Articles by Matthew Santucci
Pope Francis warns against ‘duplicity of heart’ at Sunday Angelus
Nov 5, 2023 / 06:56 amDuring the Sunday Angelus on Nov. 5, Pope Francis warned against living a double life, highlighting the dangers it presents for authentic Christian witness.
Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage draws Traditional Latin Mass devotees to Rome
Nov 1, 2023 / 17:50 pmMore than 1,000 pilgrims gathered in Rome for an annual three-day pilgrimage for those devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass held Oct. 27–29.
Pope at Angelus: By loving others, ‘we reflect the Father’s love like mirrors’
Oct 29, 2023 / 12:05 pmDuring his Sunday Angelus message, Pope Francis expressed that the love of God and the love of neighbor are inextricably bound together.
PHOTOS: Members of the Synod on Synodality pray the rosary for peace at St. Peter’s
Oct 27, 2023 / 05:55 amTheir prayer intentions focused on those killed, wounded, and displaced by war, and included reflections on the past month’s work of the Synod.
Pope Francis: To evangelize, ‘faith must be inculturated’
Oct 25, 2023 / 12:13 pmAt his weekly general audience, Pope Francis recounted the story of Sts. Cyril and Methodius as one of encounter with the Slavic people.
Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus: ‘We must not be slaves to any earthly power’
Oct 22, 2023 / 09:00 amDuring Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis spoke to the faithful on the importance of the correct relationship between the Church and the state.
Pope Francis announces prayer vigil, day of fasting for peace in Israel-Hamas war
Oct 18, 2023 / 13:08 pmAn interfaith vigil will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 in St. Peter’s Square, where the faithful will join the pope in “an hour of prayer in a spirit of penance.”
Pope Francis stresses need to put Jesus at the center of our lives
Oct 18, 2023 / 09:57 amAt the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 18, the pope announced that Oct. 27 has been designated as a day of prayer and fasting.
Rome remembers 80th anniversary of Nazis’ expulsion of the city’s Jews
Oct 17, 2023 / 12:37 pmThis annual event has been held for the past 30 years and is jointly organized by the Catholic community of Sant’Egidio and the Jewish Community of Rome.
Cardinal De Donatis leads faithful in Rome for prayer vigil for peace in the Holy Land
Oct 16, 2023 / 11:35 amThe candlelight vigil opened with a prayer for the Holy Land and was followed by a recitation of the rosary.
At Angelus, Pope Francis reminds the faithful: The Lord ‘does not impose’ and ‘does not give up’
Oct 15, 2023 / 11:21 amGod continuously “extends the invitation” until the faithful respond to it, the pope said.
Whoopi Goldberg reveals ‘remarkable’ meeting with Pope Francis
Oct 13, 2023 / 08:00 amThe Oscar-winning actress provided an account of the visit in a series of Instagram posts.
COP28 president-designate meets with Pope Francis to discuss common climate goals
Oct 12, 2023 / 10:35 amDr. Sultan Al Jaber from the UAE met the pope on Wednesday at the Vatican ahead of the COP28 meeting taking place in Dubai Nov. 30 to Dec. 12.
Pope Francis highlights St. Josephine Bakhita’s example of forgiveness
Oct 11, 2023 / 09:30 amThe Sudanese-Italian saint’s life story is “an existential parable of forgiveness,” the pope said Wednesday.
Chinese priest convicted of ‘fraud’ for refusal to recognize state-sanctioned Church
Sep 15, 2023 / 18:50 pmFather Joseph Yang Xiaoming was found to have violated the law after he refused to register with the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
Pope Francis highlights life of service of Venezuelan blessed at general audience
Sep 13, 2023 / 09:00 amPope Francis on Wednesday presented the life of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros as an example of the Gospel in action.
Pope Francis: Addressing others’ wrongs ‘without rancor’ requires kindness, courage
Sep 10, 2023 / 07:05 amFraternal correction is “one of the highest expressions of love, and also the most demanding,” the pope said.
A profile in courage: Cardinal Kung and Catholic resistance in Shanghai
Sep 8, 2023 / 06:00 amNearly 70 years after his arrest, Cardinal Ignatius Kung is remembered as he preached fidelity to the successor of Peter and to the Church.
Pope Francis continues ‘legacy’ appointments in naming Fernández’s successor
Jul 28, 2023 / 10:42 amPope Francis on Friday named Gabriel Antonio Mestre, 54, archbishop of the Diocese of La Plata, Argentina.
PHOTOS: Birthplace of St. Bonaventure celebrates his feast day
Jul 15, 2023 / 12:15 pmFor the citizens of Bagnoregio, Italy, the birthplace of St. Bonaventure, his July 15 feast is a solemn holy day and a wellspring of civic pride.