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Pope Francis Announces Year of Prayer to Prepare for 2025 Jubilee
In his Angelus address, the pope said that a Year of Prayer starting on Jan. 21 will be “a year dedicated to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer.”
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity commemorates historic meeting of two lungs of the Church
The theme for 2024 is “You shall love the Lord your God ... and your neighbor as yourself.”
Subject Fiducia Supplicans to “calm” Analysis in Ongoing Synod: North Africa Bishops
There is need to subject Fiducia Supplicans (FS) that permits members of the Clergy to bless “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations” to the ongoing Synod on Synodality that Pope Francis extended to 2024, Catholic Bishops in North Africa have said.
Pope Francis Issues New Regulations Setting Spending Limits for Vatican Offices
Pope Francis amended the Vatican’s financial regulations on Tuesday, enshrining a spending limit into law.
Pope: World Economic Forum Meeting an Opportunity to Find "ways to build a better world"
On the occasion of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Pope Francis sent a letter to the group’s leader.
Pope Francis: "In Christianity, there is no condemnation of the sexual instinct"
In a continuation of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday dedicated his general audience to the difference between love and lust.
Here are 5 Catholic Practices to Help Strengthen Your Faith Life in 2024
In the constant search for spiritual growth and connection to the sacred in everyday life, discovering new ways to strengthen your faith can be transformative.
Pope Francis to Hold Private Lenten Retreat for Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year the joint retreat between the Holy Father and the Roman Curia has been canceled.
“Culture does not accept it”: Pope Francis on Africa’s Opposition to Fiducia Supplicans
Fiducia Supplicans (FS), the December 18 Vatican Declaration permitting members of the Clergy to bless “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations” will not be implemented in Africa “because the culture does not accept it,” Pope Francis has been quoted as saying.
Pope Francis Responds to Resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: "The Lord blesses everyone"
Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in a television interview on Sunday night.
Pope Francis: "I like to think of hell as empty"
Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “empty.”
Pope Francis: "War itself is a crime against humanity"
Pope Francis made a strong appeal for peace on Sunday calling modern warfare “a crime against humanity” that sows death among civilians and destroys cities.
Pope Francis Calls for Greater Dialogue and Cooperation Between Christians, Marxists
Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help in the search for the “common good.”
Vatican Announces Major Restoration Project in St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica will undergo a major restoration.
Pope Francis at audience: Gluttony is Perhaps the Most Dangerous Vice
In the third installment of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday focused on the sin of gluttony.
“I ask for your prayers”: Newly Appointed Catholic Bishop of São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese
The newly appointed Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has appealed for prayers for the success of his Episcopal Ministry.
Pope Francis Appoints Local Ordinary for São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese
Pope Francis has appointed a Local Ordinary for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Pope Francis Says He’s “very close” to Flood Victims in DR Congo
Pope Francis has expressed his closeness to the people of God in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following extreme flooding that has resulted in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of thousands.
Pope Francis Calls Surrogacy "deplorable," Calls for Global Ban in Speech to Ambassadors
Pope Francis called surrogacy “deplorable” and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of “so-called surrogate motherhood.”
Pope Francis: If You Don’t Know the Date of Your Baptism, Look it Up
Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, the pope said on Jan. 7 that the anniversary of one’s baptism should be celebrated each year “like a birthday.”
