Vatican ViewPoint

As the Church mourns the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, we look back over his nearly eight years as the Bishop of Rome, with a special programme prepared by Veronica Scarisbrick. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the liturgical Season of Christmas continues, four Church leaders offer us their take on the relevance of the Birth of Christ for our world today. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As Advent draws to a close and the birth of Christ approaches, we get into the Christmas Season with messages from Cardinals and lay Catholics from various parts of the globe. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the Church continues the Synod journey, we hear from the Vatican, the Americas, and Oceania on how the Continental Stage seeks to help people hear one another amid the deafening polarization in modern society. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the freezing winter cold begins to bite in Ukraine, the deputy mayor of Lviv and a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop explore the Church’s ongoing mission of succor and the roots of the renewed conflict. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

Timothy Schmalz unveils a sculpture blessed by the Pope which aims to raise money in a cashless society through QR codes, in hopes of offering housing to 10,000 homeless people with the aid of the Depaul International Group. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

The Vatican Dicastery for Communication (that’s us) receives a papal invitation to listen and not just broadcast, and several consultors offer thoughts on how best to bend the ear. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

After Pope Francis’ 4-day visit to Bahrain, we delve into the meaning of interreligious dialogue with two Cardinals and two non-Catholics, and explore how the country offers a model of peaceful coexistence. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences wraps up its first region-wide meeting, three Cardinals from the Philippines, India, and Myanmar talk about how the Catholic Bishops of Asia are setting out together on a path toward solidarity and peace. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

Families are the building-blocks of both society and the Church, but we often take our own family for granted. Dr. Gregory and Lisa Popcak offer a simple way to let God shine in our ‘domestic church’, with a little help from Pope Francis. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the academic year in Rome gets into full swing, we sit down with the new Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University to learn about its nearly five centuries of theological service to future ministers at the heart of the Church. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the Oblates of Mary Immaculate pick a new leadership team, we sit down with three OMI Generals to get an overview of the path forward for this Catholic missionary order spread across the globe. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

Even good news on the battlefield means suffering and loss of life for real people, as Pope Francis, Fr. Pavlo Vyshkovskyi, and Msgr. Robert Vitillo recall amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

After the Economy of Francesco event in Assisi, young economists and entrepreneurs share how they hope the event can turn back the tide of rising inequalities in various corners of the globe.

The 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional religions wrapped up with a 35-point final common Declaration. In it, the leaders from over 60 countries and representing Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and Hinduism, pledged to continue to walk the path of interreligious dialogue to do everything in their power to promote peace in a broken world.

Pope Francis’ presence in Kazakhstan provides an opportunity to get some non-Catholic perspectives on his power to encourage religions to work for peace. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As religious leaders including Pope Francis prepare to set off next week for Kazakhstan, we explore the tiny Catholic community of the Great (Eurasian) Steppe and how interreligious dialogue can drive efforts for peace across the world. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

Nearly 200 Cardinals from across the globe meet with the Pope to talk about reforming the Roman Curia and how synodality can help keep Vatican offices focused on evangelizing rather than navel-gazing. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As Ukraine marks its Independence Day and six months of devastating war, Pope Francis again joins other Church and world leaders in calling for peace, especially for innocent civilians who suffer the most. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the Church in Nigeria prepares to receive a fourth red hat from the Pope, Cardinal-designate Peter Okpaleke looks back over the rocky road that led him to the College of Cardinals and ahead to the future of his nation. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

As the Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals approaches in late August, Cardinal-elect Arthur Roche tells how he learned Pope Francis would create him a Cardinal while performing a little domestic maintenance. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

Following Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Canada and apology to indigenous peoples regarding residential schools, the local Church faces the lengthy process of walking together along the road toward reconciliation and healing. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

Pope Francis has traveled to Canada and apologized for the role of many Christians and local Church institutions in running residential schools, which caused untold suffering to indigenous children and families for over a century. Several survivors of those boarding schools share their thoughts on the path forward in healing and reconciliation. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews....

St. Teresa of Calcutta spent her life in service to the poor and abandoned, yet some criticized her for not doing enough to address the root causes of poverty. Jim Towey, a confidant of Mother Teresa, offers his take on the woman known as “the saint of the gutters”. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

The Catholic Church is talking about synodality in the run-up to the 2023 Synod of Bishops, so we jump on the bandwagon with a bishop and 3 lay people to figure out what that cryptic word might mean. Listen to our podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html