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Vatican says five Holy Doors will be opened during 2025 Jubilee, including at a prison

The Dicastery for Evangelization issued a note on Thursday reaffirming that the Holy Doors of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope in Rome will be located at the four papal basilicas as well as at a prison.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of August

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of August is for political leaders.  “Today, politics doesn’t have a

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park

Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to

Pope Francis names 2 officials of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith as bishops

Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy, currently secretary of the disciplinary section of the Dicastery for

Pope tells altar servers Jesus is with them in ‘that act of love which is the Eucharist’

Pope Francis celebrated a liturgy with tens of thousands of altar servers packed in St. Peter’s Square for

Vatican asset management body reports 45.9 million euro profit in 2023

The Vatican’s asset management body, known as the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See (APSA), reported

Over 50,000 altar servers gather in Rome for summer pilgrimage

More than 50,000 pilgrims representing 88 dioceses across 20 European countries have descended upon Rome this week to

Vatican office deletes online poll showing negative response to Synod on Synodality

The Vatican was criticized by online commentators over the weekend for swiftly deleting an online poll that reflected

Pope Francis proposes 3 gestures from Gospel miracle to live at Mass

Pope Francis on Sunday noted three gestures from the Bible account of the multiplication of the loaves and

Pope Francis and Holy See sports association to Olympic athletes: ‘Win the medal of fraternity’

Pope Francis and Athletica Vaticana, the official Holy See sports association, have invited all athletes participating in the

5 keys to better understand the encyclical Humanae Vitae

On July 25, 1968, St. Paul VI published Humanae Vitae, an encyclical on the regulation of birth and

Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop known for ‘priestly heart’ to St. Paul-Minneapolis

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Father Kevin Kenney as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and

Pope Francis hails ‘immense gift’ of vocation to the consecrated life

Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a message to participants in a conference on consecrated religious life currently taking

Pope Francis: The Eucharist is God’s response to the deepest hunger of the heart

On the occasion of the solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis on Thursday said “the Eucharist is God’s

Pope Francis issues motu proprio on Vatican judiciary retirement age and benefits

In the latest move in Pope Francis’ reform of the Vatican judiciary, the pope issued a new motu

Pope Francis’ Indonesia visit to ‘strengthen message of tolerance, unity, and world peace’

Pope Francis’ visit to Indonesia later this year has now been announced by the Vatican, and the Indonesian

Papal Foundation announces nearly $15 million in global grants, humanitarian aid

The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, announced on Friday

Pope Francis decries how ‘the unborn with disabilities are aborted’ in throwaway culture

Pope Francis decried how “the unborn with disabilities are aborted” in a speech on Thursday to a Vatican

Pope Francis on Gaza conflict: ‘Without justice, there is no peace’

Pope Francis during his general audience on Wednesday deplored the recent killing of humanitarian workers in the Gaza

Pope Francis changes statutes of papal basilica, emphasizing work of canons

Pope Francis on Wednesday issued new regulations for the administration of the papal Basilica of St. Mary Major,

Pope Francis’ message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations stresses fraternity, hope

Pope Francis on Tuesday released his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, reflecting on

Pope Francis highlights importance of prudence, calls for end to war

Pope Francis on Wednesday reflected on the virtue of prudence, noting that it is an essential characteristic for

Pope Francis names U.S. police professional, Colombian bishop to minor protection commission

Pope Francis on Friday appointed an American former law enforcement professional as adjunct secretary to the Pontifical Commission for

PHOTOS: Restoration of Bernini’s baldacchino begins in St. Peter’s Basilica

Restoration work has begun on the baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian

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