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Pope Francis gives his weekly Angelus message on Nov. 7, 2021. Vatican Media

"Free the sacred from its ties with money": Pope Francis in Sunday Reflection

Nov 7, 2021

In a reflection on the Gospel of the “widow’s mite,” Pope Francis spoke about hypocrisy and giving our all to God.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Aug. 25, 2021./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

"Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable": Pope Francis

Aug 25, 2021

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that hypocrisy within the Church is “particularly detestable.”

Pope Francis with a new crosier for the Amazon synod closing Mass Oct. 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis decries ‘predatory models of development’ in Amazon synod closing Mass

Oct 27, 2019

Pope Francis denounced exploitation and “predatory models of development” that plunder the poor and wound “sister earth” in the Amazon Synod closing Mass Sunday. 

Pope Francis at the general audience in Paul VI Hall Aug. 21, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis: Self-interest and hypocrisy destroy the Church

Aug 21, 2019

Pope Francis decried hypocrisy and self-interest Wednesday, saying that Christian community should always be characterized by generosity and solidarity.  

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Medical Students at Ugandan Catholic Institution Cautioned Against Prioritizing Monetary Gain in their Service

“A devastating blow”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria on Deadly Stampede at Food Distribution Initiative

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address via a video livestream from his Casa Santa Marta residence within the Vatican due to a cold on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls for "ceasefire on all war fronts" at Christmas

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and gives an address from the chapel of Casa Santa Marta on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at the Vatican. The pope delivered his marks indoors due to the intense cold, combined with cold symptoms that have manifested in recent days, the Holy See Press Office said. / Credit: Vatican Media

"No child is ever a mistake": Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus before Christmas

Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Katsina

We’re “finding creative methods to reach people”: Pioneer Bishop of One-Year-Old Nigerian Catholic Diocese

Cardinal in South Sudan Expresses Hope on “Tumaini Peace Initiative”, Condemns Violence in Tombura-Yambio Diocese

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Pope Francis addresses cardinals and senior Vatican officials during his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia, Dec. 21, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Warns against Gossip, Celebrates Family Life in Vatican Christmas Messages

Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval (right) and Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône (right). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Port Louis

Church 2025 Jubilee Year in Mauritius: “Journey in hope” Guided by Island’s “Apostle”, Spiritan Missionary Blessed Laval

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

“Let’s lay aside the tools of war, destruction, division”: Ethiopia’s Catholic Bishops in Advent Message

Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg in Germany. / Credit: Magdeburg Diocese

German Bishops Respond to Deadly Magdeburg Market Attack, Call for Prayer and Peace

Bassem Giacaman in his shop in Bethlehem in December 2024. The artisans in Bethlehem are almost all Christians. They primarily work with olive wood. Most of the businesses in Bethlehem are family businesses. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

War, Economic Struggles Threaten Bethlehem’s Century-old Crafts Tradition

Pope Francis prays during Mass at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Prays for Victims As Death Toll in German Christmas Market Attack Reaches Five

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address via a video livestream from his Casa Santa Marta residence within the Vatican due to a cold on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls for "ceasefire on all war fronts" at Christmas

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and gives an address from the chapel of Casa Santa Marta on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at the Vatican. The pope delivered his marks indoors due to the intense cold, combined with cold symptoms that have manifested in recent days, the Holy See Press Office said. / Credit: Vatican Media

"No child is ever a mistake": Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus before Christmas

Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Katsina

We’re “finding creative methods to reach people”: Pioneer Bishop of One-Year-Old Nigerian Catholic Diocese

Cardinal in South Sudan Expresses Hope on “Tumaini Peace Initiative”, Condemns Violence in Tombura-Yambio Diocese

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