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Cardinal Mario Grech and Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023.

Synod on Synodality retreat aims for ‘renewed’ Pentecost through Mary and the rosary

Sep 30, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Cardinal Mario Grech opened a two-day retreat on Monday for participants of the second session of the Synod on Synodality. Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends a plenary session during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine on June 16, 2024.

Vatican secretary of state warns of Europe’s low birth rates, ‘demographic winter’

Sep 26, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in an interview with Vatican Media said Europe “greatly needs” to rediscover its Christian roots and face... Read more

Pope Francis arrives at Luxembourg Airport on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, the first stop in a four-day tour of Luxembourg and Belgium, two historically Christian countries in Europe, both of which are experiencing steep declines in religious adherence amid the spread of secularization.

In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe

Sep 26, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Before flying to the neighboring country of Belgium on the afternoon of Sept. 26, the 87-year-old pope spent one day... Read more

Pope Francis during the 500th general audience of his pontificate, held in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 25, 2024, spoke about pornography and how to avoid the temptation to sin.

Pope Francis condemns pornography as ‘a language of the devil’

Sep 25, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis spoke about pornography and how to avoid the devil’s temptation to sin via the internet during his 500th... Read more

Pope Francis addresses the faithful during second vespers on the feast of Our Lady of the Snows at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Aug. 5, 2024.

Pope Francis cancels meetings for ‘mild flu-like condition’

Sep 23, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican shared written copies of Pope Francis’ messages on AI and Christmas, as meetings with the 87-year-old pope were... Read more

Pope Francis waves from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Angelus address on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

Pope Francis: ‘True power is taking care of the weakest’

Sep 22, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his Angelus message at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis said: “True power is taking care of the weakest;... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich (right), relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. Beside him is Cardinal Mario Grech, the secretary general for the Synod of Bishops.

What you need to know about part 2 of the Synod on Synodality

Sep 21, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The second Vatican assembly for the global Synod on Synodality will kick off in October, bringing together clerics and laity... Read more

Family members of Mafia victims take part in a demonstration organized by Libera on the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance and Commitment to Remembering the Victims of the Mafia on March 21, 2023, in Milan, Italy.

Pope Francis: More needs to be done to restore dignity to organized crime victims

Sep 19, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The Holy Father insisted it is neither “possible nor tolerable” to forget the damage done to the dignity of millions... Read more

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on May 20, 2022.

Vatican to work with Italian authorities to prosecute source of leaks

Sep 19, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican is cooperating with Italian prosecutors on an investigation into the leaking of financial information related to the major... Read more

After his Angelus on Sept. 15, 2024, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages and said he is praying for the victims and their families.

Pope Francis urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine

Sep 15, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Sunday urged the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane during an in-flight press conference on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, on his return from his nearly two-week tour of Southeast Asia.

Pope Francis: U.S. presidential election a choice between ‘the lesser evil’

Sep 13, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Speaking aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis encouraged U.S. Catholics to vote with their conscience in the upcoming Nov. 5... Read more

Pope Francis delivers a video message to participants in the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8-15, 2024. The Eucharist teaches us how to have, the pope said in his message recorded at the Vatican, "a profound brotherhood, born of union with God..."

Pope Francis to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress: The Eucharist teaches us fraternity

Sep 8, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis sent a video message for the first day of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Quito,... Read more

Pope Francis wears a traditional head dress as greets a young girl in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024.

Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea: Put love before superstition, fear

Sep 8, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

After celebrating Mass in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Sept. 8, the pope traveled 620 miles by air to... Read more

Father Roger Landry.

Father Roger Landry appointed national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA

Sep 5, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Father Roger Landry was the only priest who walked the entirety of one of the four cross-country pilgrimage routes on... Read more

Vatican and China flags.

China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop, Vatican says

Aug 27, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The bishop had reportedly once been placed under house arrest after refusing to join the church officially backed by the... Read more

Pope Francis greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Aug. 25, 2024.

Pope Francis on Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox Church ban: ‘Churches are not to be touched!’

Aug 26, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A new Ukrainian law, which passed the country’s Parliament on Aug. 20, bans the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainian territory. Read more

Pope Francis meets on Aug. 26, 2024, at the Vatican with relatives of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut explosion.

Pope Francis meets with families of 2020 Beirut blast victims

Aug 26, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Four years since the deadly blast that killed more than 220 people and injured some 6,500, investigations into the cause... Read more

“To the beloved people of Nicaragua: I encourage you to renew your hope in Jesus. Remember that the Holy Spirit always guides history toward higher designs,” Pope Francis said at the end of this Angelus address on Aug. 25, 2024.

Pope Francis prays for people of Nicaragua: ‘Renew your hope in Jesus’

Aug 25, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The pope entrusted Nicaragua to the protection and intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read more

Pope Francis addressed the International Catholic Legislators Network as it holds its 15th annual meeting in Italy from Aug. 22-25. The theme of the gathering is “The World at War: Permanent Crises and Conflicts — What Does It Mean for Us?”

Pope Francis: War has an ‘abyss of evil’ at its center

Aug 24, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis asked Catholic politicians and legislators to be witnesses of hope to a “war-weary world,” especially the next generation. Read more

Pope Francis meets with Beniamino Zuncheddu at the Vatican on Aug. 23, 2024. Zuncheddu, who was wrongly imprisoned for 33 years after being falsely accused of the triple homicide of three shepherds in 1991, had his conviction overturned and was released from prison.

Pope Francis meets wrongly-imprisoned Italian man freed after 33 years behind bars

Aug 23, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Beniamino Zuncheddu, now in his 60s, was released from prison in January after his murder conviction was overturned. Read more