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Pope Francis: Keep Your Homilies Short or "people will fall asleep"
Speaking at his Wednesday catechesis on June 12, the pope explained that the goal of a homily is to “help...
Vatican Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Pius XII’s Meeting with Allied Troops
On June 12, 1944, Pius XII gave an enthusiastic speech in English thanking the members of the 38th (Irish) Brigade...
Vatican to Publish New Document with Proposals “for renewed exercise of bishop of Rome’s ministry of unity”
The document, titled “The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogue and Responses to the Encyclical Ut Unum...
Pope Francis Reflects on Roman Empire in Visit to Ancient Capitoline Hill
The pope made the trip to the Capitoline Hill to speak to local government officials on June 10 in the...
Pope Francis: Money, Power, Pleasure Can Enslave Us
Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us...
Pope Francis to Take 8-week Break in Liturgical Schedule this Summer
The 87-year-old pope does not have any public Masses on his schedule for eight weeks in July and August, according...
Pope Francis: In the Eucharist, Jesus Offers Himself for the world
On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Pope Francis explained that just as Jesus “did not keep his life for himself, but...
Pope Francis Joins in Corpus Christi Celebration in Rome for First Time in Years
Pope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament from the steps of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major...
Carlo Acutis to Be First Millennial Saint: Pope Francis Recognizes Miracle for Canonization
The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great devotion to the real presence...
Pope Francis to Travel to Luxembourg and Belgium in September
The pope will make a one-day stopover in Luxembourg on Sept. 26 before visiting the Catholic universities of Leuven and...
Holy Spirit’s “work in us is powerful”, But Also Gentle, “welcoming to all”: Pope Francis on Pentecost
Speaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope explained that the Holy Spirit’s “work in us is powerful, as symbolized by...
What Has the Vatican Already Said about Discerning Marian Apparitions?
Officials from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith discussed problems that could come up in examining apparitions in...
How to Obtain a Plenary Indulgence During the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year
The decree provides Catholics with the opportunity to gain indulgences by making pilgrimages, prayerfully visiting churches, or practicing works of...
"Let us also pray for mothers who have gone to heaven": Pope Francis on Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, Pope Francis entrusted all mothers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, asking everyone to remember to also pray...
In Papal Bull Titled “Hope Does Not Disappoint”, Pope Francis Announces How, When Church’s 2025 Jubilee Will Begin
The papal bull declares that the Jubilee will officially begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s...
Vatican to Publish New Document on Discerning Marian Apparitions, Other Supernatural Events Next Week
The Holy See Press Office announced that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil new norms for discernment regarding “apparitions and...
Pope Francis: Let Us Thank the Lord for Our Friends
The pope reflected on the gift of friendship during his Regina Caeli address on May 5.
The Church Could Not Go on Without You: Pope Francis to World’s Parish Priests
Pope Francis published a letter on Thursday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building...
Pope Francis to Speak about Ethics of Artificial Intelligence during June G7 Summit
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations summit is being held in the southern Italian region of Puglia from June...
Pope Francis to Canonize New Italian-born Female Saint Known as "an apostle of the Holy Spirit"
A friend of Pope Leo XIII and the teacher of St. Gemma Galgani, Elena Guerra (1835–1914) is known for her...