Pope Francis with Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2017. | L’Osservatore Romano. Pope …
Nearly 1,000 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians recorded in 2020
The aftermath of a fire at the Parish of St. Paul in Corbeil-Essonnes, France, July 4, 2020. | OIDACE. According to newly published data from …
Pope Francis: Refugees are ending up in a ‘desert of humanity’
Pope Francis visits Rome’s Astalli Center on Sept. 10, 2013. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis has said that refugees forced to flee their homes often …
Vatican archbishop: Traditional Latin Mass ‘experiment’ not successful in reconciling SSPX
Archbishop Arthur Roche at a Vatican press conference on Feb. 10, 2015. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican’s liturgy chief said this week that Pope Francis …
COP26 has handed a threadbare lifeline to the world’s most vulnerable people – CAFOD
Carrying food Ngeria. Credit: CBCEW CAFOD’s Director of Advocacy Neil Thorns, who attended the full two weeks of the UN climate summit in Glasgow, has …
Pope Francis asks Secular Franciscans to take St. Francis’ path of conversion
Pope Francis meets participants in the general chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order, Nov. 15, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Secular Franciscans on …
Former Grand Master of the Order of Malta dies at 71
Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master, addresses the diplomatic corps in January 2015. | British Association of the Order of Malta. …
Pope Francis: ‘The Church is not a political organization that has left and right wings’
Pope Francis meets with Vatican journalists on Nov. 13, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis told Vatican journalists on Saturday to remember that the Catholic …
Pope Francis: ‘This world will pass away and only love will remain’
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Nov. 14, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA When one is faced with an important difficult decision, Pope Francis’ advice …
Pope Francis on World Day of the Poor: Be ‘tireless builders of hope’ amid suffering
Pope Francis offers Mass for the fifth World Day of the Poor on Nov. 14, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA. On the World Day of the …
Benedict XVI meets with recipients of the Ratzinger Prize
Benedict XVI meets with recipients of the Ratzinger Prize on Nov. 13, 2021. | Photos used with permission from the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation Benedict …
Pope Francis in Assisi: ‘It is time that the poor be given back their voice’
Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 12, 2021. | Vatican Media. In an emotional encounter in …
Iraq after the Pope’s historic visit
One of the highlights of 2021, in March, was Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq – the first of any pope to the country. In …
Vatican calls for ‘clear roadmap’ as climate summit enters final stretch
The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) logo displayed on a smartphone. | Rafapress via Shutterstock. The Vatican called on Thursday for a “clear roadmap” …
Pope Francis fields Vatican soccer team in friendly match against Roma minority
Source: CNA Pope Francis will field a soccer team from the Vatican in a friendly match against a team of Roma people later this month. …
Pope Francis: Failure to integrate migrants can create serious problems
Pope Francis greets participants in a conference on the Italian diaspora in Europe at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Nov. 11, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope …
Pope Francis: Care for creation is one of the ‘great moral issues of our time’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Rome campus of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Nov. 5, 2021. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has …
This is the prayer to the Holy Spirit that Pope Francis wants every Catholic to know
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis encouraged Christians to call on …
Catholic Church in Belarus urges prayers for migrants
Simon Kadula via www.shutterstock.com. The Catholic Church in Belarus called Wednesday for prayers for migrants and refugees amid a growing humanitarian crisis at the country’s …
Pope Francis prays for Iraqi PM after assassination attempt
Pope Francis meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the Vatican, July 2, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis is praying for Iraq’s Prime …