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Kristina Millare

Kristina Millare

Pope Francis is presented with a birthday cake aboard the papal plane on the return from his trip to Corsica on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis at 88, Keeping True to His Message to Older Catholics: “no retirement age from work of proclaiming Gospel”

Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2019, the Holy Father is keeping true to his...

Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Releases World Day of Peace Message, Renews Call to End Death Penalty

Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan. 1, with...

Pope Francis greets participants in the International Congress on the future of Theology promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, Dec. 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Theology Can Be a "guide on the journey" Through a Midlife Crisis: Pope Francis

Pope Francis met with academic staff participating in the International Congress on the Future of Theology “Heritage and Imagination” conference...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 4, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Beauty Urges Us to Take Christ out into the Streets and Bring Him to People

In a message to participants in this year’s conference on popular piety in Seville, Spain, from Dec. 4-8, the pope...

Pope Francis blesses a toddler during his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Preaching Must Rely on Holy Spirit, Keep Homilies Under 10 Minutes

“Preachers must preach an idea, a feeling, and a call to action. Beyond eight minutes the preaching starts to fade,...

Chiara Porro, Australia's ambassador to the Holy See, presents her credentials to Pope Francis Aug. 27, 2020. / Vatican Media/EWTN.

Outgoing Australian Ambassador Notes Growing Momentum of Women Leadership in the Vatican

Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, Chiara Porro, says she has seen a rise in the participation and promotion of...

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day. / Credit: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Pontifical Universities in Rome Host Conference on Legacy of St. John Paul II

Twenty years into his pontificate, John Paul II released Fides et Ratio—”Faith and Reason”—on the Sept. 14 feast of the...

Pope Francis meets with the academic community of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in the Vatican, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 / Credit: Vatican Media

Use the Gospel to Spread Salvation: Pope Francis Urges Marriage and Family Institute

The pope said it is necessary that the institute continues to develop a “critical understanding” of the anthropological and cultural...

Pope Francis meets with the Dicastery for Culture and Education at the Vatican on Nov. 21, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Desire and Christian Hope Can Overcome "dangerous plague" of Nihilism

Describing nihilism as “perhaps the most dangerous plague of today’s culture,” the pope told dicastery members their institution should work...

Pope Francis attends a Vatican screening of the 2022 documentary “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” on Feb. 24, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Conveys Closeness to Ukraine in Letter Marking 1,000th Day of War

In a letter sent to Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, apostolic nuncio to Ukraine, Pope Francis expressed his great sorrow for the...

Pope Francis was joined by thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, to celebrate the eighth annual World Day of the Poor. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Poor "continue to wait" for the Church, Governments to Take Action: Pope Francis

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the...

Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Vatican ahead of a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life titled “Common Good: Theory and Practice” in which Mottley was a panelist. The academy’s meeting discussed the global financial system in light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and crises that have impacted the world. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Meeting Highlights "common good" as Key Objective to Reform Global Financial Order

The participants gathered to discuss the multifaceted and interconnected impacts of war, technology, health crises, and the environment.

Pope Francis delivers remarks at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

True Devotion to Mary always "points to Jesus": Pope Francis

“Mary is always the mother that brings us to Jesus,” the Holy Father said. “Mary does not only point to...

Pope Francis raises his glass at the start of a lunch with poor and economically disadvantaged people in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Nov. 19, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis to Have Sunday Lunch with 1,300 Guests on World Day of the Poor

This year’s lunch, organized by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross, will...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Angelus address on Nov. 10. 2024. / Credit: Vatican Meda

Self-sacrifice, Humble Service are Key to Good Leadership: Pope Francis

During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass for peace in Ukraine in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Nov. 17, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Wishing "great wisdom" for President-elect Trump: From the Vatican

“We wish him great wisdom, because this is the main virtue of rulers according to the Bible,” Vatican Secretary of...

Pope Francis shakes hands with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 6, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Julia Cassell/CNA

At Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis Urges People to Pray for Spain Flood Victims

“I wished to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados,” the pope told the crowds of pilgrims at the Vatican after...

Pope Francis prays during a Mass of suffrage for deceased cardinals and bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 4, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Offers Mass for Over 120 Deceased Cardinals and Bishops

Seven Catholic cardinals and 123 Catholic bishops died within the last 12 months. Six U.S. bishops were among the deceased clergy...

Pope Francis meets with participants of Italy’s Educational Commitment Movement of Catholic Action (MIEAC) national congress on Oct. 31, 2024, at a private audience held in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Secular World Needs Teachers with "a big heart" and High Ideals: Pope Francis

“Christian education crosses unexplored terrain, marked by anthropological and cultural changes, on which we are still seeking answers ...,” the...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims as he enters St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on Oct. 30, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Confirmation is the "sacrament of witness," not the "sacrament of goodbye": Pope Francis

The Holy Father during his Wednesday general audience said confirmation is a “gift of God” and a “milestone” that should...