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.

Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon, and Cardinal Edouard Sinayobye of Rwanda talk with journalists at Synod on Synodality press briefings in October 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

African Bishops Speak: How Has the Synod on Synodality Impacted the Church in Africa?

How has the Synod on Synodality impacted the Catholic Church in Africa? And, in turn, how has the Church in...

More than 30 students — most of whom were from the U.S. — from over 10 universities attended “The University Students in Dialogue with Synod Leaders,” an Oct. 18, 2024, event organized by the General Secretariat of the Synod held in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. / Credit: Synod-va YouTube screenshot

Synod on Synodality Delegates Urge Young Catholics to Learn How to Listen to Others in a Polarized World

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich drew attention to the upcoming Nov. 5 U.S. elections and stressed the importance of seeing the person...

The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. / Credit: Julia Cassell/EWTN News

Vatican Museums Unveils "iconic statue" Apollo Belvedere after Years of Restoration Work

“It gives us an insight into culture and also faith and history,” Father Terence Hogan said in an interview with...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis, Zelenskyy Hold fourth Meeting Since Outbreak of Russia-Ukraine War

The Oct. 11 meeting is the fourth meeting the Ukrainian president has had with the Holy Father since the outbreak...

Cardinal Kurt Koch speaks to journalists at the Synod on Synodality press briefing held at the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

At Synod on Synodality, Non-Catholic Delegates Put Christian Unity in Focus

According to Cardinal Kurt Koch, the imperative for all Christian churches to journey, pray, and cooperate is Jesus’ own priestly prayer recorded...

Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope: "Prohibitions of the Spirit" Ensure Church Unity is not Driven by Personal Viewpoints

Continuing his catechesis on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church, the pope emphasized that unity cannot be...

Christian worshippers pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. / Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis: "Prayer and fasting are the weapons of love that change history"

In his letter to Catholics in the Middle East, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in...

Synod on Synodality Participants Put Spotlight on World’s Poor, Vulnerable on St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day

Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of...

On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod Rules Out Women Deacons; Meetings Called to Be "laboratories of synodal life"

The Synod on Synodality commenced its second day on Thursday in which 356 participants convened at the Vatican.

On the eve of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, that the Catholic Church must first acknowledge its sins and ask for forgiveness before it can be credible in carrying out the mission Jesus Christ entrusted to his Church. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: We Must Acknowledge Our Sins, Ask Forgiveness to Become Missionary Church

During the penitential celebration on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, confessions and testimonies were shared by bishops, religious,...

Cardinal Mario Grech and Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Synod on Synodality Retreat Aims for "renewed" Pentecost Through Mary and The Rosary

Cardinal Mario Grech opened a two-day retreat on Monday for participants of the second session of the Synod on Synodality.

Family members of Mafia victims take part in a demonstration organized by Libera on the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance and Commitment to Remembering the Victims of the Mafia on March 21, 2023, in Milan, Italy. / Credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

Pope Francis: More Needs to be Done to Restore Dignity to Organized Crime Victims

The Holy Father insisted it is neither “possible nor tolerable” to forget the damage done to the dignity of millions...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends a plenary session at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Burgenstock resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. / Credit: ALESSANDRO DELLA VALLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

International Human Rights Conventions Must be Safeguarded in Russia-Ukraine War: Vatican Secretary of State

Cardinal Pietro Parolin thanked Russia human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova for her role in securing the June 28 release of...

Pope Francis addresses elderly and sick people on his final day in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, marking the conclusion of his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania — the longest trip of his pontificate to date. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Concludes Apostolic Journey with Elderly and Youth of Singapore

The interreligious meeting concluded his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Pope Francis addresses leaders at the National University of Singapore on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Praises Singapore’s Spirit of Progress, Reminds Leaders Not to Exclude the Weak

The pope expressed his admiration for the dedication of the country’s past and present leaders to build unity amid a...

Pope Francis greets the crowd at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope to Youth in Papua New Guinea: Words, Gestures of Love Overcome "ugly fruit of hatred"

The pope emphasized that “the language of love, the language of closeness, the language of service” is what can unite...

Pope Francis blesses children at the Irmas Alma School in Timor-Leste on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis in East Timor Says Children Show us How to "be cared for by God"

“This is what one finds here: love. Without love this cannot be understood. And so we understand the love of...

Pope Francis is welcomed in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 6, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Arrives in Papua New Guinea amid Report of Arrests in Indonesia

As Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea, Indonesian police report they detained seven individuals in connection with a foiled...

Pope Francis celebrates a Papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass with 100,000 Worshippers in Indonesia

Upon entering the stadium in a wheelchair, Pope Francis was immediately greeted by loud cheers and cries of “Viva Papa!”...

Pope Francis Begins Historic Apostolic Journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania

During his 11-day journey the 87-year-old pontiff will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste (East Timor), and Singapore from Sept....