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Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of the “vile terrorist attack” in Moscow at the end of his Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican.
The pope spoke of “the devious plans of those who seek to influence public opinion in an ideological manner, lying and disintegrating the social fabric.”
The new regulations place emphasis on spiritual work and pastoral care and appointing a coadjutor archpriest of the West’s oldest Marian shrine.
A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome this Friday for talks with the Vatican about the German Synodal Way.
“War is always a defeat. You can’t go on in war. We must make all efforts to negotiate, to negotiate, to end the war. Let’s pray for this,” the pope said Wednesday.
The theme for the this year’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations is “Called to Sow Seeds ofHope and to Build Peace.”
Two priests from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang theory.
Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are not found in success, fame, or popularity but in loving and forgiving others.
Pope Francis addressed his remarks to participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences” at the Vatican on March 14.
Pope Francis has no plans to resign from office according to excerpts from his forthcoming memoir — though he says some in the Church wish he would.
Church experts will meet in study groups to examine the question of women deacons and other key topics through June 2025.
Were a conclave to begin today, there would be 94 cardinal-electors created by Pope Francis, 27 created by Benedict XVI, and eight made by John Paul II.
Pope Francis is the 266th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy.
The Vatican is drafting the guidelines with the goal of providing a valuable resource for individuals, organizations, and communities within and beyond the Church.
Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a new chapter in his ongoing catechetical series on vices and virtues.
The Vatican has overseen the Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land since 1974. Last year it raised more than $7 million.
“Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags,” Ukraine’s foreign minister wrote.
“Institutions, social and political, have the fundamental duty to ... offer women, the bearers of life, the necessary conditions to be able to accept the gift of life and ensure a dignified existence for their children,” Pope Francis said.
The Holy Father made the remarks last month in a newly released television interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI.
On the day before International Women’s Day, Pope Francis addressed participants of an international conference on Thursday at the Vatican.