Pope Francis has addressed a message to the youth participating in the 46th European Meeting organized by the Taizé Community, currently taking place in Slovenia.
Attention Catholic artists: The Vatican has announced an art competition in which your paintings can be displayed inside of St. Peter’s Basilica along with the works of Renaissance masters Michelangelo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, on bishops' hesitance towards the declaration Fiducia Supplicans, noted that discernment rests with individual bishops.
During Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis launched a catechetical series on vices and virtues, starting with Adam and Eve's story to highlight the dangers of succumbing to evil and the risks of engaging with the devil.
During Tuesday’s Angelus on the occasion of the feast of St. Stephen — the first Christian martyr — Pope Francis renewed his call for peace and brought attention to the persecution that Christians are facing around the world.
In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis shared a message for anyone who may be feeling discouraged with a reminder that the Lord was born to save the world and to give us a hope that is greater than all of our problems.
On the birthday of the Prince of Peace, Pope Francis called for an end to war in the Holy Land and throughout the world as well as the arms trade that fuels it.
“Let us remain vigilant against rigid ideological positions that often ... separate us from reality and prevent us from moving forward,” Pope Francis said.
The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration titled Fiducia Supplicans on Dec. 18, which authorizes nonliturgical blessings of “same-sex couples” and other couples who are in “irregular situations.”
Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke during his last general audience before Christmas on the importance of approaching the coming of Christ with “joy” and “amazement
The Vatican has issued new guidance on the topic of blessings of same-sex attracted people, stating that Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples as an expression of pastoral closeness without condoning their sexual relations.