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Nov. 25 marked the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile, a treaty that was mediated by Pope St. John Paul II. Pope Francis is shown here speaking at the event. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Denounces Countries that Talk about Peace, but Make War

Pope Francis denounces the hypocrisy of some countries “where there is much talk of peace” but “the highest yielding investments...

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls for Study of Church History Free from Ideologies

Pope Francis has published a letter addressed especially to priests in formation to promote the renewal of the study of...

Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín is one of the key figures of the Synod on Synodality. Pope Francis appointed him its undersecretary. / Credit: Courtesy of Bishop Marín

Synod on Synodality Undersecretary: Deposit of Faith Doesn’t Change and Cannot Change

With the recent meeting in Rome already concluded and the final document issued, Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín discussed...

Pope Francis speaks to the academic community at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on Nov. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Warns Gregorian University Students, Facultry against "Coca-Cola spirituality"

Speaking at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, the pope told faculty and students to avoid superficial approaches to faith...

Pope Francis with members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the spiritual and emotional healing of women and men who suffer the consequences of having chosen abortion, on Oct. 30, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Parents of Aborted Children: Evil Does not Have the Last Word

Pope Francis received in audience members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the healing of those who suffer...

Participants of the Synod on Synodality gather for a group photo on Oct. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Synod on Synodality’s Final Document: What You Need to Know

The text also addresses accountability measures, calling for enhanced financial transparency, and protocols for abuse prevention.

Father Enrique “Kike” Figaredo on Oct. 23, 2024, presents Pope Francis with a wheelchair made by land mine survivors in Cambodia. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Kike Figaredo

Jesuit Priest Gifts Pope Francis a Special Wheelchair from Cambodia

Apostolic prefect of Battambang in Cambodia Father Enrique “Kike” Figaredo presented Pope Francis with a wheelchair made by land mine...

“I’m not known in the Church for being a closed-minded medieval, am I? So you can be sure that I have an open heart to see where the Holy Spirit leads us,” said the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Female Diaconate to Be Studied "more intensively": Doctrine of Faith Dicastery Prefect

Cardinal Victor Fernández also stated that the female diaconate question, although Pope Francis considers it not “mature,” is not a...

Cardinal Robert Prevost speaks to members of the media during a Synod on Synodality briefing on Oct. 23, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Prefect of Vatican Dicastery for Bishops Says “people of God” Should Be Involved in Selecting Bishops

Cardinal Francis Prevost said the question of the selection process for bishops and the way in which it is carried...

A smiling Pope Francis is depicted on a sign outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on the occasion of the pontiff's visit, Sept. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis’ New Encyclical Letter “Dilexit Nos”: 10 Inspiring Quotes

Here are some of the most inspiring quotes from Pope Francis in his new encyclical “Dilexit Nos” on the divine...

“Rushing to ask for the ordination of deaconesses is not today the most important response to promote women,” Cardinal Víctor Fernández, the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said Oct. 21, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Diaconate "is not today" the Answer for Promoting Women in Church Leadership: Doctrine of Faith Dicastery Prefect

Cardinal Víctor Fernández at a speech at the general congregation on Oct. 21 recalled that for the Holy Father the...

Elisabeth Román is president of the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry. / Credit: Courtesy of the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry

Vatican “Synodality Tent”: Place to Reflect on Presence of Latin America, Popular Movements, Africa among Other Themes

“The Synodality Tent,” which aims to offer an experience of faith, opened in Rome in the context of the second...

Pope Francis at the apostolic nunciature in Jakarta with refugee children. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Greets Orphans and Refugees in Indonesia

Pope Francis received a group of homeless people in Rome before departing for Southeast Asia and, upon arriving in Jakarta,...

Giuseppe Pignatone. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Court President Under Investigation for Alleged Complicity with Sicilian Mafia

On July 31, Giuseppe Pignatone was summoned to testify in court in Sicily for alleged complicity and cover-up of the...

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: What Would Happen if We Prayed More and Complained Less?

Pope Francis invited the faithful to ask the Lord for “the grace to know how to pray for one another.”

“It‘s very sad that the Olympics, created to unite people, are now used to divide them,” says Jacopo Coghe of Italy’s Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life and Family) association. / Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

"Faith is not a game": Pro-life Association Denounces Indoctrination at Olympics

In the wake of the July 26 parody of the Last Supper led by a drag queen, an Italian pro-life...

Pope Francis traveled to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, on July 31, 2024, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Visit to Amusement Park

According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, who has been serving homosexuals and “transgender”...

The Palace of the Holy Office, which houses the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. / Credit: Lalupa via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pope Francis Names Two Officials of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith as Bishops

Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy was named titular bishop of Ossero, Croatia, and Monsignor Philippe Curbelié was named titular bishop of...

"Without God, nothing in life has meaning," says Spanish national soccer team coach Luis de la Fuente Castillo. / Credit: Junta de Andalucía (CC BY-SA 2.0)

"Is not superstition, it’s faith": Spanish Coach on Making Sign of the Cross before Game

“I have faith,” said Luis de la Fuente Castillo, coach of the team that will play in the Euro Cup...

Pope Francis travels between the conference center and Unità d’Italia Square in Trieste, Italy, with a golf cart during his pastoral visit to the northern Italian city on July 7, 2024. In Trieste, the pope addressed around 1,200 participants in a Catholic conference on democracy for the annual Social Week of Catholics. / Credit: Vatican Media

Gun Found in Abandoned Suitcase before Papal Visit to Trieste, Italy

According to Italian press, less than 24 hours after the pope’s arrival, the police discovered a Czech-made semiautomatic pistol inside...