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The pope wrote the preface of a new Vatican document for priests working with engaged couples.
The decision goes into effect immediately.
Pope Francis said he hoped the soldiers' time in Rome was spiritually fruitful.
Pope Francis also spoke about the challenges facing families today.
The pope was speaking to members of the Global Solidarity Fund.
The change allows religious brothers who are not priests to lead their religious communities with Vatican permission.
The pope canonized the French explorer on May 15.
It was the Church’s first canonization since October 2019.
The pope was speaking to moral theologians.
‘Italy, Europe, and the West are impoverishing their futures,’ the pope said.
The Holy See said it was ‘following the development of the situation with extreme attention.’
Bishop Marco Mellino was addressing the heads of Vatican dicasteries.
The pope was pushed in a wheelchair onto the stage of the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
‘You young people, who want to build something new, a better world, follow her example, take risks,’ the pope urged.
Pope Francis, 85, has been suffering from an inflamed ligament.
“It is a humiliation, but I offer it for your country,” Pope Francis told pilgrims from Slovakia.
“There are no major risks” to Pope Francis’ safety in South Sudan, Bishop Christian Carlassare said.
Pope Francis’ agenda was cleared on Friday for needed medical checkups, a Vatican spokesperson said. The 85-year-old pontiff has been...
It was the first Wednesday audience in St. Peter's Square since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An estimated 50,000 people were in St. Peter's Square for the pope's Easter Sunday Mass.