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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Square for Easter 2022

Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2023

Apr 1, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Holy Week and Easter is one of the busiest liturgical periods at the Vatican. Read more

Pope Francis greeted the crowd gathered outside of the hospital after he was discharged on the morning of April 1, 2023.

Pope Francis returns to the Vatican after 3 days in the hospital

Apr 1, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Saturday morning after a three-night stay in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Read more

Pope Francis baptizes a baby at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 31, 2023.

Pope Francis visits pediatric oncology ward at hospital, baptizes newborn baby

Mar 31, 2023

By Zelda Caldwell, Hannah Brockhaus

While staying at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for bronchitis, Pope Francis paid a visit Friday to... Read more

Pope Francis address representatives of Canada's indigenous peoples at the archbishop's residence in Québec City.

U.S. and Canadian bishops join Vatican’s condemnation of colonialist ‘doctrine of discovery’

Mar 30, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The U.S. and Canadian bishops released statements Thursday praising the Vatican’s repudiation of the “doctrine of discovery.” Read more

Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 29, 2023.

UPDATE: Pope Francis has bronchitis but is resting and improving, Vatican says

Mar 30, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis is exhibiting “marked improvement” after being admitted to the hospital Wednesday with difficulty breathing, which was later diagnosed... Read more

Bishop Mariano Crociata meets with Pope Francis on March 23, 2023.

Meet the new president of the European bishops’ commission

Mar 30, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italian Bishop Mariano Crociata, 70, will lead the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) until 2028. Read more

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

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April

Mar 30, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

In the month of April, Pope Francis has asked the world to pray in a special way for a culture... Read more

Pope Francis' General Audience in St. Peter's Square on March 29, 2023.

U.S. bishops ask for prayer for pope’s quick recovery

Mar 30, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Following news of Pope Francis’ hospitalization on Wednesday, U.S. bishops asked for prayer for the pontiff’s quick recovery. Read more

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

Update: Pope Francis rested well, continuing treatment in hospital, Vatican says

Mar 30, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Pope Francis rested well overnight. The clinical picture is progressively improving and he is continuing his planned treatment,” Matteo Bruni... Read more

Pope Francis hospitalized with a respiratory infection, Vatican says

Mar 29, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “some days” after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said Wednesday. Read more

Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair, greets a child during the pope's general audience at the Vatican on Jan. 25, 2023.

Vatican: Pope Francis at Rome hospital to undergo checkups

Mar 29, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has been undergoing some medical checkups at one of Rome’s most prominent hospitals since Wednesday afternoon. Read more

Pope Francis: ‘The true Christian is one who receives Jesus within’

Mar 29, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“You cannot be Christian only from the outside. No, Jesus must enter and this changes you...” Pope Francis said. Read more

Pope Francis mourns ‘senseless act of violence’ at Nashville Christian school

Mar 29, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis “joins the entire community in mourning the children and adults who died,” according to a Vatican message March... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, speaking at a press conference in the Vatican on Aug. 26, 2022.

Cardinal Hollerich: There’s ‘space to expand’ Church teaching on all-male priesthood

Mar 28, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Pope Francis does not want the ordination of women, and I am completely obedient to that. But people continue to... Read more

A group of Traditional Latin Mass supporters in Italy posted signs as part of a billboard campaign in a neighborhood near the Vatican on March 28, 2023.

‘For love of the pope’: Latin Mass supporters post billboards near Vatican

Mar 28, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

A group of Traditional Latin Mass supporters in Italy has sponsored a billboard campaign in a neighborhood near the Vatican. Read more

Pope Francis gives an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica March 27, 2020.

Pope Francis to bless satellite set to launch his words into space

Mar 27, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

While in orbit, the satellite will broadcast decipherable statements from Pope Francis on the theme of hope and peace in... Read more

Pope Francis meets with participants of the Minerva Dialogues — a meeting of scientists, engineers, business leaders, lawyers, philosophers, Catholic theologians, ethicists, and members of the Roman Curia to discuss digital technologies — at the Vatican on March 27, 2023.

Pope Francis: An ethical AI respects human dignity

Mar 27, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning could be beneficial to society if they respect... Read more