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Pope Francis reflects on St. Peter as ‘rock,’ ‘stone,’ and ‘pebble’ on June 29 solemnity

In Pope Francis’ Angelus address Thursday on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Holy Father reflected

Meet the U.S.’s newest archbishop and leader of the Church in Las Vegas

“God, is this right?” Archbishop George Leo Thomas prayed when he was first appointed to lead the Church

Pope Francis makes first public speech since hospitalization for abdominal surgery

Pope Francis appeared in the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sunday to make his first public

Pope Francis expresses ‘shame and dismay’ over sexual abuse of minors in Bolivia

Pope Francis has sent a letter to the president of Bolivia expressing “feelings of shame and dismay” and

Pope Francis sends message from hospital to European political party

While recovering in the hospital, Pope Francis sent a message to the largest political party in the European

Corpus Christi Sunday 2023: Inspiring words from the saints about the Eucharist

Corpus Christi Sunday, also known as the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, falls

Trinity Sunday: 10 illuminating quotes from the saints about the Holy Trinity

The solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, or Trinity Sunday, is observed on the Sunday after Pentecost. Saints have highlighted the Holy Trinity's greatness, simplicity, and power to transform believers' souls.

Pope Francis explains why Catholics make the sign of the cross

Each time that a Catholic makes the sign of the cross, it is a reminder that God is

Penitential rite held after naked man stands on St. Peter’s Basilica’s main altar

Two days after a naked man stood on the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in a shocking

Pope Francis to travel to Mongolia on Aug. 31

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis will visit Mongolia, the world’s most sparsely populated sovereign country. The

PHOTOS: American seminarians having a ‘ball’ in Rome college’s restored 1960s bowling alley

The “mythical bowling alley” — that’s how it was thought of by seminarians at the Pontifical North American

Pope Francis on care for creation: ‘God wants justice to reign’

Pope Francis has emphasized the importance of the virtue of justice in a message for the upcoming World

Lawsuit alleges Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley failed to prevent abuse at Catholic high school

Three former students at a Massachusetts Catholic high school have filed a lawsuit against Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley

St. Philip Neri, the ‘Apostle of Rome,’ is an example of Christian charity and zeal

On the via Appia Antica, beyond the Aurelian walls, sits the ancient basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le

Pope Francis has a fever, Vatican spokesman confirms

Pope Francis canceled meetings on Friday morning due to a fever, a Vatican spokesman confirmed. Matteo Bruni, director

Pope Francis says he did not lose consciousness before hospitalization in March

Pope Francis said on board the papal plane on Sunday that he did not lose consciousness before his

Hundreds of faithful gather in prayer for Pope Francis at Budapest’s oldest parish church

A time of celebration, prayer, and adoration for the faithful who came from different parts of the world

Pope Francis warns of technological domination, threat to human ecology at university in Hungary

Speaking at a Catholic university in Hungary on Sunday, Pope Francis warned of the risk of technological domination

The Good Shepherd calls us to ‘open our hearts to love,’ Pope Francis says at Mass in Hungary

During an outdoor Mass in Budapest on Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis called on Hungarians to be “open

Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires

Last week, Cardinal Marc Ouellet handed over the reins of the Vatican’s bishop office to Bishop Robert Francis

French bishops vote to open sainthood cause of Henri de Lubac

French bishops have voted to open the sainthood cause of 20th-century theologian Henri de Lubac. The French bishops’

Pope Francis: Share the good news of Christ’s resurrection with others

Pope Francis encouraged Christians to not be held back by fear of judgment, but to share the good

Full text of Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi blessing for Easter 2023

On the morning of Easter Sunday 2023, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering

‘The most important and beautiful day of history’: Pope Francis on Easter 2023

Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday 2023, before giving the traditional Urbi

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