Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 11, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis offered advice on Wednesday about how …
Spring Plenary 2022 Resolution – Returning to Mass at Pentecost
Returning to Mass at PentecostAn invitation from the Bishops of England and Wales This is the bread come down from heaven (John 6:58) A beautiful …
Spring Plenary 2022 Resolution – Migration
Migration issues in the UK In his 2014 message for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees Pope Francis wrote, ‘We ourselves need to see, …
InternationMother’s Day: Pope Francis sends mums ‘Our prayer, affection, best wishes’
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli on May 8, 2022. | Vatican Media The second Sunday in …
Pope Francis: ‘It’s not possible to worship God while making the liturgy a battleground’
Pope Francis meets with the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in the Apostolic Palace on May 7, 2022. | Vatican Media Pope Francis said yesterday that the …
Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury say South Sudan trip will be a ‘pilgrimage of peace’
ope Francis and the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2021. | Vatican Media Pope Francis has said that he …
Pope Francis encourages religious orders to ‘make their synodal journey’
Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the International Union of Superiors General on May 5, 2022. | Vatican Media. After arriving in …
Pope Francis: Vocation ‘is about making God’s dream come true’
Pope Francis Inauguration Homily. Credit: CBCEW Pope Francis says when we speak about vocations, we are speaking about making God’s dream come true. The Holy …
Pope Francis: Faith is not something only ‘for old people’
Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 4, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis said today that having faith …
Pope Francis apologizes for not leaving his chair at Wednesday audience
Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square, May 4, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis remained seated during the traditional blessings of newlyweds and …
Pope Francis prays that young people will follow Mary’s example
Pope Francis with a statue of the Virgin and Child. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May is that young …
Pope Francis weeps at Ukraine suffering, calls for daily rosary for peace
Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis has again lamented the suffering caused by the invasion of Ukraine and encouraged the faithful to pray a rosary every day …
National Synthesis Team begins its work for Synod submission to Rome
The National Synthesis Team. Credit: CBCEW The Diocesan Syntheses, the ‘local’ part of the Synodal process, were submitted to the Bishops’ Conference of England and …
Christians with ’empty nets’ must return to Jesus, Pope Francis says
Vatican Media. Christians must ask themselves whether they are like St. Peter, who after his encounter with Jesus tried to return to fishing, but only …
Pope Francis: ‘The doctor has told me not to walk’
Pope Francis meets people on a Catholic pilgrimage from Slovakia on April 30, 2022 | Vatican Media Pope Francis said on Saturday that he continues …
Pope Francis asks for annual report on Church’s efforts to prevent abuse
Pope Francis meets members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors at the Vatican, April 29, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis has …
Pope Francis: All countries should promote family-friendly policies
Pope Francis meets participants in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences’ plenary meeting at the Vatican, April 29, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis today …
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill: Who could host their 2nd summit?
Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba on Feb. 12, 2016. | L’Osservatore Romano. The long-awaited second meeting between Pope Francis and the …
Pope Francis thanks Papal Foundation for aid to Ukraine
Pope Francis meets members of the Papal Foundation in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, April 28, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis expressed gratitude to The …
Ex-director says Pope Francis wanted Vatican financial watchdog to help close London deal
Tommaso Di Ruzza, director of the AIF, speaks at a briefing on the authority’s annual report, alongside Alessandro Gisotti and Rene Bruelhart, May 21, 2019. …