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Pope Francis Cancels His Audiences Due to Health Reasons for the Second Time in 3 Days

The Vatican Press Office announced early this Monday morning in Rome that Pope Francis's health "continues to show mild flu-like symptoms, without fever. However, as a precaution, this morning's audiences have been suspended."

Pope Francis Cancels Saturday Audiences Due to a Mild Flu, Vatican Says

Pope Francis canceled his public appearances on Saturday due to a mild flu, the Vatican has said.

Can the Catholic Church and Freemasonry Engage with One Another?

On February 16, the Ambrosianeum Foundation organized an event on the Catholic Church and Freemasonry. And one cardinal even launched the hypothesis of a permanent “roundtable” with Freemasonry

Two of Father Rupnik’s alleged victims speak publicly for the first time

Two alleged abuse victims of mosaic artist Father Marko Rupnik spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday, detailing

Rome to host 7th Day of the Catacombs, opportunity to reflect on early Christians

Rome’s catacombs will open to the public for free guided tours and moments of prayer and reflection on

On this day, Saint John Paul II made Cardinal the now Pope Francis

On February 21, 2001, Saint John Paul II made Cardinal the then Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a member of the first group of 43 new Cardinals of the third millennium.

Who is the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See and What Does He Think

Georges Poulides is the only ambassador accredited to the Holy See to have presented his credentials to John Paul II. Here is his story of a diplomatic life with three Popes

Death and Birth are Intertwined in the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo

An exhibition recalls how Pius XII sustained the population displaced by the bombings in 1944

PHOTOS: Cardinal Rugambwa takes possession of Rome’s ‘Church of the Artists’

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa took possession of his titular church, Santa Maria in Montesanto — one of the twin

Why Don’t We Have the Pope’s General Audience this Week?

The Vatican usually suspends the General Audiences of the Holy Father on only two occasions: during the month of July and during the week in which the Pontiff takes up his Lenten spiritual exercises.

Pope Francis launches study groups to analyze Synod on Synodality’s key issues

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis has launched synodal study groups to analyze key issues ahead of

Cardinal Zen publishes new critique of Synod on Synodality

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has released another critique of the Synod on

Solidarity with the Holy Land’s Christian Community

Collection for the Holy Land to take place on Good Friday

Pope Francis: Lent is a time to ‘encounter wild beasts and angels’

On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis focused his Angelus address on the temptation of Jesus in the desert to highlight that it is an invitation for us to enter the proverbial desert to come “in contact with the truth.”

Israeli embassy criticizes Cardinal Parolin’s remarks on civilian death toll in Gaza

The Embassy of Israel to the Holy See issued a sharp rebuke of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal

Vatican hosts veneration of relics of 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya on first feast day

The relics of 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya will be venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly highlights ‘loneliness,’ ‘throwaway culture’

The theme for the fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated on July

Analysis: Milei, Pope Francis embody contrasting economic viewpoints

All eyes were on Pope Francis’ first meeting with Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, Monday at the Vatican. 

Ancient 40-hour ‘Quarantore’ devotion continues to bless Rome

In the Church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, which sits in Rome’s Rione Regola neighborhood, a tradition that

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: ‘Let us return to God with all our heart’

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis said that Lent is a time to look inward at our true selves and to share our deepest desires, worries, and weaknesses with the Lord in prayer.

Pope Francis: Sloth is a ‘very dangerous temptation’ akin to apathy

On Ash Wednesday, which also marked the start of Lent this Feb. 14, Pope Francis discussed acedia, or sloth, during his general audience, noting it as "an effect more than a cause

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