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Kristina Millare

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.

Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. / Credit: YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis Urges World Not to Forget Countries in Need of God’s "gift of peace"

The 88-year-old pontiff has asked people to remember to pray for God’s “gift of peace” for those suffering in several...

A balloon with an image of Pope Francis is pictured outside the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 3, 2025. Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on March 3, 2025, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia. / Credit: Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis: Temptations, Falls Do Not End in Failure for Those Who Believe in God’s Love

In his prepared March 9 homily for the first Sunday of Lent, the Holy Father said difficulties and trials do...

Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on Mar. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Thanks World’s Volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness"

The Vatican released the pope's March 9 Sunday homily and Angelus message dedicated to the approximately 25,000 men and women...

A woman receives ashes on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church in Manila, Philippines, on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins for Catholics around the world on Ash Wednesday. / Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis Asks Christians to Start Lent "full of hope" in the Footsteps of Jesus Christ

In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father spoke about the 12-year-old Jesus’ desire to live his mission as...

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis sprinkles ashes during the celebration of Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Basilica of Santa Sabina located on Rome’s Aventine Hill. / Credit: Vatican Media

Lent, Time to Accept Our Fragility, "rekindle our hope" in Jesus: Pope Francis in Homily Prepared for Ash Wednesday

“Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and...

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, on Feb. 27, 2025. / Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis’ Medical Condition Continues to Improve, "further days of clinical stability are needed": Vatican Updates

“Due to the complexity of the clinical picture, further days of clinical stability are needed to clarify the prognosis,” the...

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Pope Francis Shines Light on Bible’s Elderly "pilgrims of hope" in Wednesday Catechesis

In his second catechesis since being admitted into Rome’s Gemelli Hospital nearly two weeks ago, the Holy Father reflected on the presentation of Jesus in the...

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on Feb. 26, 2025. / Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis’ Early-stage Kidney Insufficiency "subsided" on Wednesday: Vatican Updates

“The Holy Father's clinical condition over the past 24 hours has shown further slight improvement,” the Holy See Press Office...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri (right) and Dr. Luigi Carbone give a press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis, on Feb. 21, 2025. Alfieri said the pope asked him to say hat he has “the mind of a a 50-year-old man.” / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images

"Fragile and not out of danger": Pope Francis' Medical Team at Friday Press Conference

“The pope is not a quitter,” the Holy Father’s physician told journalists toward the end of a Friday press conference...

Pope Francis greets visitors at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Let us do penance for peace": Pope Francis at Wednesday Audience

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics...

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris on Feb. 10–11, 2025. / Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

"Love is worth more than intelligence": Pope Francis to Paris AI Action Summit

“I ask all those attending the Paris summit not to forget that only the human ‘heart’ can reveal the meaning...

Military personnel in dress uniforms attend the Armed Forces Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Military, Police Gather with Pope Francis for Armed Forces Jubilee Mass: PHOTOS

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual support they provide.

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Urges All Catholics to Be "missionaries of hope" Through Prayer and Action

“I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing mission...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Faith in God is "a force that sets love in motion" in the World

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people...

Pope Francis meets with clergy and other pilgrims during his general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media

Ask for the Grace "to listen more than we speak": Pope Francis at Wednesday Audience

Reflecting on the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Holy Father said people can learn from the righteous St. Joseph, who...

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican’s Blessing Guidelines: Global Responses to Fiducia Supplicans a Year Later

One year ago, Pope Francis met with participants of the plenary session of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the...

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

AI Must Serve Human Dignity, Not Violate It: Pope Francis to World Economic Forum

Pope Francis on Thursday released his message to global leaders attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland,...

Pope Francis waves to the crowd in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican during his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Jesus gives us the "grace of not fearing": Pope Francis at General Audience

“The presence of the Lord always gives us this grace of not fearing,” the Holy Father said at his Jan....

During his Angelus address on Jan. 19, 2025, at the Vatican, Pope Francis thanked those who mediated the latest cease-fire in Gaza and expressed his hope that all hostages “may finally return home and embrace their loved ones” and for the opening of humanitarian corridors into Gaza. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Thanks Mediators for Brokering Latest Cease-fire Deal in Gaza  

During his Angelus address, the Holy Father also expressed his hope that all hostages “may finally return home and embrace...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls for Global Commitment to Eradicate Child Labor and Exploitation

The Holy Father told groups of pilgrims attending his Jan. 15 general audience that they should be aware that millions...