Kristina Millare

Kristina Millare is a freelance journalist with a professional communications background in the humanitarian aid and development sector, news journalism, entertainment marketing, politics and government, business and entrepreneurship.

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis in Wednesday Catechesis: The "logic of merit" Doesn't Gain Us Heaven

The 88-year-old pope emphasized that a loving relationship with God and with others is key for a happy and fulfilling...

Pope Francis blesses the faithful at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on April 6, 2025, as his personal nurse, Massimo Strappetti, assists him in the wheelchair. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvements During Convalescence, Vatican Says

The Holy See Press Office told journalists during a morning press briefing on the pope’s health that the 88-year-old pontiff’s...

Pilgrims walk through St. Peter’s Square in September 2024. / Credit: Dorisb.83/Shutterstock

"Bear witness joyfully to hope that does not disappoint": Pope Francis to Slovak Pilgrims

“I would very much have liked to be present with you to share this moment of faith and communion, but...

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. / Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican Releases Document to mark 1,700th Anniversary of First Council of Nicaea

The International Theological Commission has published “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior: The 1,700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of...

"God does not pass by without looking for those who are lost": Pope Francis

In his written catechesis, the Holy Father described Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus as having a “special place” in his own...

Participants speak at the conference “Jews and Catholics on Ethics: A Light to the Nations” at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome on April 1, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA

At Vatican Conference, Catholic and Jewish Scholars Discuss Faith as Foundation for Ethics

The April 1–2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University...

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Approves Decree to Advance Sainthood Causes of Five People, Including Papua New Guinean

Among those to be canonized are Blessed Peter To Rot of Papua New Guinea, Blessed Ignatius Shoukrallah Maloyan of Turkey,...

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis in Sunday Angelus: Jesus Heals Our Wounds So We Can Love Others

The Holy Father expressed his heartfelt thanks to all who reflect the “image of the Savior” and work as “instruments...

A special memorial Mass was held for Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, in Rome on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia near the Vatican, marking the ninth anniversary of her death in 2016. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Mother Angelica’s Life, Legacy Celebrated in Rome’s Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia: Photos

A special memorial Mass was held for Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, in Rome on Thursday to commemorate her...

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

God Desires to Offer His Love and Mercy to Those at the "crossroads" of Life: Pope Francis

“To go and proclaim the Gospel, we first need to set down the burden of our history at the feet...

Young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli — Maddy (far left) and Constaza (far right) — emphasized the importance of continuing prayers for Pope Francis. The pope was discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Paty/Club Arcogrande

"We can make him feel better": Children’s Prayers for Pope Francis

In an interview with CNA, three young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli...

Pope Francis: Fear of Change Can Be Overcome With Jesus As Our Guide

In his prepared March 19 catechesis on “Jesus Our Hope,” the Holy Father reflected on Nicodemus’ encounter with the Son...

Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. / Credit: YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis Urges World Not to Forget Countries in Need of God’s "gift of peace"

The 88-year-old pontiff has asked people to remember to pray for God’s “gift of peace” for those suffering in several...

A balloon with an image of Pope Francis is pictured outside the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 3, 2025. Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on March 3, 2025, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia. / Credit: Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis: Temptations, Falls Do Not End in Failure for Those Who Believe in God’s Love

In his prepared March 9 homily for the first Sunday of Lent, the Holy Father said difficulties and trials do...

Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on Mar. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Thanks World’s Volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness"

The Vatican released the pope's March 9 Sunday homily and Angelus message dedicated to the approximately 25,000 men and women...

A woman receives ashes on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church in Manila, Philippines, on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins for Catholics around the world on Ash Wednesday. / Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis Asks Christians to Start Lent "full of hope" in the Footsteps of Jesus Christ

In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father spoke about the 12-year-old Jesus’ desire to live his mission as...

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis sprinkles ashes during the celebration of Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Basilica of Santa Sabina located on Rome’s Aventine Hill. / Credit: Vatican Media

Lent, Time to Accept Our Fragility, "rekindle our hope" in Jesus: Pope Francis in Homily Prepared for Ash Wednesday

“Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and...

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, on Feb. 27, 2025. / Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis’ Medical Condition Continues to Improve, "further days of clinical stability are needed": Vatican Updates

“Due to the complexity of the clinical picture, further days of clinical stability are needed to clarify the prognosis,” the...

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Pope Francis Shines Light on Bible’s Elderly "pilgrims of hope" in Wednesday Catechesis

In his second catechesis since being admitted into Rome’s Gemelli Hospital nearly two weeks ago, the Holy Father reflected on the presentation of Jesus in the...

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on Feb. 26, 2025. / Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis’ Early-stage Kidney Insufficiency "subsided" on Wednesday: Vatican Updates

“The Holy Father's clinical condition over the past 24 hours has shown further slight improvement,” the Holy See Press Office...