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Papal Envoy for “paths of peace” Between Russia and Ukraine Returns to Moscow on Continued Vatican Peace Mission
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian authorities as part of the peace mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis: "True wealth is being loved by God"
“Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. True wealth is being loved by God and learning to love like him,” Francis said Oct. 13.
Pope Francis Writes Letter to New Cardinals: You Express the Church’s Unity
Pope Francis will add 21 members to the College of Cardinals at a consistory at the Vatican in December.
Vatican Shares Pope Francis’ Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals
On Dec. 8, Pope Francis will preside at a Mass with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis, Synod Pray Where First Christian Martyrs of Rome Were Killed
The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square inside Vatican City.
Pope Francis, Zelenskyy Hold fourth Meeting Since Outbreak of Russia-Ukraine War
The Oct. 11 meeting is the fourth meeting the Ukrainian president has had with the Holy Father since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.
Israeli Missile Destroys Catholic Church in Lebanon; At Least 8 Dead
A church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Tyre, Lebanon, has been hit by a missile from Israeli airstrikes in the country’s south, killing at least eight people.
Pope: "Prohibitions of the Spirit" Ensure Church Unity is not Driven by Personal Viewpoints
Continuing his catechesis on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church, the pope emphasized that unity cannot be “achieved on the drawing board.”
New Cardinals Say Europe is Becoming the Catholic Church’s New "peripheries"
“When the Holy Father is talking about peripheries, I think the peripheries are moving. ... Maybe the peripheries are moving towards Europe,” Archbishop Kikuchi said.
Pope Francis: "Prayer and fasting are the weapons of love that change history"
In his letter to Catholics in the Middle East, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of which the Scriptures speak most often.”
Women Deacons Off the Table? Synod Delegate Claims "some women sense a call to Priesthood"
“I think we have to look at the question very much from … the Spirit. ‘Is the Spirit calling women?’” said Sister Mary Theresa Barron, OLA.
Pope Francis Urges Married Couples to "be open to life"
In his Sunday Angelus address, the Holy Father asked couples to reflect on whether their married life is fully open to the gift of children.
At Synod on Synodality, Pope Says Church Needs New Ways for Bishops to be "synodal"
“Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first meeting of the 2024 Synod on Synodality.
Pope Francis Calls for Global Day of Prayer, Fasting amid Escalating Conflict in Holy Land
The pope’s surprise announcement comes the morning after Iran launched hundreds of missiles toward Israel.
Pope Francis Steers Delicate Course on Women, the Church, and the Synod on Synodality 2024
Debate on women’s participation in the Catholic Church — including the idea of whether women could one day be deacons — is not on the agenda for this month’s assembly of the Synod on Synodality, but synodal conversations on the topic continue, some at the explicit invitation of Pope Francis.
This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of October
“We Christians are all responsible for the Church’s mission. Every priest. Everyone,” the pope said in a video released Sept. 30.
Pope Francis Responds to Critics of His Comments on Women in Belgium
“A woman is more important than a man, but it is terrible when a woman wants to be a man: No, she is a woman,” the pope had said in Belgium.
In Belgium, Pope Francis Gives Strong Warning Over Scandal of Abuse, Cover-up
The Holy Father urged the Belgian bishops to bring the evil of abuse to light and not to cover up abuse.
In Belgium, Pope Francis Says "Church should be ashamed" of Clerical Abuse
Speaking before approximately 300 dignitaries, the pope remarked that child abuse is “a scourge that the Church is tackling resolutely and firmly.”
Pope Francis Urges Professors to "seek the truth" in Visit to 600-year-old Belgian University
The pope addressed academics at KU Leuven, a Belgian Catholic research university, on Friday afternoon to mark the 600th anniversary of its founding.
