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Vatican invites Rome poor to a day at the circus
The Vatican’s charity office has invited around 2,000 poor and marginalized people to a circus performance in Rome on Saturday. Read more
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Becciu amid ongoing Vatican finance trial
Since July 2021, Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been on trial in the Vatican on several finance-related charges. Read more
Benedict XVI describes ‘Protestantization’ of the Eucharist in posthumous publication
Pope Benedict XVI’s essay on the Eucharist is part of a series of texts the pope emeritus wrote after his... Read more
Pope Francis leads Hail Mary for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria
“We pray that Our Lady will protect them,” the pope said at the end of his Wednesday general audience. Read more
Pope Francis meets 2,500 refugees in South Sudan
South Sudan has the largest refugee crisis in Africa. Read more
Pope Francis holds moment of silence for slain priests and religious in South Sudan
Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious on the second day of his historic visit to South Sudan. Read more
‘No more bloodshed,’ Pope Francis begs South Sudan’s leaders
On the first day of his peace pilgrimage, Pope Francis begged the leaders of South Sudan to work together to... Read more
Pope Francis lands in South Sudan, fulfilling yearslong dream of visit to war-torn country
The pope has called his Feb. 3-5 visit to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, a “pilgrimage of peace.” Read more
Pope Francis: Congolese Catholics are ‘a lung’ for the universal Church
“Thank you, because you are a lung that helps the universal Church breathe!” Pope Francis said at his final meeting... Read more
Pope Francis on World Day for Consecrated Life: Religious have ‘special role’ in the Church
Pope Francis’ message was read at the beginning of a Mass for consecrated men and women in Rome’s St. Mary... Read more
Pope Francis to priests in Congo: Bring people Jesus, who ‘heals the wounds of every heart’
Speaking in Our Lady of Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa on Feb. 2, the pope encouraged priests and religious to continue... Read more
Pope Francis kissed his feet. Who is the cowboy-hat-wearing president of South Sudan?
At a Vatican retreat in 2019, Pope Francis kissed the feet of President Salva Kiir — and those of his... Read more
Pope Francis to Congolese youth: Prayer is your secret weapon for peace
Pope Francis interacted with an enthusiastic crowd of about 65,000 young people and adults, some of whom traveled days to... Read more
Pope Francis ‘left without words’ after children’s shocking stories of violence in eastern Congo
The moving encounter with the pope provided a potent reminder of the horrors taking place in eastern Congo. Read more
Archbishop Gänswein celebrates Mass for Benedict XVI one month after pope’s death
The pope emeritus’ longtime personal secretary offered the Mass in the Vatican crypt close to Benedict’s tomb in the presence... Read more
Pope Francis appoints auxiliary bishop from Colombia to lead Louisiana diocese
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Bishop Dorsonville has served in the Archdiocese of Washington since the 1990s. Read more
‘Hands off Africa!’ Pope Francis says in Democratic Republic of Congo
Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a blind eye... Read more
Pope Francis meets Order of Malta as it turns ‘a very important page of history’
On Jan. 25-29, 111 members of the Order of Malta assembled to elect new leadership in an extraordinary chapter general... Read more
Pope Francis entrusts trip to Congo and South Sudan to Blessed Virgin Mary
The pope departs Rome on Tuesday morning for the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a... Read more
Pope Francis accepts Ouellet’s resignation, appoints American to lead Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Vatican office responsible for evaluating new members of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy. Read more
