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Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit is "essential" for Unity in Marriage
“What can the Holy Spirit have to do with marriage, for example? A great deal, perhaps the essential…” the pope said during his general audience Oct. 23.
Pope Francis to Release New Encyclical Letter "Dilexit Nos" on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The encyclical, titled “Dilexit Nos,” meaning “he has loved us,” will be published on Oct. 24.
Pope Francis Honors Ugandan Pilgrims on 60th Anniversary of Martyrs' Canonization
During the Sunday Angelus prayer at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis extended a special greeting to a large group of Ugandan pilgrims, including the Vice President of Uganda, Jessica Alupo.
Pope Francis Canonizes 14 New Saints, Including Consolata Missionaries Founder, Priests Martyred in Syria
In a Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, October 20, Pope Francis declared three nineteenth-century founders of Religious Orders and the eleven “Martyrs of Damascus” as Saints to be venerated by the global Catholic Church.
Pope Francis Cautions Youths in Southern Africa to Be Aware of the “traps” of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Pope Francis has cautioned young people in South Africa against life’s “traps” of alcohol and drug abuse.
Pope Francis to Release "first memoir published by a sitting pontiff" in January
The original plan had been to release the memoir after his death. However, the pope decided to publish in light of the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
Pope Francis Hopes for "reconciled differences" with Orthodox and Protestant Christians
The pope said “the climate of dialogue between the two Churches has lost the acrimony of the past and today allows us to hope for full mutual acceptance.”
“Good work!”: Pope Francis Congratulates Kenya’s New Military Ordinary after Short Stint as Auxiliary Bishop
Pope Francis has described Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi who he recently appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate as “a hardworking evangelizer” and “a passionate pastor”.
Papal Envoy for “paths of peace” Between Russia and Ukraine Returns to Moscow on Continued Vatican Peace Mission
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian authorities as part of the peace mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis: "True wealth is being loved by God"
“Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. True wealth is being loved by God and learning to love like him,” Francis said Oct. 13.
Pope Francis Writes Letter to New Cardinals: You Express the Church’s Unity
Pope Francis will add 21 members to the College of Cardinals at a consistory at the Vatican in December.
Vatican Shares Pope Francis’ Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals
On Dec. 8, Pope Francis will preside at a Mass with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis, Synod Pray Where First Christian Martyrs of Rome Were Killed
The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square inside Vatican City.
Pope Francis, Zelenskyy Hold fourth Meeting Since Outbreak of Russia-Ukraine War
The Oct. 11 meeting is the fourth meeting the Ukrainian president has had with the Holy Father since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.
Israeli Missile Destroys Catholic Church in Lebanon; At Least 8 Dead
A church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Tyre, Lebanon, has been hit by a missile from Israeli airstrikes in the country’s south, killing at least eight people.
Pope: "Prohibitions of the Spirit" Ensure Church Unity is not Driven by Personal Viewpoints
Continuing his catechesis on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church, the pope emphasized that unity cannot be “achieved on the drawing board.”
New Cardinals Say Europe is Becoming the Catholic Church’s New "peripheries"
“When the Holy Father is talking about peripheries, I think the peripheries are moving. ... Maybe the peripheries are moving towards Europe,” Archbishop Kikuchi said.
Pope Francis: "Prayer and fasting are the weapons of love that change history"
In his letter to Catholics in the Middle East, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of which the Scriptures speak most often.”
Women Deacons Off the Table? Synod Delegate Claims "some women sense a call to Priesthood"
“I think we have to look at the question very much from … the Spirit. ‘Is the Spirit calling women?’” said Sister Mary Theresa Barron, OLA.
Pope Francis Urges Married Couples to "be open to life"
In his Sunday Angelus address, the Holy Father asked couples to reflect on whether their married life is fully open to the gift of children.
