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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Square for Easter 2022. Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Celebrates Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Square for Easter 2022

Apr 17, 2022

An estimated 50,000 people were in St. Peter's Square for the pope's Easter Sunday Mass.

Pope Francis prays at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 16, 2022. Daniel Ibanez/CNA

The Risen Lord Has Robbed Evil of its Power: Pope Francis at Easter Vigil Mass

Apr 16, 2022

Pope Francis did not preside over the Easter Vigil Mass, but he delivered the homily and baptized seven people.

Pope Francis is interviewed by Lorena Bianchetti at the Vatican. Screenshot from A Sua Immagine.

"World has chosen the path of Cain", Pope Francis in Interview Aired Good Friday 2022

Apr 15, 2022

‘War is everywhere,’ he told interviewer Lorena Bianchetti.

Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, April 14, 2022. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

The Devil Tempts Priests with "hidden idols": Pope Francis at Chrism Mass

Apr 14, 2022

‘The priest with a functionalist mindset has his own nourishment, which is his ego,’ he said.

Pope Francis kisses prisoners’ feet at Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison. March 29, 2018. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Scheduled to Wash Feet of 12 Prisoners on Holy Thursday 2022

Apr 13, 2022

The pope will visit the prison of Civitavecchia, outside Rome.

Pope Francis presents new cardinals to Benedict XVI in the chapel of the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Vatican News.

Pope Francis Visits Benedict XVI Ahead of Pope Emeritus’ 95th Birthday

Apr 13, 2022

The two men prayed together ‘after a brief and affectionate conversation.’

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, April 13, 2022. Vatican Media.

"Armed aggression" is "an outrage against God": Pope Francis

Apr 13, 2022

The pope described war as ‘a blasphemous betrayal of the Lord of Passover.’

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2022. Daniel Ibanez/CNA

In War, Christ is Crucified Again: Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2022

Apr 11, 2022

Pope Francis reflected on Jesus’ words: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2022. Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Calls for an "Easter truce" in Ukraine on Palm Sunday 2022

Apr 10, 2022

“Let the weapons be put down. Let the Easter truce begin,” Pope Francis urged.

Pope Francis meets members of Italy’s High Council of the Judiciary at the Paul VI Audience Hall, April 8, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis to Judges: Justice Recognizes "human dignity as sacred and inviolable"

Apr 8, 2022

The pope pointed to the example of Bl. Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge killed by the mafia.

Pope Francis holds up a flag which he said was brought to him from “the martyred city” of Bucha, Ukraine at his general audience on April 6, 2022. Vatican Media

Blood of Bucha Victims "cries out to heaven" for End to Ukraine War: Pope Francis

Apr 6, 2022

The pope held up a blue and yellow flag which he said was brought to him from “the martyred city” of Bucha, Ukraine.

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on April 6, 2022. Vatican Media

We are Witnessing the "impotence" of the UN in Ukraine war: Pope Francis

Apr 6, 2022

The pope made the comments during a reflection on his recent trip to Malta at his weekly general audience.

Healthcare workers arrive at a check-up camp in Malad, India on June 25, 2020. Manoej Paateel/Shutterstock

Pope Francis’ April Prayer Intention: For Healthcare Workers in Poor Countries

Apr 5, 2022

Healthcare workers “have given their lives during this pandemic to help so many sick people recover,” Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Turkson at the Vatican Press Office. Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Appoints Ghanaian Cardinal New Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Apr 4, 2022

The pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December.

Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal flight to Malta on April 2, 2022. Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Francis Says Papal Visit to Ukraine’s Capital, Kyiv, is “on the table”

Apr 2, 2022

Pope Francis on Saturday said a papal visit to Kyiv is "on the table," raising the possibility of a dramatic escalation of the Holy See's diplomatic and spiritual effort to bring about an end to the fighting that has raged in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on Feb. 24.

Pope Francis meets Canadian Indigenous leaders at the Vatican on April 1, 2022. Vatican Media

Pope Expresses "sorrow, shame" for Catholic Role in Abuse against Indigenous Peoples

Apr 1, 2022

“I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis met with the Italian Autism Foundation in the Vatican's Clementine Hall on April 1, 2022. Vatican Media

Pope Francis Advocates for Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Society

Apr 1, 2022

The pope underlined that the Church in particular is called to help those with disabilities to “make their voices heard.”

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, March 30, 2022. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis: "Rhetoric of inclusion’ Not Enough to Forge a "culture of social tenderness"

Mar 30, 2022

The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’

Cardinal Antonios Naguib (1935-2022). Screenshot from Rome Reports in English YouTube channel.

Pope Francis Mourns Egyptian Cardinal Whose Life was Marked by "faith and priestly zeal"

Mar 29, 2022

Cardinal Antonios Naguib died in Cairo at the age of 87.

St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Shutterstock

New Vatican Instruction: Teachers, Students to Respect Identity of Catholic Schools

Mar 29, 2022

‘Everyone has the obligation to recognize, respect, and bear witness to the Catholic identity of the school,’ the new document says.