Articles by Kristina Millare
Pope Francis calls for ‘ceasefire on all war fronts’ at Christmas
Dec 22, 2024 / 11:50 am“May the weapons be silenced and Christmas carols resound!” Pope Francis insisted on Sunday.
Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus before Christmas: ‘No child is ever a mistake’
Dec 22, 2024 / 11:20 amPope Francis emphasized that “no child is ever a mistake” during his last Angelus address before Christmas Day.
Pope Francis appoints 5 new auxiliary bishops for Chicago Archdiocese
Dec 20, 2024 / 14:35 pm“These fine archdiocesan priests reflect the people of this particular Church and the many talents of our local presbyterate,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said.
Pope Francis prays for Cyclone Chido victims in France’s poorest overseas territory
Dec 18, 2024 / 11:30 amPope Francis on Wednesday prayed especially for Cyclone Chido victims in the French territory of Mayotte during his weekly general audience.
Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop for Jordan and the titular see of Siminia
Dec 17, 2024 / 13:15 pmLatin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for Father Iyad Twal’s appointments.
Pope Francis at 88: Age-old wisdom, intergenerational dialogue at heart of evangelization
Dec 17, 2024 / 09:20 amHaving instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural message dedicated to older Catholics.
Pope Francis to Filipino community in Spain: The Church ‘is a warm and welcoming home’
Dec 16, 2024 / 09:30 am“It is a great joy for me to welcome you to the house of St. Peter, to the home of the Church,” the pope shared with the Filipino delegation.
Overturning Nancy Pelosi’s Communion ban: It’s too late for an appeal, expert says
Dec 13, 2024 / 16:35 pmPelosi would have needed to bring her case to Pope Francis within 30 days of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s initial imposition of the ban, Father Stefan Mückl said.
Pope Francis releases World Day of Peace message, renews call to end death penalty
Dec 12, 2024 / 14:30 pmPope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan. 1, with three concrete proposals.
Pope Francis: Gentleness, respect are more effective than ‘the strength of arguments’
Dec 11, 2024 / 10:25 amThe Holy Father said “the first and most effective form of evangelization” is the love we show others.
Pope Francis: Theology can be a ‘guide on the journey’ through a midlife crisis
Dec 9, 2024 / 12:10 pmPope Francis met with academic staff participating in the International Congress on the Future of Theology “Heritage and Imagination” conference Dec. 9–10.
Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day
Dec 6, 2024 / 17:20 pmIn a press conference on Dec. 6, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said Pope Francis is known by the children of Holy Family Church in Gaza as “the grandfather.”
Pope Francis: Beauty urges us to take Christ out into the streets and bring him to people
Dec 5, 2024 / 14:10 pmIn a message to participants in this year’s conference on popular piety in Seville, Spain, from Dec. 4-8, the pope emphasized the significance of “beauty.”
Pope Francis: Preaching must rely on Holy Spirit, keep homilies under 10 minutes
Dec 4, 2024 / 13:00 pm“Preachers must preach an idea, a feeling, and a call to action. Beyond eight minutes the preaching starts to fade, it is not understood,” Pope Francis said.
21 new cardinals to reflect Catholic Church’s unity amid geographic expansion
Dec 4, 2024 / 12:30 pmWhile the College of Cardinals will still largely be European, after the Dec. 7 consistory more than 90 countries will be represented in the college.
5 Italians to be elevated as cardinals by Pope Francis at Dec. 7 consistory
Dec 1, 2024 / 09:30 amIn total, 21 cardinals — representing the Catholic Church’s geographical diversity — will be created at the upcoming consistory on Dec. 7.
Outgoing Australian ambassador notes growing momentum of women leadership in the Vatican
Nov 28, 2024 / 08:04 amAustralia’s ambassador to the Holy See, Chiara Porro, says she has seen a rise in the participation and promotion of women’s leadership in the Catholic Church under Pope Francis.
Pontifical universities in Rome host conference on legacy of St. John Paul II
Nov 27, 2024 / 11:30 amTwenty years into his pontificate, John Paul II released Fides et Ratio—”Faith and Reason”—on the Sept. 14 feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in 1998.
Pope Francis urges marriage and family institute: Use the gospel to spread salvation
Nov 25, 2024 / 11:39 amThe pope said it is necessary that the institute continues to develop a “critical understanding” of the anthropological and cultural challenges affecting marriage and family life today.
Pope Francis: Desire and Christian hope can overcome ‘dangerous plague’ of nihilism
Nov 21, 2024 / 14:50 pmDescribing nihilism as “perhaps the most dangerous plague of today’s culture,” the pope told dicastery members their institution should work to inspire humanity.