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Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory

Mar 18, 2024

Two priests from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang theory.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on March 17, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success

Mar 17, 2024

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 meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, held at the Vatican from March 14–15, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Indigenous "ancestral wisdom" a Vital Tool in Fight against Climate Change

Mar 15, 2024

Pope Francis addressed his remarks to participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences” at the Vatican on March 14.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Takes on Critics in Forthcoming Memoir, Says He Won’t be Resigning

Mar 14, 2024

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.

Cardinal Mario Grech and Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Study Groups to Examine 10 Synod on Synodality Themes Through June 2025

Mar 14, 2024

Church experts will meet in study groups to examine the question of women deacons and other key topics through June 2025.

The College of Cardinals celebrates Mass on March 12, 2013, before entering the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave. | Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA

The Ever-changing College of Cardinals and Cardinal-electors: Analysis

Mar 13, 2024

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 at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

A Timeline of Pope Francis’ 11 Years as Pope: PHOTOS

Mar 13, 2024

Pope Francis is the 266th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy.

Confucius statue in Nanjing Confucius Temple, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, China. | Credit: aphotostory/Shutterstock

Vatican Seeks to Break New Ground in Confucian and Christian Dialogue

Mar 13, 2024

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 addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on March 13, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Virtue Enables us to Have "a tendency towards the right choice"

Mar 13, 2024

Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a new chapter in his ongoing catechetical series on vices and virtues.

Injured parishioners receive Communion on the third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 17, 2023, at Holy Family Parish in Gaza. The Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land provides community aid and assistance for parochial activities for Holy Family Parish, the only Roman Catholic parish in Gaza. | Credit: Father Gabriel Romanelli/Facebook

Vatican’s Good Friday Holy Land Collection to Aid Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza 

Mar 12, 2024

The Vatican has overseen the Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land since 1974. Last year it raised more than $7 million.

Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3, 2024, about the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis made an emotional plea for negotiations to reach a deal that both frees the hostages immediately and grants civilians access to humanitarian aid. | Credit: Vatican Media

Ukrainian Officials Criticize Pope Francis’ "white flag" Remarks on Russia-Ukraine War

Mar 12, 2024

“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.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on March 10, 2024. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: We have a Duty to Help Women Accept the Gift of Life

Mar 10, 2024

“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.

Pope Francis presides over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome on March 8, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican: Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ remark a call for negotiations, not Ukraine’s surrender

Mar 9, 2024

The Holy Father made the remarks last month in a newly released television interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI.

Pope Francis meets with Argentine pilgrims on Feb. 9, 2024, ahead of the historic canonization of the county’s first female saint on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Women are "builders of humanity," Pope Francis Says in Conference Address

Mar 8, 2024

On the day before International Women’s Day, Pope Francis addressed participants of an international conference on Thursday at the Vatican. 

Pope Francis addresses members of the Apostolic Penitentiary on March 8, 2024, in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The Heart of Repentance is God’s "infinite love," "boundless mercy"

Mar 8, 2024

“Repentance is neither the fruit of self-analysis, nor of a psychic sense of guilt,” the pope said.

Pope Francis joines the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Clergy Abuse Commission: "Our commitment must not wane"

Mar 7, 2024

“I encourage you to move forward so that the Church will be, always and everywhere, a place where everyone can feel at home,” Pope Francis said. 

Pope Francis delivers an address during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 14, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: St. Thomas Aquinas is needed to answer today’s social challenges

Mar 7, 2024

Pope Francis reflected on the intellectual legacy of the “Angelic Doctor” in a letter to social scientists.

Pope Francis appeared in a wheelchair at his general audience on Feb. 28, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: "Of all vices, pride is the great queen"

Mar 6, 2024

“Those who give in to this vice are far from God, and the correction of this evil requires time and effort, more than any other battle to which the Christian is called.”

Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Academy for Life on Feb. 12, 2024, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican on France’s abortion amendment: There cannot be a ‘right’ to take a human life

Mar 5, 2024

“The Pontifical Academy for Life reiterates that precisely in the era of universal human rights, there cannot be a ‘right’ to take a human life,” the academy wrote.

Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3 about the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis made an emotional plea for negotiations to reach a deal that both frees the hostages immediately and grants civilians access to humanitarian aid. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Urges "an immediate cease-fire in Gaza" that Frees Hostages, Grants Aid 

Mar 3, 2024

In his Angelus address on March 3, the pope made an emotional plea for a deal that both frees the hostages and grants humanitarian aid.