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Pope Francis speaks during his Angelus address on March 19, 2023.

Pope Francis: The differences of others are an occasion to love better

Mar 19, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“How do we welcome the difficulties and differences of others? How do we welcome the people who have many limitations... Read more

Pope Francis heard confessions at a parish in Rome on Friday, March 17, 2023, and encouraged people to remember that God “holds out his hand and lifts us up whenever we realize that we are ‘hitting rock bottom.’”

Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish: God lifts us up when we hit ‘rock bottom’

Mar 17, 2023

By Courtney Mares

In the presence of eucharistic adoration, the pope presided over a Lenten penitential service on March 17 to open “24... Read more

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No, Pope Francis didn’t really hint that the requirement for priestly celibacy will be lifted

Mar 17, 2023

By Father Thomas Petri, O.P.

Secular media outlets and even some Catholic news organizations immediately jumped to the conclusion that the pope is open to... Read more

There was a candlelit path to the altar holding the Eucharist during adoration in St. Peter's Square on March 14, 2023.

PHOTOS: Nighttime eucharistic adoration in St. Peter’s Square

Mar 15, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican held its first monthly eucharistic adoration in the area in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday night. Read more

Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville delivers the St. Thomas Day Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paul, Calif., Jan. 28, 2019. Photo courtesy of TAC.

U.S. Bishop Daniel Flores to help prepare Synod on Synodality assembly

Mar 15, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The first of two nearly monthlong Vatican assemblies for the synod will be in October. Read more

Pope Francis at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 15, 2023

Pope Francis: A Christian life based on achieving higher positions is ‘pure paganism’

Mar 15, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“When you conceive of the Christian life as an advancement, that the one above commands others ... that is not... Read more

Palazzo della Rovere, also called Palazzo dei Penitenzieri.

Historic building near Vatican to become Four Seasons hotel

Mar 14, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

A Catholic order of knighthood has signed a leasing agreement that will allow a Four Seasons hotel to manage part... Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.

Vatican-China deal ‘not the best deal possible,’ top Holy See diplomat says

Mar 14, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said that negotiations are underway to make the the Vatican-China deal “work better.” Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016.

A timeline of Pope Francis’ 10 years as pope

Mar 13, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the 265th successor of St. Peter. Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass, records ‘popecast’ for 10th anniversary

Mar 13, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Francis marked his 10th anniversary as pope Monday with a private Mass with cardinals and an appearance on what Vatican... Read more

Pope Francis at his weekly Wednesday audience in St. Peter's Square June 26, 2019.

By the numbers: How the Catholic Church has changed during Pope Francis’ pontificate

Mar 13, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis was elected to the papacy 10 years ago, on March 13, 2013. How has the worldwide Catholic Church... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Feb. 15, 2023.

‘Not an easy job’: Pope Francis asks for prayers on 10th anniversary as pope

Mar 12, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Being the pope is not an easy job. Nobody has studied before doing this,” Pope Francis said in his latest... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on March 12, 2023.

Pope Francis: People are looking for ‘an oasis in the Church’

Mar 12, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“This Sunday the Gospel presents us one of the most beautiful and fascinating encounters Jesus has,” Pope Francis said. Read more

Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba. on Feb. 12, 2016.

Pope Francis as diplomat: the principles that have guided his 10-year-old pontificate

Mar 12, 2023

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The Holy Father’s approach to diplomacy is laid out in “The Joy of the Gospel.” Read more

Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in Vatican City's Paul VI Hall on Feb. 22, 2023.

Pope Francis: Gender ideology is ‘one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations’ today

Mar 11, 2023

By Courtney Mares

“Why is it dangerous? Because it blurs differences and the value of men and women,” the pope said. Read more

Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (right) waits prior to the start of a consistory during which 20 new cardinals are to be created by the Pope, on Aug. 27, 2022 at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. (

‘I regret to inform you’: Pope Francis rebuffs Cardinal Becciu in letters read during ongoing finance trial

Mar 10, 2023

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Prior to his trial, Cardinal Angelo Becciu tried to get the pope to confirm he had authorized the financial transactions... Read more

Pope Francis prays in St. Peter's Square on March 8, 2023.

Pope Francis says imprisonment of Nicaraguan bishop reminds him of Hitler’s dictatorship

Mar 10, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis also speaks about Russia's “imperial” agenda, his thoughts on retirement, and Benedict XVI's funeral in a new round... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023.

Pope Francis discusses revising priestly celibacy in new interview

Mar 10, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Married priests are common in the Eastern Catholic Church, the pope noted, while the discipline of priestly celibacy is a... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

St. Peter’s Basilica to hold monthly eucharistic adoration on portico

Mar 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Beginning March 14, adoration will take place every second Tuesday from 8-9 p.m. on the parvise in front of the... Read more

Dome of the Rock with Christian church in foreground in Jerusalem.

Pope Francis underlines ‘universal value’ of Jerusalem in speech to Palestinians

Mar 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The theme of the meeting of the Joint Working Group for Dialogue was the spiritual significance of Jerusalem for Jews,... Read more