On the occasion of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, scheduled for Oct. 11–12, the original statue of Our Lady of Fátima will be taken to Rome.

Speaking at the apostolic nunciature in Kyiv, the representative of the Holy See in Ukraine described a country marked by suffering

These volunteers, in white tunics with the cross pattée, follow the legacy of Friar Hugone de’ Pagani, first master of the 12th-century Templar Order.

The autobiography is the fruit of a six-year process — until very recently secret — to put the Holy Father’s memoirs into writing.

At the Jan. 8 audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Pope Francis and attendees enjoyed a circus show with acrobatics and two animatronic elephants stealing the spotlight.

Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened on Christmas Eve to begin the 2025 Jubilee.

The faithful of the city of Naples in Italy experienced profound relief when they witnessed the liquefaction of the blood of Saint Januarius, the miracle that kept the city in suspense during the day on Dec. 16.

In a message addressed to young people entering the workforce, Pope Francis, alluding to bosses, advised them not to “give in to requests that humiliate you or cause you discomfort, to ways of proceeding and demands that tarnish your authenticity.”

Did you know? Pope Francis Edition: On the occasion of his 88th birthday, these and other interesting facts about Pope Francis.

Did you know? Pope Francis Edition: On the occasion of his 88th birthday, these and other interesting facts about Pope Francis.

Pope Francis met French President Emmanuel Macron in Corsica on Sunday, discussing global issues and sharing a lighthearted moment about the value of humor.

On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives together.”

On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives together.”

Pope Francis received the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Catholics exiled from Nicaragua are expressing their gratitude for the recent letter of encouragement Pope Francis sent to the persecuted Church in the Central American country. 

For the Jubilee, on the evening Dec. 2, the rite of “recognitio” (Latin for “verification”) took place in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis has written to Nicaraguan Catholics, offering prayers and invoking the Virgin’s consolation amid persecution under President Ortega and Vice President Murillo.

Pope Francis presided over a solemn event Monday at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile that settled a border dispute between the two countries.

Pope Francis has published a letter addressed especially to priests in formation to promote the renewal of the study of Church history, emphasizing its importance in better interpreting reality.

Pope Francis expelled from the clerical state for the crime of schism Fernando María Cornet, an Argentine who served as a priest in the Archdiocese of Sassari, Italy.

Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus.

Nicaragua's dictatorship is preventing priests from entering hospitals in Nicaragua to administer the sacrament of anointing of the sick to those who need it.

Pope Francis has decided to cut the salaries of the cardinals working at the Vatican again, a measure that will take effect Nov. 1.

Food references in the pontificate of Pope Francis and especially in Dilexit Nos.