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Pope Francis: Technological development must promote the human being

Pope Francis addressed members of the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Vatican on Monday, stressing the importance

Pope names biochemist who contributed to COVID vaccine to Pontifical Academy for Life

A Nobel-prize winning biochemist and researcher who helped develop the mRNA technology used to create the Pfizer and

What did Milei and Pope Francis say to each other at the canonization of Mama Antula?

Pope Francis and the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, spoke briefly at the Vatican on Sunday, Feb. 11,

Pope Francis to Visit Venice for the Art Biennale

The Dicastery for Culture and Education and the Patriarchate of Venice announced that on Sunday, April 28, Pope Francis will visit the Italian city of Venice, known worldwide as one of the most emblematic settings for art and culture.

Pope Francis canonizes Argentina’s first female saint

Pope Francis canonized Argentina’s first female saint, María Antonia of St. Joseph — known affectionately in the pope’s home country as “Mama Antula” — in a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday.

Pope Francis on Our Lady of Lourdes feast: The Church is close to all who are sick or frail

Pope Francis urged people to bring God’s love to the sick and suffering through “concrete actions” in his

Pope Francis: Argentina’s first female saint shows us ‘the path of holiness’

  Pope Francis met with Argentine pilgrims on Friday morning ahead of the historic canonization of the county’s

The Vatican announces that the “Pope’s Hospital” will have a new location

The Vatican Press Office reported that the Holy See signed an agreement with Italy on February 8th for the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital (Child Jesus), known as the "Pope's Hospital," to have a new location.

Ecumenism Towards Nicaea 2025

A series of anniversaries is preparing us for 2025, a Holy Year and the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council.

Pope Francis: To be ‘Scandalized’ by Gay Couple Blessings is ‘Hypocrisy’

Pope Francis reiterates support for Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples, emphasizing respect for all and inclusion in blessings.

Vietnam, the Holy See has a (temporary) address in Hanoi, awaiting the Pope

The change in perspective is all in a three-letter adverb of negation that disappears and opens up a

Pope Francis to Preside Over Ash Wednesday Mass and Traditional Procession in Rome

Pope Francis will preside over the Holy Mass and the traditional Ash Wednesday procession on the Aventine Hill in Rome on February 14th.

Pope Rejects Hatred Towards Jews: A Sin Against God

Pope Francis shared this Saturday, February 3, a letter sent yesterday to the "Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel," in which he rejects any form of anti-Semitism and condemns all manifestations of hatred towards this people and Judaism.

Pope Francis to Seminarians: Placing God at the Center is Only Achieved Through Adoration

Pope Francis addressed the seminarians from Madrid, who visited the Clementine Hall of the Vatican last Saturday, February 3rd, to answer their questions and encourage them to prostrate in adoration and trust in God, who has "called them."

Pauline Chapel Home of Salus Popoli Romani

In 1613, Pope Paul V Borghese consecrated this magnificent chapel, located in the left nave of the Basilica

Speaking Truth in Times of Oppression & AI

On the 58th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Francis asked, “How can we remain fully human and

Christian Persecution Rises as New Report from the Vatican Shows

In the shadow of oppression, North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Eritrea, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Sudan, and India emerge

World Day of Consecrated Life

Instituted in 1997 by Pope Saint John Paul II, the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life is

Pope Francis: “Fiducia supplicans” seeks to include

In a long interview with the Italian newspaper “La Stampa,” Pope Francis once again repeated his thoughts on Fiducia supplicans, the Declaration on Blessings published on December 18. 

In letter to ‘Jewish brothers and sisters’ Pope Francis laments ‘terrible increase’ in attacks against Jews

In a letter addressed to “my Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel" and released today, Pope Francis lamented the “terrible increase in attacks against Jews around the world” that has taken place since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last October.

Vatican Doctrine Office Releases Note on Discerning the Validity of the Sacraments

The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a note on Saturday on discerning the validity of the sacraments.

Vatican: Here are the details of the first World Children’s Day in May 2024

The Vatican has unveiled this Friday, February 2, the details of what will be the first World Children's Day, set to take place in Rome and globally on May 25 and 26, 2024, as desired by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis Urges Consecrated Men and Women to Cultivate ‘an Intense Interior Life’

On the 28th World Day of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of cultivating “an intense spiritual life” that is nourished by Eucharistic adoration, intercessory prayer, and silence.

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