An Italian priest has been excommunicated by his local bishop for saying in a homily that Pope Francis “is not the pope” and calling him “a usurper.”

In life’s worst moments, never forget that Jesus is beside you, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

Pope Francis expressed deep sadness and offered prayers and condolences for the victims of the devastating New Year's Day earthquake in western Japan, which resulted in dozens of deaths, as reported by the Vatican on Tuesday

With 14 motu propri, Pope Francis has demonstrated extraordinary legislative activity. Where do these reforms lead? And what are the main reforms?

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Very reserved celebrations for the anniversary of the Pope's death, Mass at 8 am at the Chair celebrated by Gänswein

In a video marking the World Day of Peace on Jan. 1, Pope Francis asks the Blessed Mother to “teach us to cherish and care for life — each and every human life” and “to repudiate the folly of war, which sows death and eliminates the future.”

Just days after Christmas, Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime abducted four priests, whose whereabouts are still unknown.

The pope made his appeal during Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 1 for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Pope Francis rang in the new year and gave thanks for 2023 at a special New Year’s Eve Vatican liturgy.

In his final Angelus address of 2023, Pope Francis paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the one-year anniversary of his predecessor’s death. 

From St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican | Holy Mass in remembrance of Pope Benedict XVI, marking the

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In 2024, 13 cardinals will turn 80 years old and, according to the canon law, will no longer be eligible to participate in a future conclave. As of now, the Sacred College consists of 132 electors and 109 non-electors.

Pope Francis spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy three days after Christmas to discuss peace efforts to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, according to a video message Zelenskyy posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

On the eve of the first anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death, his biographer, Peter Seewald, raised serious concerns about how Pope Francis is managing the legacy of his predecessor.

Pope Francis on Friday had an audience with Cardinal Raymond Burke, the Vatican said, several weeks after a flurry of reported controversy involving the pontiff and the 75-year-old U.S.-born prelate.

The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network has released the list of prayer intentions set by Pope Francis for the year 2024.

Pope Francis has addressed a message to the youth participating in the 46th European Meeting organized by the Taizé Community, currently taking place in Slovenia.

Attention Catholic artists: The Vatican has announced an art competition in which your paintings can be displayed inside of St. Peter’s Basilica along with the works of Renaissance masters Michelangelo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

The Vatican will publish the previously uncirculated “private” homilies of the late Pope Benedict XVI in the coming year, the Holy See has announced.

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, on bishops' hesitance towards the declaration Fiducia Supplicans, noted that discernment rests with individual bishops.

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During Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis launched a catechetical series on vices and virtues, starting with Adam and Eve's story to highlight the dangers of succumbing to evil and the risks of engaging with the devil.