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Pope Francis looks out a window of the apostolic palace March 18, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Honors Sacrifice of Medical Workers Who Died in Coronavirus Pandemic

Feb 22, 2021

Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his gratitude for the sacrifice of medical workers, especially those who have died in the coronavirus pandemic.

Mass in St. Peter's Square for the canonization of 35 saints Oct. 15, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis Advances Causes of Italian Nuns Who Died in Ebola Outbreak in Africa

Feb 21, 2021

Pope Francis has recognized the heroic virtue of three Italian religious sisters who died from Ebola in Africa during the 1995 outbreak.

Cardinal Robert Sarah. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Accepts Robert Cardinal Sarah's Resignation from Divine Worship Congregation

Feb 20, 2021

Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Pope Francis meets a delegation from the Italian soccer club Sampdoria Feb. 19, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

"The most beautiful victories are those you win as a team": Pope Francis to Soccer Players

Feb 19, 2021

Pope Francis said on Friday that participation in sports can help people to grow in holiness, stressing the importance of teamwork.

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Cardinal Says Vatican Employees Could Lose Jobs for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

Feb 18, 2021

In a decree issued earlier this month, the cardinal who heads the Vatican City State said that employees who refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when deemed necessary for their work could face penalties up to termination of employment.

Pope Francis celebrates the Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord in St. Peter's Basilica April 14, 2017. Credit: L'Osservatore Romano.

Toward Holy Week 2021: Vatican Issues Guidelines for Catholics amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Feb 17, 2021

The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued guidelines on Wednesday for the celebration of Holy Week this year in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Vatican's Council for Economy Discusses Annual Budget for 2021

Feb 17, 2021

The Vatican’s Council for the Economy met on Tuesday to discuss the details of the annual budget for 2021.

Icon of the 21 Martyrs of Libya. Image courtesy of Tony Rezk, via tonyrezk.blogspot.com

Pope Francis Praises Coptic Orthodox Martyrs as "saints of all Christians"

Feb 15, 2021

Pope Francis has praised the courageous witness of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians killed by ISIS in 2015, calling them “saints of all Christians.”

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We Have a Lot to Learn this Lent from Persecuted Christians, Advocate Says at Vatican

Feb 14, 2021

In approaching the penitential practices of Lent, Catholics can learn a lot from persecuted Christian communities, an advocate for Aid to the Church in Need said at the Vatican on Friday.

Pope Francis, pictured in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 22, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

In Fight against Hunger, "Be vigorous and resilient like legumes": Pope Francis

Feb 12, 2021

Pope Francis has encouraged people to have resilience in the fight against world hunger, drawing inspiration from the hardiness of legumes.

Fr. Pedro Opeka. Credit: Anne Aubert/Amici di Padre Pedro via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Catholic Missionary Cleric in Madagascar Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Feb 11, 2021

A Catholic missionary priest in Madagascar known for serving the poor living on a landfill has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

Pope Francis is presented with an Aramaic prayer manuscript at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2021. Photo credits: Vatican Media/Ufficio Stampa FOCSIV.

Pope Francis Presented with Historic Prayer Manuscript Saved from Islamic State

Feb 10, 2021

Pope Francis was presented on Wednesday with a historic Aramaic prayer manuscript rescued from the Islamic State’s destructive occupation of northern Iraq.

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In 6,000-word Document, Vatican Calls for Rethinking of Social, Pastoral Care for Elderly

Feb 9, 2021

The Vatican called on Tuesday for a rethinking of elder care in a document arguing that the elderly are best cared for in an environment more like a family home than a hospital.

Vatican Radio’s headquarters, pictured on Jan. 14, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican Radio to Launch Web Radio on 90th Anniversary

Feb 9, 2021

Vatican Radio will launch a 24-hour web radio to mark its 90th anniversary on Friday.

Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) poses with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Religious Sister, Priest Named as Under-secretaries of Synod of Bishops

Feb 6, 2021

Pope Francis Saturday appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops.

Pope Francis meets with the Focolare Movement Feb. 6, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Calls Focolare Movement to "dynamic fidelity" after Election of New President

Feb 6, 2021

Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged the Focolare Movement to have “dynamic fidelity” as the third president of the international Catholic organization begins her term.

Pope Francis greets Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis and Benedict XVI Receive Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Feb 5, 2021

Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have both received their second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a Vatican source confirmed to CNA.

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Pope Francis Nominates New Prosecutor, Judges for Vatican Court of Appeal

Feb 5, 2021

Pope Francis on Friday tapped a long-time Rome prosecutor to be public prosecutor for the Vatican City State’s Court of Appeal.

Pope Francis pictured on April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis Hails Musicians’ "new creativity" amid Pandemic Disruption

Feb 4, 2021

Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus pandemic.    

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Feb. 3, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Without Liturgy, Christianity is Without the Whole of Christ: Pope Francis

Feb 3, 2021

Pope Francis said Wednesday that it is essential for Christians to participate in the liturgy and the sacraments to encounter the Real Presence of Jesus.