# The Vatican News — user reviews > 216 indexed App Store user reviews of The Vatican News by Segreteria per la Comunicazione, rated 3.40/5 from 65 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-vatican-news/id593468235/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-vatican-news/id593468235.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 31 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of The Vatican News? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📰 Comprehensive Vatican news coverage - 🎥 Live streaming of papal events - 📱 Direct access to Pope's messages and homilies - 🎙️ Audio content of speeches and prayers - 📸 High-quality images and webcams - 🌍 Multi-language support - ✨ Clean and intuitive user interface - ⚡ Fast and responsive performance - 🙏 Spiritually uplifting content - 🔗 Links to Vatican Radio and social media **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing - ⚪ Blank home screen with no content loading - 🔇 Audio not working in videos - 📉 Inconsistent app updates and maintenance - 🔄 Interruptions in live streams - 📱 Poor iPad optimization and display issues - 🔤 Text cut off at bottom of articles - 🌐 Connectivity issues despite active internet - 👴 Confusing navigation for elderly users - ⏰ Incorrect timezone handling for notifications - 🗑️ Difficult to uninstall completely - 🔤 Small font and tight line spacing **Commonly reported bugs** - Home page fails to load news items - Audio missing from video content - Daily audio updates not appearing - Live stream interruptions and disconnections - App crashes on startup - White blank screens on iPad - News feeds stopped loading - Twitter retweet functionality broken - App doesn't open after updates - Content not loading despite internet connection - Articles truncated or incomplete - Notifications arriving at wrong times due to timezone issues - Videos with incorrect or irrelevant content - iPad display rendering problems - App hangs and becomes unresponsive **Most requested features** - Push notifications for new content and events - Archived videos of past live events - Ability to increase font size - Catholic Bible integration - Chromecast support for TV mirroring - Liturgy of the Hours (Liturgiae Horarum) in Latin - iPad-optimized version - Dark mode option - Text selection and copy functionality - News archive feature - Independent language selection from iOS settings - Horizontal orientation support for iPad - Better social media sharing with article titles - Improved search functionality ## Newest reviews (12 of 216) ### 4/5 — Da migliorare *2025-03-28, version 7.1.2* Buona, ma da aggiornare.. a volte gli audio del giorno non compaiono, a volte l diretta si interrompe. Buona nel complesso, da migliorare ### 2/5 — Vaticano *2023-02-02, version 7.0.4* A volte apre a volte no, se spengo il telefono e poi lo riaccendo funziona… fate qualche aggiornamento sull’applicazione ### 2/5 — Radio *2022-06-16* Plus d’accès à la radio, dommage. ### 3/5 — Not working *2018-11-02* Not working. Fix it, please. ### 3/5 — Okay *2018-07-30* The app is okay for what it is, however it would be nice if it had a sleeker look and was easier to navigate. ### 2/5 — What the Pope actually said *2018-05-27* I can’t find any source to go easily to read the Pope’s actually homilies and addresses. The old Pope App had the tab “Words of the Pope”, which was the only thing I used it for. There are a million sources if I wanted to read Pope Francis reported on or summarized. (Which he really doesn’t need anyways.) What doesn’t exist is one where I can go directly to what he said, and if it’s not the Vatican app, then where? ### 2/5 — Needs an update *2018-01-24* The home screen no longer fills in with the Vatican news. It’s just blank. I’m using the website now. ### 2/5 — Problema na visualização iPhone 5 *2018-01-24* Observei que a partir deste ano a página início sempre aparece zerada, assim como as imagens também. O que aconteceu ? Meu sistema operacional é o IOS 10.3.3. Aparentemente não houve atualização do aplicativo. ### 2/5 — Bug *2018-01-19* J’ai également un problème d’acces aux éléments de cette application qui jusqu’alors avait donné toute satisfaction. Merci d’y remédier. ### 1/5 — Urge di un aggiornamento *2018-01-19, version 2.0.10* Ho provato a cancellarla e scaricarla di nuovo ma i problemi rimangono, la pagina notizie non si apre più! Deve un aggiornamento!!! Peccato era così comoda eliminata inutile tenere un app che non funziona. ### 1/5 — Migliorarla *2018-01-17, version 2.0.10* Per favore migliorate questa app, era meravigliosa non capisco cosa sia successo. ### 1/5 — It was better *2018-01-14* This app Was much better. The text has disappeared and the only thing that can really be enjoyed is the videos nothing else that matters is available. I get better service from other sources then from this app. In my opinion it’s becoming useless. I tried to delete it and download it again thinking that I might be a problem with an update. But nothing happened much to my disappointment. