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Pope Francis smiles during his general audience in St. Peter's Square Sept. 27, 2023.

Europe needs hope, Pope Francis says

Sep 27, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“How can we welcome others if we ourselves do not first have a horizon open to the future?” the pope... Read more

Pope Francis blesses the crowd from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the end of his Sunday Angelus address Aug. 13, 2023.

‘An open wound’: Pope Francis decries thousands of deaths in Mediterranean Sea this year

Aug 13, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The U.N. Refugee Agency estimates that 2,175 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in 2023. Read more

Cardinal Giuseppe Betori of Florence, Italy.

Florence cardinal hopes papal visit will ‘revive the spirit’ of Italian city’s ‘holy mayor’

Feb 22, 2022

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis will speak to bishops and mayors of the Mediterranean region in Florence on Feb. 27. Read more

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Oct. 24, 2021.

Pope Francis appeals that migrants not be sent back to unsafe countries

Oct 24, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis called on the international community to stop deporting migrants to unsafe countries. Read more

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile in Bari, Italy Feb. 23, 2020.

Pope Francis on Middle East: War should never be considered normal

Feb 23, 2020

By Courtney Mares

War is madness, Pope Francis told bishops gathered in the Italian city of Bari in a speech that warned against... Read more

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Catholics gather for Easter Vigil Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 19, 2025

Pope Francis in Easter Vigil homily: Christ is the ‘turning point’ in human history

State capitol in Dover, Delaware.

'Government-sanctioned suicide': Delaware governor set to sign assisted suicide bill

Texas capitol in Austin.

Texas bishops hail passage of school choice bill in state Legislature

U.S. Vice President JD Vance shares a moment of laughter with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during their meeting at the Vatican on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Vance visits Vatican: U.S. vice president and Cardinal Parolin address global concerns

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, anoints the statue of Jesus on the Stone of Anointing during the ceremony known as the “funeral procession” on Good Friday night 2024. According to the tradition and the Status Quo, on the evening of Good Friday — both Catholic and Orthodox — the rite of preparing Jesus’ body for burial is reenacted on this stone during the so-called “funeral procession.”

Amid ongoing war and blockades, Holy Land Christians insist on celebrating Easter

Joseph Lovskiy (left), the only Catholic in his Russion Orthodox family, with his wife (right) and their youngest son, a Russian Orthodox priest, and his family.

Catholic-Orthodox families prepare with joy to celebrate shared Easter date

Thousands of faithful bearing candles surround the illuminated Colosseum in Rome during the traditional Via Crucis ceremony on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, where Cardinal Reina presided over the solemn procession.

Rome’s ancient Colosseum hosts Way of the Cross with pope’s theme of renewal

Sts. Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, guard the entrance to Ponte Sant’Angelo, welcoming pilgrims as they begin their journey toward St. Peter’s Basilica.

PHOTOS: Angels of Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo guide pilgrims through Christ’s passion

Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, gives the homily during a two-hour Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.

On Good Friday, Vatican preacher says authentic intelligence is found in self-giving love

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (right) and his family attend the Vatican’s Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.

Vice President JD Vance attends Vatican Good Friday service

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