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Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter's Square for Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013.

Pope encourages Rome's lay faithful to serve poor

Mar 9, 2014

In a message to participants at a conference on the mission of the laity in Rome, Pope Francis urged the... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 26, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Christians have no enemies, only brothers and sisters

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CNA explains: How does ‘Mass dispensation’ work, and when is it used?

Church of St. Stephen in Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 18, 2018.

St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died

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In effort to stem violence against Christians, U.S. conducts airstrikes on ISIS in Nigeria

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘God does not wait for history to improve before entering into it’

Fresco of the Holy Family in Dobling Carmelite Monastery in Vienna, Austria. The Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Family this year on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025.

The 8 days of Christmas? A look at the Christmas octave

Pope Leo XIV delivers his Christmas “urbi et orbi” message at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV highlights Gaza, Yemen, migrants in first Christmas urbi et orbi message

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby on All Saints Day’ 2025.

PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025.

Pope at Christmas Day Mass says wars fed by falsehoods send young people to their deaths

The Shrine of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Deliceto, Italy, where St. Alphonsus Liguori was inspired to write and compose the famous Italian Christmas carol, “Tu Scendi dalle Stelle,” in 1744.

The story behind Italy’s favorite Christmas carol

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