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Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis will visit this Catholic-run HIV treatment center in Mozambique

Aug 31, 2019

Days ahead of his trip to three Eastern African nations, Pope Francis sent a video message to the people of Mozambique, saying his heart embraces them.

Pope Francis blesses an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Mary helps Christians enter heaven through the 'narrow gate'

Aug 27, 2019

The way to heaven is difficult and the gate to enter small, but Jesus’ mother, Mary, who herself entered through the narrow gate, will help those who ask, Pope Francis said Sunday.

Pope Francis at the general audience in Paul VI Hall Aug. 21, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis: Self-interest and hypocrisy destroy the Church

Aug 21, 2019

Pope Francis decried hypocrisy and self-interest Wednesday, saying that Christian community should always be characterized by generosity and solidarity.  

Pope Francis celebrates Corpus Christi in Ostia June 3, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: Discover the beauty of prayer in adoration

Aug 20, 2019

Pope Francis said Sunday that prayer in adoration of God and service to others spreads the fire of God’s love, changing the world one heart at a time.

Pope Francis greets migrants July 6, 2018 after Mass for the anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Migrants are people, not just a social issue

Aug 17, 2019

Pope Francis called Monday for an end to the rhetoric which views migrants as something ‘other,’ saying they are human beings and among those Christ has commanded his disciples to love and assist.

Pope Francis at the general audience Sept. 5, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: Judge your own heart first – not that of those in need

Aug 17, 2019

Helping a person in need requires compassion toward their situation, Pope Francis said Sunday, encouraging Catholics to think first about their own hardness of heart, not the sins of others.

Pope Francis with priests. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Francis urges priests to be faithful in time of 'ecclesial purification'

Aug 17, 2019

Pope Francis published a letter Sunday to encourage all priests to remain steadfast and prayerful during this time of purification after revelations of abuse by some priests, so that there may be a renewal of holiness in the priesthood.

Pope Francis in the Paul VI hall Dec. 13, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

True wealth is found in Jesus Christ, not money, Pope Francis says

Aug 17, 2019

Pope Francis Wednesday criticized those who give more consideration to money than the sacraments or helping others find true wealth – a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: In times of suffering, know that you are never alone

Aug 17, 2019

Pope Francis wrote a heartfelt letter Tuesday to an Italian community still suffering one year after a bridge collapse. His message: “Know that you are not alone.”

Pope Francis blesses Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Blesses ACI Africa Initiative

Jun 27, 2019

The Apostolic blessings by the Holy Father came a couple of months before the official launch of ACI Africa. 

This unique role for a select few men offers a profound lesson for our society today. / Pixabay

Why Catholic Priests Must Be Men

Jun 25, 2019

The argument usually focuses on Jesus having picked only men to be his Apostles, in spite of the fact that he clearly felt free to defy contemporary customs in a whole range of other areas of his ministry.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square June 19, 2019 / Daniel Ibañez/ACI Africa

Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit Unites the Church, Despite Sin and Scandal

Jun 25, 2019

Dedicating his Wednesday catechesis to the Acts of the Apostles’ account of the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, Pope Francis reflected on how the Holy Spirit transformed and strengthened St. Peter.

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

Pope offers words of encouragement to African missionaries

Jun 23, 2019

Pope Francis spoke to African-based missionaries gathered at the Vatican on Friday, applauding their efforts to show compassion to the continent’s most vulnerable.