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Pope Francis with Peter Lombardi at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, March 28, 2018. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Disabled People are not in Humanity's Minor 'leagues'

Dec 3, 2019

Pope Francis said Tuesday that disabled people make important contributions to humanity, and called discrimination against them a sin. The pope added that disabled people are not members of humanity's minor “leagues.”

Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope: Catholic Entrepreneurs Must Live out Church’s Social Teaching

Dec 2, 2019

Catholic business owners have both a grave responsibility and an opportunity to promote the Church’s social teaching in a difficult atmosphere, Pope Francis told young entrepreneurs Monday.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 1, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media.

Advent advice from Pope Francis: Choose prayer and charity over consumerism 

Dec 1, 2019

This Advent, choose prayer and charity over consumerism, Pope Francis said Sunday in his first Mass of the liturgical year.

Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I in Greece, April 16, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Voices Commitment to Full Communion with Orthodox

Nov 30, 2019

Marking the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, Pope Francis sent a message to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on Saturday, voicing his desire for full communion between the Catholic and Orthodox.

Pope Francis advises Roman Rota formation course Nov. 30, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis: The Church Seeks Truth and Healing for Wounded Marriages

Nov 30, 2019

Pope Francis said Saturday that the Church suffers with couples who are in a “wounded marriage,” and seeks their healing in truth.

Pope Francis at the Caritas Citadel of Charity in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Visits a Local Charity in Rome with a Message of Solidarity

Nov 30, 2019

In a visit to Rome’s Caritas center Friday, Pope Francis emphasized the shared experience of vulnerability among Christ and the poor.

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IDI Foundation President Gives New Detail on Vatican Loans for Hospital Purchase

Nov 29, 2019

Antonio Maria Leozappa, president of the Fondazione Luigi Maria Monti, issued a letter to offer “clarification and rectification” on the reported use of funds from APSA in the foundation’s 2015 purchase of the Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata (IDI).

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria, who as prefect of the CDF, leads the International Theological Commission. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Synodality is what the Lord expects of the Church

Nov 29, 2019

Pope Francis told the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s theological commission Friday that synodality will be key for the Church in the future.

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Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority

Nov 27, 2019

Pope Francis Wednesday appointed an auditor and Italian banking consultant as president of the Financial Information Authority (AIF), the Vatican’s internal financial watchdog.

Pope Francis during an in flight press conference on the papal plane, Nov. 26, 2019. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

On papal flight, Pope Francis talks Vatican financial scandal

Nov 26, 2019

Although investigators are looking into a controversial Vatican investment in a luxury London property development, whether the deal was corrupt is still an open question, Pope Francis said Tuesday.

Pope Francis speaks aboard a Nov. 26 flight from Tokyo to Rome. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Papal press conference ponders peace

Nov 26, 2019

Pope Francis reemphasized opposition to nuclear weapons, the global arms trade, and capital punishment on the plane ride back to Rome following his apostolic visit to Japan and Thailand.

Pope Francis speaks aboard a Nov. 26 flight from Tokyo to Rome. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Japan

Nov 26, 2019

CNA's full transcript of the pope's Nov. 26 in-flight press conference, during his flight from Tokyo, Japan to Rome:

Fr. Fabián Pedacchio Leaniz.  CNA file photo.

Pope's Personal Secretary Will Return to Vatican Congregation for Bishops

Nov 25, 2019

The personal secretary to Pope Francis will leave his position in December, after nearly seven years of service to the pope.

Pope Francis says Mass in Tokyo, Japan Nov. 25, 2019. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA.

Pope in Tokyo: Christ is the Lens that Helps Us Prioritize Our Lives

Nov 25, 2019

Amid the confusion and anxiety often found in modern society, Christ offers us the perspective and freedom to order our lives properly, Pope Francis said at Mass in Tokyo on Monday.

Pope Francis speaks at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA.

Pope Francis in Hiroshima: 'Never again war'

Nov 24, 2019

Pope Francis prayed for peace Sunday at the site of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, where he called for an end to war and the threat of nuclear weapons.

Pope Francis greets Japanese Catholics at Mass in Nagasaki, Japan Nov. 24, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media

Be Witnesses of Hope in the Face of Evil, Francis Urges Catholics in Nagasaki

Nov 24, 2019

On the Feast of Christ the King Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to not be indifferent to evil, but to bear witness to hope and to the kingdom of God still to come.

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square June 17, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Lands in Japan, Where He Once Hoped to be a Missionary

Nov 23, 2019

In a meeting with bishops in Tokyo Saturday, Pope Francis recalled his former desire to be a missionary to Japan, praising those who carried the faith there before him.

Pope Francis at the Cathedral of the Assumption Nov. 22, 2019. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA.

Pope Francis in Thailand: Friendship with Jesus lights your path

Nov 22, 2019

Pope Francis told young people in Thailand Friday that the secret to happiness is to be deeply rooted in faith in Jesus Christ.

A young boy waves a Thai flag before Mass with Pope Francis in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA.

Pope calls Catholics in Thailand to follow in footsteps of early missionaries

Nov 21, 2019

Thailand’s first Christian missionaries set out feeling the absence of the Thai people from their lives and wanted to share everything they knew about God’s love, Pope Francis told the country’s Catholics during Mass on Thursday.

Pope Francis addresses medical personnel at St. Louis Catholic Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand Nov. 21, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media

Merciful care should affirm the dignity of the sick, pope tells Catholic hospital in Thailand

Nov 21, 2019

The dignity of the human person can be recognized and affirmed through loving medical care to the sick and injured, Pope Francis told the staff of St. Louis Catholic Hospital in Bangkok Thursday.