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Pope Francis is pictured outside the Casa Santa Marta on July 1, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Merges Four Foundations into New Vatican Hospitality Body

A papal decree, known as a chirograph, united the foundations under a new body known as the Domus Vaticanae.

Pope Francis greets the recently freed Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti at the Vatican, Oct. 10, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Permitted Spending $1m to Free Missionary Nun Kidnapped in Mali: Cardinal

At the Vatican’s finance trial on Thursday, Cardinal Angelo Becciu said that Pope Francis had allowed spending up to 1...

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Christians with "empty nets" Must Return to Jesus, Pope Francis Says

"Brothers, sisters, when our nets are empty in life, it is not the time to feel sorry for ourselves, to...

Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil Mass on April 16, 2022. Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Weeps at Ukraine Suffering, Calls for Daily Rosary for Peace

Pope Francis has again lamented the suffering caused by the invasion of Ukraine and encouraged the faithful to pray a...

Pope Francis meets participants in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences’ plenary meeting at the Vatican, April 29, 2022. Vatican Media.

All Countries Should Promote Family-friendly Policies: Pope Francis

The pope was addressing members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square, April 27, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Wants Catholics to Rediscover This Book of the Bible

The pope praised the book’s ‘valuable teaching on the alliance of the generations.’

Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square, April 27, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Tells General Audience Pilgrims His Knee "still not healing"

The 85-year-old pope canceled his engagements the day before the audience due to knee pain.

Pope Francis with participants in a conference on Trinitarian International Solidarity at the Vatican, April 25, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Cancels Day’s Activities Due to Knee Pain, Says Vatican

Knee pain has forced the 85-year-old pope to curtail his activities in recent weeks.

Pope Francis greets a representative of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives at the Vatican's Clementine Hall, April 25, 2022. Vatican Media

Pope Francis Comments on His Knee Pain

While meeting with members of the Trinitarian order on Monday, Pope Francis referred to his knee ailment, which kept him...

Pope Francis meets Missionaries of Mercy at the Vatican on 25 April 2022. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Expresses Joy at Growth of Missionaries of Mercy Worldwide

The pope commissioned the first Missionaries of Mercy in 2016.

The aftermath of the Russian occupation of Bucha, Ukraine. Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov via Wikimedia (Public Domain).

Marking Two Months of War, Pope Francis Says "the attack must be stopped"

Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his call for a truce in Ukraine, saying "the attack must be stopped."

Bishop Georg Bätzing at the German bishops’ spring meeting in February 2021. Credit: Sascha Steinbach/epa pool. null

German Bishops' President Responds to Letter Warning of Schism Risk in Synodal Path

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops’ conference, responded Thursday to a letter warning the country’s synodal...

Pope Francis is interviewed by Lorena Bianchetti at the Vatican. Screenshot from A Sua Immagine.

"World has chosen the path of Cain", Pope Francis in Interview Aired Good Friday 2022

‘War is everywhere,’ he told interviewer Lorena Bianchetti.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, April 13, 2022. Vatican Media.

"Armed aggression" is "an outrage against God": Pope Francis

The pope described war as ‘a blasphemous betrayal of the Lord of Passover.’

Pope Francis presents new cardinals to Benedict XVI in the chapel of the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Vatican News.

Pope Francis Visits Benedict XVI Ahead of Pope Emeritus’ 95th Birthday

The two men prayed together ‘after a brief and affectionate conversation.’

Cardinal Turkson at the Vatican Press Office. Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Appoints Ghanaian Cardinal New Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Sciences

The pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta, April 3, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Laments "sacrilegious war" in Ukraine as He Prays Angelus in Malta

‘May we be tireless in praying and in offering assistance to those who suffer,’ the pope said.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, March 30, 2022. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis: "Rhetoric of inclusion’ Not Enough to Forge a "culture of social tenderness"

The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’

Pope Francis prays during the penitential service at St. Peter's Basilica, March 25, 2022. Vatican Pool.

Full text: Pope Francis' Homily at Penance Service, Consecration to Immaculate Heart

On March 25 Pope Francis led a celebration of the sacrament of penance and the act of consecration to the...

An image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at St. Peter's Church, Vienna, Austria. | Pope Francis. Diana Ringo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 at) | Vatican Media

Vatican Releases Text for March 25 Consecration Prayer for Ukraine, Russia

The Vatican has sent bishops around the world the text of the prayer that Pope Francis will lead on March...