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The pope called persecution ‘inhuman’ and ‘insane.’
It all started more than 67 years ago.
Despite the pandemic, the Eternal City is preparing to host several joyful events.
The pope was speaking at the Sunday Angelus.
Pope Francis’ first public act of 2022 was to offer Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God.
Pope Francis said to trust in Jesus Christ who "brings time to its fullness."
22 Catholic missionaries were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in Africa, according to a report released by the Fides News Agency and distributed Thursday by the Vatican press office.
When threatened, we all have the possibility of becoming "little Herods," Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis and members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) on Sunday, December 26, sent their condolences for the death of retired Anglican Archbishop and anti-apartheid leader, Desmond Tutu.
“Please, each day, let us pray a little bit together, if you can make the effort, to ask God for the gift of peace.”
“Families have always been in my thoughts and prayers, but especially so during the pandemic,” Pope Francis said.
He spoke from the central balcony overlooking a rainy St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis’ Christmas homily for Midnight Mass at the Vatican this year
In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis asked Christians to contemplate that God did not choose to come into the world in grandeur, but as a humble child born into poverty.
The dicastery will be led for now by Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny.
He said that Vatican officials should set an example for Catholics worldwide.
It issued a statement amid global concern about the Omicron variant.
The pope made the appeal at his general audience.
The Ghanaian cardinal confirmed that his five-year term is expiring.
The World Day of Peace is celebrated annually on Jan. 1.