The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ ...

The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's chief organiser for ...

The Vatican unveiled its first-ever cartoon mascot on Monday (Oct 28): The anime girl-inspired Luce. Designed by Italian pop artist Simone Legno, one of the co-founders of Japanese-inspired lifestyle ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican has unveiled its first-ever mascot “Luce,” the cheerful and hopeful face of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year in 2025. The launch of the anime ...

The Catholic Church must do a better job of handling compensation for clergy sexual abuse victims, according to the Vatican's child protection commission report. The commission says compensation ...

From left, Monsignior Luis Herrera, Cardinal Sean Patrick O’ Malley, jurist Maud de Boer-Buquicchio and clergy sex abuse survivor and victim’s advocate Juan Carlos Cruz, pose for a photo at the end of ...

In its most critical note, it called for greater transparency from the Vatican’s sex abuse office, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. It said the office’s slow processing of cases ...

The kawaii character comes at a contentious time for the Catholic church. Ten years ago, the Vatican created a commission on clerical sexual abuse, and the group published its first report on Tuesday.

Vatican handling of abuse cases seen too slow, secretive First commission report makes numerous recommendations Commission criticised in the past for being toothless Abuse tracking group says new ...

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Meet ‘Luce’ – the Vatican’s official mascot for ...