Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti

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Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO by its Italian acronym) — the operational arm of the Holy See that provides assistance to the Eastern Churches — on June 26, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV denounces violations of international, humanitarian law in Gaza and Ukraine

Jun 26, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In an address to the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV lamented the imposition “of... Read more

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Cardinal commemorates martyrdom, persecution of Eastern Catholics faithful to pope

May 2, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to remain faithful to the... Read more

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, during an interview at the Vatican on Dec. 11, 2024.

Vatican: Avoid duplicating Good Friday’s Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land

Mar 18, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti asked bishops to avoid promoting fundraising events that would duplicate the Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land... Read more

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti presides over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Paul’s Shrine in Tabbaleh, Damascus, on Jan. 25, 2025.

Vatican’s first envoy to postwar Syria sees a nation with ‘a desire for life’

Jan 29, 2025

By Souhail Lawand

The occasion marked the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the feast of the Conversion of... Read more

The Melkite Greek Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon.

Vatican issues guide on richness of Eastern Catholic Churches

Jan 24, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches has prepared a pastoral guide for the 2025 Jubilee of the Eastern Churches to... Read more

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, during an interview at the Vatican on Dec. 11, 2024.

Pope Francis sends delegation to Syria to support reconstruction

Jan 23, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“It is the intention of the Holy Father that, in the current situation in Syria, they feel the affection and... Read more

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, speaks with EWTN News during an interview at the Vatican on Dec. 11, 2024.

Christians in Gaza, Syria ‘need everything,’ Vatican cardinal says

Dec 23, 2024

By CNA Staff

“They need everything and we cannot give anything,” Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti told EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser in a... Read more