Pope Francis has named Father Reynaldo Bersabal auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento. With extensive pastoral experience and a rich cultural background, he joins Bishop Jaime Soto in serving Sacramento's diverse Catholic community.

Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Elena Guerra, paving the way for the canonization of a new female saint known as “an apostle of the Holy Spirit.”

Pope Francis reflected on the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd during his Regina Caeli address Sunday, noting that it is a role characterized by his sacrificial love.

Father Marko Rupnik, dismissed from the Jesuits in 2023 amid abuse allegations, remains listed as a Vatican consultant in the 2024 Pontifical Yearbook.

Pope Francis on Wednesday presented the fourth and final cardinal virtue of temperance in his ongoing catechetical series of vices and virtues by noting that temperance itself is crucial for living a happy, balanced life.

The World Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod on Synodality will be held April 29–May 2 in Sacrofano, Rome, and will reflect on the theme “How to Be a Synodal Local Church in Mission.”

Following the announcement of Pope Francis' visit to Singapore in September, Cardinal William Goh hopes for a revitalization of faith among Catholics in the city-nation.

The Holy See on Saturday confirmed that it had sent a diplomatic letter to the French embassy over a French court ruling involving a Canadian cardinal’s alleged wrongful dismissal of a nun.

Pope Francis has reacted with deep sorrow at news on Saturday from Australia, where a 40-year-old man armed with a large knife killed six people in a Sydney shopping center and injured several others, including a 9-month-old child.

Pope Francis voices concern over rising tensions in the Middle East following Iran's missile attack on Israel, urging Christians to share their encounters with Christ for a more enriched and beautiful world.

Pope Francis will travel to the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore later this year, the Vatican announced Friday.

Nearly 40 years ago, an event was held in Rome that laid the foundations for what today is World Youth Day (WYD).

Pope Francis on Wednesday dedicated his general audience catechesis to the virtue of fortitude, observing that it consists of the ability to live with courage and to confront the inner — and outer — turmoils of life.

The complementarity of faith and reason

The Vatican's main doctrinal office issued a statement on Monday on the issue of human dignity that addresses growing concerns such as gender theory, sex changes, surrogacy and euthanasia, as well as abortion, poverty, human trafficking. people and war.

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30,000 pilgrims present on Easter Sunday

St. John Paul II has been called the “mercy pope” for good reason.

Pope Francis during the Regina Caeli on Divine Mercy Sunday noted that the “fullness of life” comes not from the pursuit of transitory pleasure but is “realized in Jesus.”

Pope Francis has transferred the vicar of Rome, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, to a different post as head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican announced on Saturday.

The Vatican's main doctrinal office will publish a new statement next week on the issue of human dignity, including gender ideology and surrogacy.

Pope Francis said he was “used” in the 2005 conclave in an effort to block the election of

Pope Francis on Thursday washed the feet of 12 prisoners at a prison facility in Rome, with the pontiff continuing a regular tradition of holding the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at local penitentiaries.

On Palm Sunday, hundreds of priests, bishops, cardinals, and laypeople solemnly carried large palm branches in procession through St. Peter’s Square to begin the first liturgy of Holy Week.