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According to the Vatican gendarmes, around 12,000 people were in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s weekly message.
Pope Francis will travel to the Canadian cities of Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit from July 24-29.
In a meeting with three male religious congregations on Thursday, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of taking a “zero tolerance” approach to abuse.hann
Pope Francis on Wednesday named three women to the Dicastery of Bishops, the Vatican office responsible for evaluating new members of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy.
The pope made the comment about the Catholic U.S. president in an interview broadcast July 12.
He spoke about the Parable of the Good Samaritan and how we should treat those in need.
Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church will continue implementing measures against clerical sexual abuse, even if there may be reluctance or pushback or in some places.
Pope Francis has said he would announce the appointment of two women to the Vatican committee that elects bishops.
Pope Francis has said he has no plans to resign soon and that his knee injury is healing.
The pope began his homily with the word, “esengo,” which means “joy” in Lingala, the Bantu-based creole spoken in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In his Angelus address, the pope posed a question: “How do we bring the good news of the Gospel to others?
The pope released a video message in which he urged the Congolese and South Sudanese people to place their hope in God.
In an interview published Friday, Pope Francis said that he believes it is time to rethink the concept of “just war.”
Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray in a special way for the elderly during the month of July.
Pope Francis missed a meeting with a Jewish delegation on Thursday morning after experiencing a flare-up of knee pain, according to the Vatican.
The 15-page apostolic letter, Desiderio Desideravi, was published on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
Pope Francis called Wednesday for Catholics not to retreat into their own groups, but to open the church doors and work together to care for the vulnerable in the world.
The pope prayed a mid-week Angelus to mark the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the patron saints of the city of Rome.
The 85-year-old pope has used a wheelchair for many of his public audiences for nearly two months.
The Vatican evangelization chief unveiled on Tuesday the winning logo of the 2025 Jubilee Year, chosen after a worldwide competition.