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Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. Credit: CSC-Audiovisivi-Archivio.

Pope Emphasizes Unity in Message to Bishops Connected to Focolare Movement

Feb 10, 2020

Pope Francis emphasized unity in a message sent Monday to bishops connected to the Focolare Movement, which is celebrating 100 years since the birth of its founder.

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 14, 2018. / Daniel Ibanez / CNA.

Pope Francis Appeals for Displaced Women and Children in Syria

Feb 9, 2020

Pope Francis appealed Sunday for the protection of women and children fleeing violence in northwestern Syria as more than half a million people have been displaced in two months.

Pope Francis meets with Patriarch of Eastern Catholic Churches based in the Middle East at the Vatican, Feb. 7, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Middle East Patriarchs Discuss Plight of Christian Minorities with Pope Francis

Feb 9, 2020

Six Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Friday to discuss the difficulties faced by Christians in the region and their mass emigration.

Pope Francis at the opening Mass for the Amazon synod Oct. 6, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope's Exhortation on Amazon Synod to Come Out Next Week

Feb 7, 2020

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region will be published Feb. 12, the Vatican announced Friday.

Theodore McCarrick arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013. Credit: InterMirifica.net

Parolin: On McCarrick Report Release, Pope Francis Has "final word"

Feb 6, 2020

Pope Francis will make the final decision on when to publish a highly-anticipated report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Thursday.

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter Square, Feb. 22, 2017. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis to Financial leaders: Ending poverty is our duty 

Feb 5, 2020

Pope Francis called on global financial leaders and economists to end economic inequality Wednesday, saying that modern resources make ending global poverty possible - and a responsibility.

Pope Francis at the general audience on March 18, 2015. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: Poverty of Spirit Does not Hide Shortcomings from the World

Feb 5, 2020

Pope Francis said Wednesday that a focus on achieving fame or having a perfect image in the eyes of the world denies God’s call to poverty of spirit and is a tiring and lonely endeavor.

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on January 31, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

One Year After Declaration on Fraternity, Pope Calls for End to Terrorism

Feb 4, 2020

Pope Francis Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the joint signing of the Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity with a video message urging an end to extremism and terrorism.

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Vatican Donates Face Masks to China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Feb 4, 2020

The Vatican has donated hundreds of thousands of face masks to China to help limit the spread of coronavirus, which has killed 361 people since the start of the new year.

Pope Francis speaks in the Vatican's synod hall, Oct. 7, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Analysis: Will Francis Send Amazon Celibacy Decision up the River?

Feb 3, 2020

A leaked draft of an anticipated apostolic exhortation on the Amazon started a flurry of speculation last week that Pope Francis plans to allow the ordination of married men to the priesthood for ministry in the region.

Pope Francis blesses a child on Jan. 12, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: The World Needs Catholics Who Go Out, Proclaim Jesus

Feb 2, 2020

Pope Francis spoke Sunday about the need for Catholics to be active in going out to announce the faith of Jesus Christ to the world.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Feb. 1, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

How to be Hopeful? Stay Close to the Lord, Pope Says on Candlemas

Feb 1, 2020

There are always things which seem hopeless if seen with the eyes of the world, which is why those in religious life must stay close to the Lord every day, Pope Francis said Saturday.

A ceremony for the opening of the Amazon synod at St. Peter's Basilica, Oct. 7, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media.

Leaked Amazon Synod Text on Priestly Ordination of Married Men a Draft

Jan 31, 2020

A text presented Friday by Roberto de Mattei of Corrispondenza Romana as a portion of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following the Amazon synod is a draft, and not necessarily the final version, according to a Vatican source.

Pope Francis greets a woman before the general audience Dec. 19, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: Civilized Society Recognizes the Value of Human Life

Jan 30, 2020

Warning of the modern tendency to judge human life on the basis of utility rather than dignity, Pope Francis Thursday urged the need to protect the lives of the smallest and most vulnerable.

Pope Francis at the end of the Angelus address Jan. 26, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: 'The beatitudes always bring joy'

Jan 29, 2020

The beatitudes should be a defining feature of a Christian’s identity because they reveal the way that Jesus lived his life, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

St. John Paul II in 1978. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis to Publish a Book with Reflections on St. John Paul II

Jan 28, 2020

Pope Francis has co-authored a book of reflections on the life of St. John Paul II to be published in Italian.

Pope Francis acknowledges Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, his new personal secretary, during a homily at a Mass in Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri, Vatican City, March 17, 2013. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope's New Personal Secretary Ran a Ministry For Street Children

Jan 28, 2020

The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has a new personal secretary, Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, a priest from Uruguay known for his ministry with children on the streets.

Pope Francis prays at Auschwitz July 29, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media.

'Never again': Pope Francis Calls For Prayer on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jan 27, 2020

Pope Francis has asked for people to spend a moment in prayer and recollection on Monday for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Pope Francis at the general audience Jan. 31, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis Prays for Coronavirus Victims in China

Jan 26, 2020

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for people infected by the coronavirus, which has killed 56 people in China.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the first Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 26, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: Keep a Bible Close to You for Daily Inspiration

Jan 26, 2020

Pope Francis preached Sunday about the life-changing power of God’s word in Scripture, encouraging everyone to keep a Bible close for daily inspiration.