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Tanto utile, interessante ma.... *2020-10-29, version 7.0.4* L’app appare ben strutturata ma soffre di problemi che dovrebbero essere risolti : l’audio, i video, persino ( ed accade spesso) il mancato aggiornamento quotidiano rendono necessaria una attività non rinviabile di aggiornamento. ### 1/5 — No Sound *2019-05-03* Can’t get any sound from the videos. Will wait to see if you do a bug fix before I delete. ### 1/5 — Mucho peor *2019-02-24, version 7.0.2* A mi me pasa igual y no soy mayor La anterior me encantaba No encuentro la plaza De San Pedro en directo, ni siquiera ### 1/5 — Un asco *2018-07-28, version 7.0.2* Una vez la instalas no se deja eliminar definitivamente y da una mala sensación este hecho. ### 1/5 — Wrong wrong wrong *2018-06-08* I used this app for years to read the daily tweet from the Pope. And now, nothing. I’m not in social media because I despise it. Buy this was a good way to listen to God’s voice and find daily comfort. I hope this can be fixed! ### 1/5 — Gelöscht *2018-03-16* aufgrund der vielen nutzlosen Updates ohne Changelog. Lieber 2-3 x im Jahr gescheit programmierte Neuerungen. Alles andere ist nur Nutzerbelästigung. ### 1/5 — Una pena *2018-02-18, version 7.0.0* Soy una persona mayor, 82 años, y la anterior la sabía utilizar. Esta imposible. Me pierdo, pues no hay menús que dividan como antes. ¡He perdido mis favoritos! Qué pena perderme las palabras y discursos del Santo Padre. ### 1/5 — Un desastre. Lo siento de verdad *2018-02-16, version 7.0.0* Farragosa, sin una estructura clara, imposible de utilizar por personas mayores. Navegación confusa. En fin. Por favor hasta que se solucione, vuelvan a poner la anterior. Siento decirlo, pues la anterior aplicación era un modelo de usabilidad. ### 1/5 — This App Used To Be "The Pope App"... and much better... NO LONGER! *2018-02-09, version 2.0.10* This used to be "The Pope App" with lots of things to keep up with the Pope and things happening at the Vatican. It has gone downhill since its release 5 years ago. News.VA has rebranded it and has done a terrible job of it and of maintaining this app. It was a nice app and a nice, novel concept. It's shameful they don't do a better job with this app considering what it ONCE WAS. ### 1/5 — Quid MàJ ? *2018-01-19* Pourquoi les rubriques "début, mot et en direct" sont-elles toujours vides ? Existe-t-il encore un suivi chez le développeur... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app! *2021-10-28* Covers a vast range of news and information. ### 5/5 — Súper útil *2019-08-27, version 7.0.4* Para leer la actualidad del mundo y la actividad de la iglesia al momento. Pasa el texto a voz y te lo lee para ti. Puedes compartir la información y pasar a otros sitio útiles de la Santa Sede. Gracias. ### 5/5 — A Good News App *2019-03-19* Great way to hear about what the pope is up to. It makes a change to read good news nowadays and the vatican app does a great job at reporting on hopeful events. ### 5/5 — Please add liturgiae horarum!!! *2018-11-08* It would be much appreciated by us in the world if we were able to listen to the liturgiae horarum liturgy of the hours that is broadcast thrice a day on Vatican Radio in Latin. I already use feedly app to receive the rss feed of these but it would be nice to receive them with alerts in the Vatican radio app. To listen to the liturgy of hours chanted in latin everyday brings me peace in the world where the news tends to be negative or filled with angry opinions. I hope you can spread these to a wider audience and save more souls! ### 5/5 — Best app to follow the Pope and Vatican *2018-08-27* Downloaded the app for the Popes visit to Ireland and was able to watch all the places he visited live as they happened when there was nowhere either on TV or online to watch any of it. Great app, despite being in beta format and very informative. Also gives live views of the Vatican. ### 5/5 — ¡Por fin! Visualmente agradable y con contenidos *2018-02-12, version 7.0.0* Ahora toca seguir perfeccionándola. Echábamos en falta una app moderna y elegante, fácil de ver, leer y oír. ### 5/5 — What happened *2018-01-30* I loved reading the Pope’s words filtered only through a translator. His words were unfailingly loving, relevant, and challengingly. Now there is only a blank screen. Does it need funding? ### 5/5 — Gave my Faith Back *2018-01-23* After forty years away, This little app brought me back to the Catholic Church. Each morning, I arose early and the first thing I did was open this app and read what the His Holiness had been doing with joy. I used this as my devotional. Now there is a blank screen. I do not know why, but I only hope that the lack of updates is not caused by the twisted use of social media by a few misguided others. ### 5/5 — Really Nice Way To Follow His Holiness. *2017-11-07, version 2.0.10* For some reason the app no longer works. When you open it you only see a screen with pulsating rings. UPDATE 11/06/2017 - App works fine now. Must have been a server-side issue. ### 5/5 — Nice app! *2017-09-01* Keep up the good work! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-10.*