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Courtney Mares and Hannah Brockhaus

Courtney Mares and Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis makes his way past crowds of thousands on his way to the World Youth Day welcoming ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 3, 2023. | Credit: Pablo Pilco/EWTN News

Pope Francis’ First World Youth Day Speech: "God’s heart beats uniquely for you"

At Pope Francis’ first official World Youth Day event in Portugal, he told the 500,000 young people in the crowd...

Pope Francis greeted pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a few hours before he will be hospitalized for abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Hospitalized for Abdominal Surgery

Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has confirmed.

St. Anne's Gate | Wikimapia.org

Guard Opens Fire as Man Drives Car into Vatican; Suspect in Custody

An unidentified man is in custody after driving a car at high speed through a gate at the Vatican Thursday,...

St. Peter's Basilica and square closed to public March 10, 2020. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA.

Italian Police Close St. Peter's Square to Public

The Italian police closed St. Peter’s Square Tuesday following the Italian government decree extending quarantine measures to all of Italy...

A wooden cross in the rainforest. Stock photo via Shutterstock.

Church must convert from cultural, ecological sins, Amazon synod concludes

The Amazon synod final document, published Saturday, laid out the need to define “ecological sins” while calling the Church to...