed
  A report by Human Rights Watch says over 220 civilians in Burkina Faso have been killed by military forces accused of cooperating with Islamic militants. Read all  
• Guglielmo Marconi: 'The man who listened to the future'
  Ahead of International Marconi Day and 150 years since his birth, we recall the rich legacy of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor-entrepreneur who set up Vatican Radio in 1931 and installed a ‘big cell phone’ in Pope Pius XI’s car that connected to the Vatican. Read all  
• African Synod delegates gather in Nairobi to prepare for the October Synod Assembly 2024
  African Synod delegates have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day seminar to prepare for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality scheduled to take place this October in the Vatican Read all  
• Kenya: Severe floods ravage Nairobi
  Ongoing heavy rain causes severe flooding in Kenya. The downpours that have been drenching the land since March have affected over 100,000 people across the country. More than 30 people have been killed in the floods and over 40,000 displaced, according to UN statistics. Read all  
• Pope Francis receives Hungarian President
  Hungary’s President, Tamás Sulyok, is received in private audience in the Vatican by Pope Francis. Read all  
• Cardinal Parolin on Pope Francis’ pontificate: No reversals on reforms
  Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses key issues roiling the Church during the presentation of the new book, “Five questions agitating the Church”, by noted Vaticanist Ignazio Ingrao. Read all