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Pope Francis greets tens of thousands of altar servers packed in St. Peter’s Square for a special audience on July 30, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Tells Altar Servers Jesus is with them in "that act of love which is the Eucharist"

Jul 30, 2024

Following the Gospel reading from Matthew, the Holy Father reflected on how, with Jesus, they too can overcome fears and doubts amid life’s difficulties.

Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the people of  Gofa Zone in the Southern part of Ethiopia who lost their loved ones in the deadly July 21 and July 22 landslides. Credit: Vatican Media/CBCE

Pope Francis Expresses Closeness with “sorely tried population” of Southern Ethiopia following Deadly Landslides

Jul 29, 2024

Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the people of  Gofa Zone in the Southern part of Ethiopia who lost their loved ones in the deadly July 21 and July 22 landslides.

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus, Sunday, July 28, 2024. / Vatican Media

Pope Proposes Three Gestures from Gospel Miracle to Live at Mass

Jul 28, 2024

The pope pointed out “offering, giving thanks, and sharing” as highlights of the miracle recounted in the Gospel of John.

“I shall build on the good work of my predecessors”, First-Ever Resident Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Jul 26, 2024

The recently appointed first-ever resident Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan is hoping to build his diplomatic service on the “good work” that other Vatican diplomats have accomplished in the East-Central African nation.

"Win the medal of fraternity": Pope Francis and Holy See Sports Association to Olympic Athletes

Jul 26, 2024

Pope Francis and Athletica Vaticana have invited all athletes participating in the 2024 Olympic Games to harness the “great social power of sport” to unite people and be witnesses of peace.

Bishop Christian Carlassare, appointed pioneer Bishop of the recently created Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan on 3 July 2024. Credit: Catholic Radio Network South Sudan

All Set for Pioneer Bishop’s Installation for South Sudan’s Newest Catholic Diocese

Jul 22, 2024

Everything seems set for the August 11 installation of Bishop Christian Carlassare, who was appointed pioneer Local Ordinary of the newly erected Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace with her husband, King Philippe of the Belgians, on Sept. 14, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

From Castles to Cathedrals: Pope Francis’ Schedule for Luxembourg and Belgium Trip

Jul 21, 2024

The pope will greet royal leaders, prime ministers, professors and students, and Catholics in some of the countries’ historic palaces, cathedrals, and universities.

Pope Francis' brief remarks during the Angelus July 21, 2024, focused on the day’s Gospel passage from Mark, which demonstrates how rest and compassion for others go together. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: In the Silence of Adoration We Receive God’s Grace

Jul 21, 2024

At his weekly Angelus, the pope told Catholics to beware of “the dictatorship of doing.”

“The Olympic Games are, by their very nature, about peace, not war,” Pope Francis emphasized, noting that “the five intertwined rings represent the spirit of fraternity that should characterize the Olympic event and sporting competition in general.” / Credit: Ibex73, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Francis’ Desire for Olympics is to Foster World Peace, Which is "seriously threatened"

Jul 19, 2024

In a message addressed to Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, Pope Francis expressed his fervent desire that the Olympic Games would foster world peace.

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński. Credit: Apostolic Nunciature in South Africa

Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa, Lesotho to Extend His Vatican Diplomatic Role to Namibia, Eswatini

Jul 18, 2024

The representative of the Holy Father in South Africa and Lesotho is to extend his Vatican diplomatic role to the Southern African nations of Namibia and Eswatini. 

Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, speaks at a May 2, 2023, press conference. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

Pope Francis Adds Two Vice Directors to Vatican Communication Dicastery

Jul 18, 2024

The Dicastery for Communication has been led since 2018 by Paolo Ruffini, the first layman to be named prefect of a department of the Roman Curia.

Some 6,000 grandparents and other older people attended the papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on July 23, 2023, for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. / Credit: Pablo Esparza/EWTN

World Day of Grandparents: Vatican Grants Plenary Indulgence for Visiting the Elderly

Jul 18, 2024

Those who are grandparents or elderly themselves can also receive a plenary indulgence.

Pope Francis meets with the Council of Cardinals on Feb. 5, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Authors Preface to Book on "Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church"

Jul 15, 2024

Pope Francis has written the preface to the book “Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church,” authored by three theologians and two cardinals who participated in the meeting of the Council of Cardinals, C9, this past February at the Vatican. 

Pope Francis waves to crowds before his noon Angelus address during a hot day in Rome on July 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Excess enslaves you," Pope Francis Warns Christians

Jul 14, 2024

Pope Francis addressed the problems of materialism in his Angelus reflection in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

Pope Francis travels between the conference center and Unità d’Italia Square in Trieste, Italy, with a golf cart during his pastoral visit to the northern Italian city on July 7, 2024. In Trieste, the pope addressed around 1,200 participants in a Catholic conference on democracy for the annual Social Week of Catholics. / Credit: Vatican Media

Gun Found in Abandoned Suitcase before Papal Visit to Trieste, Italy

Jul 12, 2024

According to Italian press, less than 24 hours after the pope’s arrival, the police discovered a Czech-made semiautomatic pistol inside a suitcase.

Rose petals fall in St. Mary Major Basilica Aug. 5, 2017 to commemorate the "miracle of the snow." / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis to Attend "Miracle of the Snow" Commemoration in Rome

Jul 12, 2024

Each year white rose petals fall from the ceiling of the papal Marian basilica in commemoration of a miraculous snowfall in Rome on Aug. 5 in 358 A.D.

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Pope Francis Tells AI Leaders: No Machine Should Ever Choose to Take Human Life

Jul 10, 2024

In a message to an AI ethics conference in Hiroshima, Japan, the pope underlined that artificial intelligence has implications for the future of war and peace in our world.

Pope Francis among the delegates of the Synod on Synodality, held in October of 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

These are the Members of the Synod on Synodality Study Groups

Jul 9, 2024

The Instrumentum Laboris, the guiding document for the October 2024 assembly, makes reference to these study groups throughout.

Pioneer Catholic Bishop Appointed to South Sudan’s Newest Diocese Upbeat about Serving in “familiar” Harsh Conditions

Jul 8, 2024

Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan’s Unity State, is harsh. It has been estimated that 90 percent of the town, which hosts one of the biggest refugee camps in the South Sudanese State is submerged. 

“Miraculous conversion”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Says Transfer to Newly Erected Diocese is Mission Accomplished

Jul 8, 2024

The outgoing Bishop of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek has described his transfer to the country’s newly erected Catholic Diocese of Bentiu as a “mission accomplished”, noting that he leaves behind a very vibrant church community in Rumbek.