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Norwegian players Christian Sorum (L), Anders Mol (2ndL) and Australian players Zachery Schubert (2ndR) and Thomas Hodges (R) take part in a practice session ahead of the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024.

Pope Francis and Holy See sports association to Olympic athletes: 'Win the medal of fraternity'

Jul 26, 2024

Pope Francis and Athletica Vaticana have invited all athletes participating in the 2024 Olympic Games to harness the “great social... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop-elect Kevin Kenney of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop known for ‘priestly heart’ to St. Paul-Minneapolis

Jul 25, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Father Kevin Kenney as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Read more

Queen Mathilde of Belgium meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace with her husband, King Philippe of the Belgians, on Sept. 14, 2023.

From castles to cathedrals: Pope Francis’ schedule for Luxembourg and Belgium trip

Jul 21, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope will greet royal leaders, prime ministers, professors and students, and Catholics in some of the countries’ historic palaces,... Read more

Pope Francis' brief remarks during the Angelus July 21, 2024, focused on the day’s Gospel passage from Mark, which demonstrates how rest and compassion for others go together.

Pope Francis: In the silence of adoration we receive God’s grace

Jul 21, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

At his weekly Angelus, the pope told Catholics to beware of “the dictatorship of doing.” Read more

“The Olympic Games are, by their very nature, about peace, not war,” Pope Francis emphasized, noting that “the five intertwined rings represent the spirit of fraternity that should characterize the Olympic event and sporting competition in general.”

Pope Francis’ desire for Olympics is to foster world peace, which is ‘seriously threatened’

Jul 19, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

In a message addressed to Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, Pope Francis expressed his fervent desire that the Olympic Games... Read more

Some 6,000 grandparents and other older people attended the papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on July 23, 2023, for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

World Day of Grandparents: Vatican grants plenary indulgence for visiting the elderly

Jul 18, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Those who are grandparents or elderly themselves can also receive a plenary indulgence. Read more

The kids and Pope Francis released biodegradable balloons into the sky together on July 18, 2024. The Vatican said the message, “You, dear boy, dear girl, are precious in God’s eyes,” was stamped on the balloons “with the hope that the message will reach as many people as possible.”

PHOTOS: Pope Francis hangs out with Vatican summer camp kids

Jul 18, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The day camp for children of Vatican employees is in its fourth year. It is taking place June 17-July 26... Read more

Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, speaks at a May 2, 2023, press conference.

Pope Francis adds two vice directors to Vatican communication dicastery

Jul 18, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Dicastery for Communication has been led since 2018 by Paolo Ruffini, the first layman to be named prefect of... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the Council of Cardinals on Feb. 5, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis authors preface to book on ‘Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church’

Jul 15, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Francis has written the preface to the book “Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church,” authored by three theologians... Read more

Pope Francis waves to crowds before his noon Angelus address during a hot day in Rome on July 14, 2024.

‘Excess enslaves you,’ Pope Francis warns Christians

Jul 14, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis addressed the problems of materialism in his Angelus reflection in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. Read more

Pope Francis travels between the conference center and Unità d’Italia Square in Trieste, Italy, with a golf cart during his pastoral visit to the northern Italian city on July 7, 2024. In Trieste, the pope addressed around 1,200 participants in a Catholic conference on democracy for the annual Social Week of Catholics.

Gun found in abandoned suitcase before papal visit to Trieste, Italy

Jul 12, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

According to Italian press, less than 24 hours after the pope’s arrival, the police discovered a Czech-made semiautomatic pistol inside... Read more

Rose petals fall in St. Mary Major Basilica Aug. 5, 2017 to commemorate the "miracle of the snow."

Pope Francis to attend ‘Miracle of the Snow’ commemoration in Rome

Jul 12, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Each year white rose petals fall from the ceiling of the papal Marian basilica in commemoration of a miraculous snowfall... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk at the Vatican on Aug. 5, 2022.

Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox Church’s ‘foreign minister’ at the Vatican

Jul 12, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The pope met Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony at the Vatican, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church... Read more

Pope Francis tells AI leaders: No machine should ever choose to take human life

Jul 10, 2024

By Courtney Mares

In a message to an AI ethics conference in Hiroshima, Japan, the pope underlined that artificial intelligence has implications for... Read more

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes southwest of Omaha, Nebraska, on June 21, 2024.

Pope Francis praises National Eucharistic Revival in the U.S.

Jul 9, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

In a letter published Tuesday, Pope Francis said he wished to extend a special blessing to all those attending the... Read more

Pope Francis among the delegates of the Synod on Synodality, held in October of 2023.

These are the members of the Synod on Synodality study groups

Jul 9, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Instrumentum Laboris, the guiding document for the October 2024 assembly, makes reference to these study groups throughout. Read more

Pope Francis gives a blessing to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his general audience on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

Pope Francis spotted visiting Rome optometrist

Jul 9, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope went to the eyewear store to change out the lenses of his glasses after having difficulty reading his... Read more

Pope Francis speaks at the 50th annual Social Week of Catholics in Trieste, Italy, on the morning of July 7, 2024. At his arrival in the northern Italian city, he was greeted by Archbishop Luigi Renna, president of the organizing committee (right), and Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, president of the Italian bishops' conference (left).

Pope Francis: In politics, Catholics cannot live a ‘private faith’

Jul 7, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis defended democracy and criticized political polarization while urging Catholics to share their faith in the public square during... Read more

Documents from the Pontificate of Pius XII released by the Vatican Apostolic Archive.

Pope Francis appoints new prefect of Vatican archives

Jul 6, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican Apostolic Archive contains 53 miles of shelving preserving documentation preserving important documents for the Church dating to the... Read more